The La Salle Explorers baseball team is a currently dormant varsity intercollegiate athletic team of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] The team was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team played its home games at Hank DeVincent Field in Philadelphia.
| La Salle Explorers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1947-2021, 2026-future |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| University | La Salle University |
| Athletic director | Ashwin Puri |
| Head coach | David Miller (4th season) |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Home stadium | Hank DeVincent Field (Capacity: 1,000) |
| Nickname | Explorers |
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1964, 1985 | |
| Regular season conference champions | |
| 1989 | |
La Salle announced in September 2020 that baseball would be one of the seven sports to be dropped at the end of the 2020–21 academic year for sustainability reasons.[3] However, in April 2024, La Salle announced that baseball would be reinstated as a sponsored sport beginning in the 2025–26 academic year (2026 season), along with starting new programs for women's rugby, women's acrobatics and tumbling, and women's triathlon.[4] On June 3rd 2024, La Salle announced the hiring of Head Coach David Miller. Miller will begin his tenure in June 2024 to prepare for the return of the baseball program to competition in 2025-26.[5]
La Salle in the NCAA Tournament
edit| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0–1 | .000 | District 2 |
| 1985 | 2-2 | .500 | East Regional |
TOTALS
|
2–3 | .400 |
Retired Numbers
edit| La Salle Explorers retired numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Player | Position | Career |
| 7 | Bill Bradshaw | 2B | 1966-1969 |
| 8 | Hank DeVincent | OF | 1954-1956 |
| 9 | Gene McDonnell | Coach | 1959-1958, 1991-1955 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "La Salle Explorers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ "An Open Letter to the La Salle and Explorer Athletics Community" (Press release). La Salle Explorers. September 29, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ^ "La Salle University Announces Addition of Four Varsity Sport Programs" (Press release). La Salle Explorers Athletics. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dave Miller Returns as Head Baseball Coach at La Salle". La Salle University Athletics. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
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