La Salle Explorers baseball explained

La Salle Explorers
Founded:1947-2021, 2026-future
Defunct:2021
University:La Salle University
Conference:Atlantic 10
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tenure:4th
Stadium:Hank DeVincent Field
Capacity:1,000
Nickname:Explorers
Ncaa Tourneys:1964, 1985
Conference Champion:1989
Athletic Director:Ashwin Puri

The La Salle Explorers baseball team is a currently dormant varsity intercollegiate athletic team of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Salle Explorers. d1baseball.com. April 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130415025834/http://www.d1baseball.com/schools/lasalle.htm. April 15, 2013. dead.
  2. An Open Letter to the La Salle and Explorer Athletics Community . La Salle Explorers . September 29, 2020 . January 24, 2021.
  3. La Salle University Announces Addition of Four Varsity Sport Programs. La Salle Explorers Athletics. April 17, 2024. April 17, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2022-02-08 . Dave Miller Returns as Head Baseball Coach at La Salle . 2024-06-04 . La Salle University Athletics . en.