

The team had its share of great players, including La Salle Alumni Association Hall of Athletes inductees Sam Boone and Barry Petrachenko.

After defeating Western Carolina and Rider, the Explorers fell once again to USC in the NCAA East Regional Finals. The Explorers opened the tournament in Columbia, South Carolina with a loss to host University of South Carolina. The Explorers traveled to Orono, Maine and defeated the perennial powerhouse University of Maine and Long Island University to advance to the NCAA East Regional.

The 1985 squad is commonly referred to as the finest in school history, winning a record 31 games and ending the season one victory shy of the College World Series.Īfter finishing second in the MAAC to Iona, the Explorers received at at-large bid to play for the ECAC's automatic NCAA tournament bid. The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest in accurately recorded human history. Credit: PARAMOUNT PICTURES / Album - P0CAM2 from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Members of the 1985 La Salle Baseball team were back on campus on Saturday afternoon, being honored at halftime of the men's basketball game vs. Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded by free people of color from the United States.The emigration of African Americans, both free and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society (ACS). Download this stock image: Original Film Title: EXPLORERS.
