Ben Reeser tossing over to first during the first game against Indiana on Saturday
After a 1-2 weekend against the Hoosiers, the Illini will host the Bradley Braves at Illinois Field. By Tuesday game time, it looks to a bit chilly but nothing like the MSU Sunday. My source says 43 degrees and partly sunny.
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Game #26 |
Record: 18-7 (4-2 Big Ten) |
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vs Bradley University Braves | at Illinois Field, Champaign, Il |
| April 7 | 6:05 pm CT | Two Dollar Tuesday |
The Bradley Braves are dwelling in the basement of the Missouri Valley Conference, last in hitting and last in ERA. That said, they do have some momentum coming off a 3-game winning streak. Those three wins came off the tail end of a 4 game series against North Dakota.
Illinois has big bad Michigan coming up this weekend so a little confidence-builder would be nice.
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Bradley University Braves |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Head Coach: | Elvis Dominquez (8th year) |
| Current Record: | 9-15 (0-4 MVC) |
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| Bradley Team Facts: | Bradley is currently last in the MVC in hitting (.246) and last in pitching (6.88 ERA). Over half of Bradley’s stolen bases are owned by Matt Fritz (13 of the team’s 24). |
| Bradley Players to Watch: | Tommy Fitzgerald leads the Braves in HR (3), rbis (16) and hitting (.316). |
If you’re coming out to the park, dress warm!!