Box Score FRESNO, Calif. - Sophomore Mackenzie Camp (Mapleton, Ill./Limestone) gave up just one hit and one run in seven innings of relief work to pick up the victory and freshman Alex Chandler (Needles, Calif./Needles) drove in the game-winning run in the ninth inning to help Bradley rally from behind for a 5-4 victory against Idaho State to wrap up play at the Bayer CropScience Classic Sunday afternoon.
Idaho State (5-15 overall) jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Bradley (7-17 overall) reached base in the game, but the Braves would rally back to take a 4-3 lead.
Desirae Hoffman led off the game with a single and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and wild pitch. She later scored the first run of the game on a single to right field by Jessica Baca to put Idaho State in front 1-0.
The Bengals had back-to-back doubles to open the top of the second inning to score another run and pushed the lead to 3-0 when Hoffman scored her second run of the contest on an infield single by Katee Wiley.
The Braves had the bases loaded in the bottom of the second after a single and a pair of walks for freshman Mariah Cole (Springfield, Ill./Chatham Glenwood), who drew a two-out walk to score senior Denise Jilka (Eureka, Mo./Eureka) from third. Senior Brittany Fairbairn (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East/Kankakee C.C.) drove in a run with a single to left and junior Jackie Roth (Hickory Hills, Ill./Stagg) delivered a two-run single to put Bradley in front 4-3.
Camp entered the game with a runner on in the top of the third, but retired the first three batters she faced and gave up just one hit in seven innings of relief work.
Bradley left runners in scoring position in both the third and fourth innings, before Idaho State was able to tie things up at 4-4 with a run in the top of the sixth. The Bengals loaded the bases with a walk and a pair of fielder's choices for Wiley who knocked in her second run of the game with a sacrifice fly.
A pair of Bradley errors in the top of the seventh put runners at second and third with only out for Idaho State, but Camp got out of the jam and the Braves went to extra innings for the third time this season.
Idaho State had runners at first and third with no outs in the eight, but came up empty and the Bengals left a runner on third in the top of the ninth.
An Idaho State error to open the bottom of the ninth inning put runners at first and third for Bradley before Chandler hit into a fielder's choice to plate Jilka with the game-winning run.
Camp improved to 3-4 on the season with the victory, striking out two while giving up one hit and one run in seven innings of work.
Amanda Fitzsimmons took the loss for Idaho State to drop to 0-2 on the year. She struck out five and surrendered two hits and one unearned run in five and two-third innings.
Bradley will face Fresno State Tuesday at 8 p.m. (CDT) in Fresno, Calif., before opening Missouri Valley Conference play with a three-game series at I-74 rival Illinois State March 19 & 20.
