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Eureka College EUR 3-9
9
Winner Bradley BRAD 9-12
Eureka College EUR
3-9
7
Final
9
Bradley BRAD
9-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eureka College EUR 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 10 3
Bradley BRAD 1 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 X 9 14 2

W: Janssen, Mitch (1-1) L: Litwiller, Peter (0-2)

Derek Bangert at Mercer
Bill Hirsh

Baseball Posts Third-Straight Win After Victory Over Eureka

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
PEORIA, IL – The Bradley baseball team won its season-best third-straight game after posting a 9-7 victory against Eureka College on Sunday afternoon. The Braves move to 9-12 on the season with the three-game winning streak, while the Red Devils dropped to 3-9.
 
Junior Derek Bangert led the Braves with a 4-for-4 afternoon, matching a school record by connecting for three doubles in the winning effort. The junior, who had just one double in his first 15 games, is the 23rd player in program history to hit for three doubles in a single game with the last occurrence coming last season by Evan Gruener against Wichita State.
 
Senior catcher Cord Perea-Griffeth also put together his best game in the Bradley Red & White, connecting on a career-best three hits (in five at-bats) with two doubles, two RBI and one run scored. Freshmen Brendan Dougherty and Luke Shadid also added two hits apiece for the Braves in the winning effort.
 
After each team scored an early run, the Braves plated two in the home half of the second inning to take the lead for good. Andy Shadid singled Perea-Griffeth home before an error brought Shadid across home plate for a 3-1 Bradley lead.
 
The Braves then put some distance between them and the road team with a four-run fifth inning. Bangert, Andrew Ivelia and Dougherty hit back-to-back-to-back doubles to bring two runs in before Luke Shadid hit a two-out bases-loaded single to plate two more BU runs for a 7-1 advantage. Perea-Griffeth then brought two more runs in with a double in the sixth for a 9-1 lead.
 
The Red Devils fought back with six runs in the final three innings, including four in the ninth, but Matthew Richey got the needed final three outs of the game to secure the team's third-straight victory.
 
Sophomore Mitch Janssen earned his first win of the year after pitching three-innings of one-hit ball. Freshman Jim Jarecki also allowed only one run in the first three innings on the mound.
 
Bradley is back in action on Tuesday with a road trip at Illinois. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Andy Shadid

#16 Andy Shadid

OF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
Mitch Janssen

#21 Mitch Janssen

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Evan Gruener

#24 Evan Gruener

OF
6' 0"
Senior
L/L
Cord Perea-Griffeth

#27 Cord Perea-Griffeth

C
6' 4"
Senior
R/R
Matthew Richey

#33 Matthew Richey

RHP
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Luke Shadid

#10 Luke Shadid

IF
5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
Andrew Ivelia

#13 Andrew Ivelia

IF
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Jim Jarecki

#19 Jim Jarecki

RHP
6' 7"
Freshman
R/R
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

IF
6' 2"
Freshman
L/R
Derek Bangert

#42 Derek Bangert

1B
6' 3"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Andy Shadid

#16 Andy Shadid

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Mitch Janssen

#21 Mitch Janssen

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Evan Gruener

#24 Evan Gruener

6' 0"
Senior
L/L
OF
Cord Perea-Griffeth

#27 Cord Perea-Griffeth

6' 4"
Senior
R/R
C
Matthew Richey

#33 Matthew Richey

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Luke Shadid

#10 Luke Shadid

5' 10"
Freshman
R/R
IF
Andrew Ivelia

#13 Andrew Ivelia

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
IF
Jim Jarecki

#19 Jim Jarecki

6' 7"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

6' 2"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Derek Bangert

#42 Derek Bangert

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
1B