PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania baseball team dropped a nine-inning matchup against La Salle, 22-2, on Friday afternoon at Meiklejohn Stadium.

Joe Miller had his second start on the mound, taking the loss for the Quakers (0-5) with three innings of work, while the Explorers' starter Colin Scanlon tossed six innings for his third win of the season to move La Salle to 12-7.

The two teams round out the four-game series on Saturday with a doubleheader set to begin at noon. Sam Bennett gets the nod for game one, while Kevin Eaise takes the hill for game two.

NOTES
*Tommy Courtney led the Quakers with two hits and a run in the lead-off position, scoring the first run of the game on a throwing error by the Explorer third baseman.

*Penn had five pitchers take the mound, totaling 13 strikeouts.

*Seth DeVries had the most productive outing for the pitching staff, tossing 2.1 innings for five strikeouts, two runs and one walk in 12 at-bats.

*Andrew Hernandez, as the designated hitter, drove in the second run on a sacrifice fly to centerfield in the fifth inning for his third RBI of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Quakers kept La Salle quiet for two innings, while bringing across the first run in the bottom of the first frame. Courtney reached on a hit-by-pitch and stole second two batters later to get into scoring position. On Ben Miller's at-bat, a throwing error to first sent Courtney home for the early 1-0 lead.

Miller continued to tame the Explorers in the second, seeing just four batters and leaving one stranded. However, the bats came to life for La Salle in the third with two shots to right field for a double and single that scored three runs.

The lead never swayed back into the Quakers' favor the rest of the game, as the Explorers scored multiple runs each inning through the sixth.

DeVries held LaSalle scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings before the Explorers closed out the ninth with eight more runs to solidify their 12th win of the year.