La Salle Explorers baseball

American college baseball team

La Salle Explorers

Founded| 1947-2021, 2026-future
Defunct| 2021
University| La Salle University
Athletic director| Ashwin Puri
Head coach| David Miller (5th 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
Conference regular season champions
1989

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 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

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Year  | Record  | Pct  | Notes

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1964 | 0–1  | .000  | District 2
1985 | 2–2  | .500  | East Regional

TOTALS

| 2–3 | .400 |

## Retired Numbers

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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 | 1959-1988, 1991-1995

## See also

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* List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

## References

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1. ^ La Salle Brand Standards Manual (PDF). July 29, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
2. ^ "La Salle Explorers". d1baseball.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2013.
3. ^ "An Open Letter to the La Salle and Explorer Athletics Community" (Press release). La Salle Explorers. September 29, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
4. ^ "La Salle University Announces Addition of Four Varsity Sport Programs" (Press release). La Salle Explorers Athletics. April 17, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
5. ^ "Dave Miller Returns as Head Baseball Coach at La Salle". La Salle University Athletics. 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

## External links

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* Official website

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La Salle University

Academics|

Schools
School of Arts and Sciences
School of Business Administration
School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Athletics|

* Explorers
* Football
* Hank DeVincent Field
* TruMark Financial Center
* McCarthy Stadium
* Men's basketball
* Women's basketball
* Tom Gola Arena
* Baseball (dormant)
* Softball

Historic buildings|

* Carriage House
* College Hall
* Japanese Tea Ceremony House
* Peale House

Student life|

* The Collegian
* La Salle TV
* WEXP

Alumni|

* Alumni

* Catholicism portal

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Atlantic 10 Conference baseball

Current teams|

* Davidson Wildcats
* Dayton Flyers
* Fordham Rams
* George Mason Patriots
* George Washington Revolutionaries
* La Salle Explorers
* Rhode Island Rams
* Richmond Spiders
* St. Bonaventure Bonnies
* Saint Joseph's Hawks
* Saint Louis Billikens
* VCU Rams

Championships & Awards|

* Tournament
* Major awards (Coach of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year)

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