PHILADELPHIA - Junior Ryan Guckin and senior Kevin McGowan combined for eight RBIs and five runs to power the La Salle University baseball team to a 14-4 victory over Saint Peter's on Tuesday from Hank DeVincent Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Peacocks went on top first with a run in the opening frame, but the lead did not last long as La Salle scored eight runs in the bottom of the second.
• McGowan scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly by freshman Tatem Levins to start things off. Then, with two outs, freshman Nick O'Day got caught in a bind between third and home, but the third baseman mishandled the throw, allowing O'Day to score the go-ahead run.
• Things quickly got out of hand for Saint Peter's after that, and senior Ben Faso drew a bases-loaded walk to score fellow senior Brian Tagoe to make it 3-1. Guckin made the Peacocks pay in the next at-bat, ripping a double down the left field line to bring home sophomore Tommy Toal and senior Peyton Sorrels.
• Still in the second, McGowan opened things up by slugging a double to left center to score Faso and Guckin. La Salle batted around in the inning and made it an 8-1 lead when McGowan stole third and advanced home on a throwing error.
• Guckin added to the lead in the fourth inning as he sent a ball deep over the center fielder's head and worked his way around the bases for an inside-the-park home run, his second homer of the year.
• Saint Peter's scored three runs in the fifth, highlighted by a Jared Paladino triple, to cut the Peacocks' deficit to five.
• La Salle answered right back in the bottom of the fifth though when Toal drove home freshman Matt Rivera on a single through the left side. Toal later scored on a sacrifice fly by Guckin to make it 11-4.
• McGowan made it a 10-run difference in fifth as he drove in Sorrels and Faso on a double to left center and then made his way all the way around the bases as the center fielder struggled to handle the ball.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Explorers improved to 8-6 on the season and 5-2 at home.
• Guckin was 2-for-3 with four RBIs and two runs, while McGowan was also 2-for-3 with 4 RBIs and three runs.
• Sophomore Mike Jenkins started on the mound and efficiently held the Peacocks to four runs on seven hits over five innings of work with four strikeouts to earn his first career win.
• La Salle relievers Sebastian Martinez, Pete Berenato, James Kelly and Niko Jenkins each tossed an inning of relief without allowing a single run.

UP NEXT

• The Explorers are slated to visit Delaware State on Wednesday at 3 p.m.