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WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS (10-24) at BRADLEY BRAVES (26-10)
April 22, 2015 | Peoria, Ill. | Dozer Park (7,500) | 6:00 p.m. CDT
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PROJECTED STARTERS
Bradley: Cameron Roegner, Jr., LHP, 2-0, 4.15 ERA, 34.2 IP, 25 K, 16 BB
Western Illinois: Colan Borchers, Fr., RHP, 1-1, 9.45 ERA, 13.1 IP, 15 K, 5 BB
SERIES NOTES
Bradley leads 60-43
Bradley and Western Illinois have faced each other 103 times dating to 1928 ... The Braves own a 60-43 overall lead and have dominated the series the last 30 years ... Since the start of the 1985 season, Bradley owns a 35-11 series record and the Braves are 5-1 against Western Illinois all-time at Dozer Park.
IMPROVING TREND
As Bradley continues through the second half of its seventh season under the direction of head coach Elvis Dominguez, the Braves have taken a recent trend to new heights this season ... Priior to this season, the Braves had improved their record in four of the last five years ... Bradley jumped from 17-32 (.347) in 2013 to 24-27 (.471) last season ... Last year's 7-win improvement was the program's best since a 10-win jump from 30-27 in 1995 to 40-22 in 1996 ... At 26-10 overall and 5-4 in The Valley, Bradley already has won two more games than last season and with four league series remaining, the Braves already have matched last year's MVC victory total (5-16).
FACING LEAGUE LEADERS
Not only has Bradley enjoyed success away from home this year, the Braves have excelled against tough competition ... As mid-week play around the nation continues, nine of Bradley's 12 NCAA Division I non-conference opponents currently sit among the top three in their respective league standings, including five conference leaders ... Bradley has played 11 of those 12 teams away from home ... Bradley is 7-5 against teams that reside at the top of their respective league standings ... The combination of facing strong competition away from home has helped lift Bradley to No. 13 in the RPI and 16 in the Nolan Power Index.
