| Games 28-30 | Wichita State Shockers (18-16, 4-2) at Bradley Braves (11-16, 1-5) |
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Weekend Pitching Matchups
Friday
Bradley: 39 David Koll, So., LHP, 1-3, 6.05 ERA
Wichita State: 4 Cale Elam, Jr., RHP, 3-1, 2.58 ERA
Promotion: Morton/Bartonville Community Night
Saturday
Bradley: 20 Brent Stong, Fr., LHP, 4-1, 2.91 ERA
Wichita State: 23 A.J. Ladwig, So., RHP, 3-3, 4.78 ERA
Promotion: High School Team Day
Sunday
Bradley: 15 Eric Scheuermann, Fr., RHP, 2-2, 5.56 ERA
Wichita State: 22 Drew Palmer, Jr., LHP, 0-0, 4.29 ERA
Promotion: Youth Baseball Day
2013 Bradley Baseball Promotions Information
Leading Off
• Bradley will enter into the home heavy portion of its schedule by hosting perennial Missouri Valley Conference power Wichita State for a 3-game weekend set.
• The Braves, who have played only four home games all season, are slated to play 15 of their next 19 games at Peoria Chiefs Stadium.
• While Bradley has played just four home games this season, Wichita State will be playing its first Valley road series and the Shockers are 3-8 overall on the road this season.
• Wichita State enters the weekend series tied for second in the MVC standings, just one game behind league-leading Creighton, while Bradley is tied for seventh.
• Since enjoying a season-long, 6-game winning streak, Bradley has dropped seven of its last nine games.
• Senior LF Mike Tauchman enters the weekend series leading The Valley with a .407 batting average and riding a career-best 21-game hitting streak, believed to be the second-longest active streak in the nation.
Series Notes
Wichita State leads 90-24
• Wichita State has won 13 straight against Bradley and 25 of the last 27 meetings in the series since the Braves won 3-of-4 in 2003 at Peoria Chiefs Stadium.
• Wichita State is 32-15 all-time in Peoria against the Braves, including 9-5 at Peoria Chiefs Stadium, where the Shockers have won four straight.
• Fifth-year Bradley head coach Elvis Dominguez is 0-10 against Wichita State.