Baseball | March 14, 2019
PHILADELPHIA - The La Salle University baseball team will square off against Philadelphia Big 5 foe Villanova this weekend in a split series. Villanova will host Friday and Sunday's games in Plymouth Meeting at Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, while the Explorers will host Saturday's contest at Hank DeVincent Field.
SERIES INFO | La Salle (9-6) vs. Villanova (3-13)
- Game 1: Friday - 1:30 p.m. | Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth
- Game 2: Saturday - 1 p.m. | Hank DeVincent Field
- Game 3: Sunday - 12 p.m. | Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth
EXPLORERS GET BACK-TO-BACK WINS
- La Salle racked up double-digit hits in each of its two games this week, rolling past Saint Peter's on Tuesday, 14-4, and then holding off Delaware State on Wednesday, 7-4.
- On Tuesday against Saint Peter's, senior Kevin McGowan and junior Ryan Guckin were responsible for 11 of the Explorers' 14 runs as the two combined for eight RBIs and five runs.
- Sophomore Mike Jenkins earned his first career win, scattering four runs over five innings, and the bullpen threw four scoreless innings of relief to lock up the 14-4 win.
- In Wednesday's win over Delaware State, senior Ben Faso delivered two clutch doubles and drove in three runs to guide the Explorers to their fourth road victory.
- Senior Greg Paprocki tossed four shutout innings with just one hit and six strikeouts, while McGowan went 3-for-4 with a double and a run, helping La Salle improve to 9-6 on the year.
SCOUTING VILLANOVA
- The Wildcats have gotten off to a slow start, entering the weekend with a 3-13 record overall, while they are 0-3 on the road and 0-2 at home.
- Villanova dropped a pair of contests to Navy earlier this week, 5-1 and 14-3. Before that, the Wildcats split a two-game series with Central Michigan.
- Nick Lorusso leads the team with a .367 batting average to go with a .530 on-base percentage and 10 RBIs. Meanwhile, Dylan McNary is batting .358 with 12 runs.
- On the mound, game one projected starter Zach Lutner is 0-1 and has allowed 12 runs over 4.1 innings. Game two projected starter Gordon Graceffo has a 5.30 ERA, while game three projected starter Jimmy Kingsbury leads the team with a 2-1 record and 23 strikeouts to go with a 5.67 ERA.
