La Salle Explorers baseball

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La Salle Explorers
La Salle Explorers wordmark.png
Founded1947-2021, 2026-future
Defunct2021
University La Salle University
Athletic directorAshwin Puri
Head coach David Miller (4th season)
Conference Atlantic 10
Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home stadium Hank DeVincent Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Explorers
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
NCAA Tournament appearances
1964, 1985
Regular season conference 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.

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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

YearRecordPctNotes
1964 0–1.000 District 2
1985 2-2.500 East Regional
TOTALS
2–3.400

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References

  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.