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BRADLEY BRAVES (2-1) at MCNEESE STATE COWBOYS (3-1)
Feb. 20-22, 2015 | Lake Charles, La. | Cowboy Diamond (2,000)
TICKETS
Reserved Chairbacks: $15 all ages
General Admission: $8 adults | $5 children (4-12)
Weekend Pass (GA all 3 games): $20
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HEADING SOUTH
After opening its 115th season by playing its first-ever games in Arizona, Bradley will head south for its next 16 games, beginning with a 3-game series Friday, Saturday and Sunday at McNeese State ... Bradley is playing in the state of Louisiana for the first time since 1the Braves earned a 3-2 win at Tulane March 23, 1976 ... Despite the southern destination, this weekend's schedule has been adjusted due to cold temperatures: Friday's series opener will start at 3 p.m., three hours earlier than originally scheduled, while Saturday's Game 2 will start at 11 a.m., four hours earlier than originally scheduled.
SERIES NOTES
First Meeting
Bradley and McNeese State are meeting on the baseball diamond for the first time this weekend ... Current Bradley Softball associate head coach Chris Malveaux was the McNeese State softball head coach from 2005-08 and led the Cowgirls to the 2005 Southland Conference Tournament championship and second NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
Southland Connections
Bradley Baseball has played only 11 previous games against the current Southland Conference 14-team membership ... Most recently, the Braves dropped 2-of-3 games in a 1997 series at Oral Roberts ... In addition to an 2-3 record against ORU, Bradley is 1-3 against New Orleans and 2-0 against Stephen F. Austin ... New Orleans head coach Ron Maestri is a Bradley University graduate and the College Baseball Hall of Famer was inducted into the Bradley Athletics Hall of Fame in 1980 ... Bradley swept a 2-game series at Stephen F. Austin in 1949.
