PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Alec Welshans homered and drove in three runs as La Salle rallied from an early deficit to outlast Iona 18-13 on Wednesday evening at Hank DeVincent Field.

The Explorers trailed 13-5 after the top of the second inning but stormed back, scoring 13 unanswered runs. Welshans’ three-run homer in the first started the comeback, and Kosei Suzuki added a three-run shot in the second. La Salle collected 17 hits.

Iona’s Malachi Costello hit a three-run homer in the seventh and finished with five RBIs. The Gaels had 12 hits but fell to 7-15. La Salle evened its record at 15-15.