SUMMARY
The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks fell to the La Salle Explorers 14-2 at Hank DeVincent Field.
THE SCORE
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 2
La Salle Explorers - 14
(Explorers lead series 2-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
La Salle and UMES were in a scoreless stalemate through the first three innings. In his first collegiate start, Richard De Jesus struck out four batters en route to beginning the game with three scoreless frames.Â
In the top of the fourth inning, Jonathan Gonzalez Perez slammed a home run to left field to put UMES ahead 1-0. Amari Hackett then doubled the Hawks' lead on an RBI single to left field, marking Hackett's first collegiate hit and RBI. With the Hawks ahead 2-0, the Explorers countered with three runs of their own to take the lead for good. La Salle went on to stack 11 runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, securing the run-rule win on a walk-off three-run homer.
THE NUMBERS
The Hawks registered two runs on five hits and three errors while the Explorers tallied 14 runs on 12 hits and one error.
Richard De Jesus made his collegiate debut, striking out four batters in 3.1 innings of work.
Esteban Torres made his UMES debut, striking out four batters as well.
Ansel Carson reached base three times, finishing 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk and a hit by pitch.
Gonzalez Perez recorded his first home run of the season and the first home run for the Hawks in the 2026 season.
Amari Hackett went 1-for-3 with an RBI, recording his first collegiate hit and RBIÂ
UP NEXT
The Hawks look to finish the series strong against the Explorers in game three at Noon on Sunday, Feb 15, at Hank DeVincent Field. The game will be streamed on YouTube, and live stats will be available at goexplorers.com.
FOLLOW ALONG
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