Bradley University Athletics

Previewing Weekend Series vs South Dakota State

Bradley Baseball will face South Dakota State in a 3-game series Friday and Saturday at SIU Edwardsville's Simmons Complex

Missouri State Athletics

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 2/22/2018 12:14:00 PM

EDWARDSVILLE, IL - After inclement weather throughout the week forced Stephen F. Austin to alter this weekend's scheduled round-robin event, Friday opponents South Dakota State and Bradley made their own arrangements to meet at SIU Edwardsville's Simmons Complex for a 3-game series Friday and Saturday. The teams will attempt to play a doubleheader Friday, followed by a single game Saturday in the first-ever baseball matchups between the two schools.

Game 1: Friday vs. South Dakota State • 11:00a CT • Edwardsville, IL • Simmons Complex
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Game 2: Friday vs. South Dakota State • 30 Minutes following Game 1
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Game 3: Saturday vs. South Dakota State • 11:00a CT • Edwardsville, IL • Simmons Complex
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Schedule Changes
• Heavy rains throughout the week forced Stephen F. Austin to make changes to its weekend round-robin event and as a result, scheduled Friday opponents Bradley and South Dakota State withdrew from the event in favor of meeting up for a 3-game weekend series in Edwardsville, IL.
• The Braves are coming off an impressive showing at the Atlanta Challenge, where they took 2-of-3 road games from Georgia State (L), Georgia Tech (W) and Kennesaw State (W).
• Bradley returns 20 lettermen, including seven position starters, from its 2017 team.
• Picked sixth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason coaches poll, the Braves have been picked as high as fourth in The Valley by various college baseball news services and were receiving votes in the preseason Collegiate Baseball News national poll.

Series History
• This weekend's series will mark the first-ever baseball games between Bradley and South Dakota State.
• The Jackrabbits are members of the Summit League, a Midwestern based conference that includes Bradley's in-state rival Western Illinois.
• The Braves are scheduled to play a 2-game, home-and-home series later this season versus Western Illinois - April 4 at WIU and April 18 at Dozer Park.

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