Baseball | April 13, 2021

• The Explorers rallied from an early 3-0 hole and scored seven unanswered runs to defeat Rhode Island in the finale of their opening Atlantic 10 series on Sunday, 7-3.
• Senior Jack Cucinotta was a key to the comeback with his fourth home run of the season in the first inning and an RBI single to tie the game in the fifth. He finished the day 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs, two stolen bases and a walk.
• Redshirt sophomore Nick Di Vietro also had a big game, delivering the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth and adding a two-run single down the left field line to give the Explorers a four-run lead late. Meanwhile junior Tatem Levins smacked his third homer of the season.
• Sophomore Gabe Rappa allowed just three first-inning runs and just six hits over 5.2 innings while striking out eight. Redshirt freshman Colin Yablonski picked up his first career win, while senior Colin Kennedy earned his first career save as both combined for 3.1 shutout innings of relief.

• With the win on Sunday, the Explorers split their opening Atlantic 10 series of the season, two games apiece.
• Friday's win over the Rams was La Salle's first victory in an Atlantic 10 opener since the 2013 season.
• It's also the first time La Salle has split or won its opening Atlantic 10 series since 2013 when the Explorers swept Fordham in three games.
• At 15-11 overall, it's the best start for the Explorers since 2012 when they started 15-10.

• Jack Cucinotta has 32 career steals, needing only one more for 10th in school history.
• Ryan Guckin has 38 career doubles, needing only one more to tie for 9th in program history.
• Colin Scanlon has 137 career strikeouts, needing only nine more for 10th in school history.
• Frank Elissalt has 56 strikeouts this season, needing only 12 more to tie for 9th in program history.

• Penn started competing on March 27 once the Ivy League lifted its COVID restrictions to allow for local competition.
• The Quakers enter the weekend at 3-6 overall and 0-1 on the road.
• Penn and La Salle split a four-game series earlier this month, with the Explorers taking the first two games with a run differential of +27.
• Tommy Courtney leads the team with a .361 batting average, while Wyatt Henseler is batting .333 with seven RBI.
• On the mound, the Quakers have a team ERA of 6.29 and a WHIP of 1.70.