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Winner Bradley BRAD 2-1
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A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC 1-2
Winner
Bradley BRAD
2-1
7
Final
6
A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 7 10 2
A&M-Corpus Christi AMCC 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 6 10 1

W: Cook, Cole (1-0) L: Carter, Cole (0-1)

Ian Kristan connects for a base hit versus Wichita State
Dave Wegiel, Pinola Photo
Ian Kristan hit one of Bradley's three home runs Sunday

Braves Ride Garon 9th-Inning HR to Series-Clinching Win

Bradley RF Jean-Francois Garon hit his second home run of the weekend, leading the Braves to a 7-6 win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sunday

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Sophomore RF Jean-Francois Garon hooked a go-ahead home run around the right field fair pole in the top of the ninth and sophomore LHP Cole Cook retired all five batters he faced to earn the win in his Bradley debut, leading the Braves (2-1) to a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1-2) and a season-opening series win against the host Islanders at Chapman Field.

In a back-and-forth tussle, Bradley overcame an early, 2-0 deficit with single runs in the second and third innings, two in the fourth on Derek Bangert's first career home run and one in the fifth for a 5-2 lead.  The Islanders battled back with one in the home half of the fifth and two more in the sixth against Bradley starting RHP Eric Scheuermann.

The score remained knotted at 5-5 until the eighth, when pinch-hitter Carson Weber came through with 2-out, RBI single for a 6-5 lead.  The Islanders got the run back in the home half of the eighth to finally end Scheuermann's day.  A transfer from Illinois Central College, Cook relieved with one out and a runner at third base in the eighth.  Although he surrendered a sacrifice fly to the first batter he faced, Cook (W, 1-0) got a strikeout to end the eighth, then set the Islanders down in order in the ninth after Garon's go-ahead blast.

Bradley banged out three home runs Sunday.  In addition to Bangert and Garon, catcher Ian Kristan led off the second inning with his first homer of the year to get Bradley's scoring started.  Garon (2-4), Kristan (2-5) and freshman 3B Brendan Dougherty (2-3) combined for six of Bradley's 10 hits.  

Among Bradley's all-time leaders in career ERA entering the game, Scheuermann surrendered five earned runs in his 7.1 innings Sunday.  He scattered 10 hits, but did not walk a batter, while striking out five.

The Braves will return to action with another 3-game road series next weekend at Tennessee Tech (4-0), which opened the season with a 4-game sweep of Toledo in Cookville.

 
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Players Mentioned

Carson Weber

#12 Carson Weber

OF/1B
6' 2"
Senior
L/L
Eric Scheuermann

#15 Eric Scheuermann

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Ian Kristan

#31 Ian Kristan

C
6' 3"
Junior
L/R
Jean-Francois Garon

#37 Jean-Francois Garon

OF
6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
Cole Cook

#5 Cole Cook

LHP
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/L
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

IF
6' 2"
Freshman
L/R
Derek Bangert

#42 Derek Bangert

1B
6' 3"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Carson Weber

#12 Carson Weber

6' 2"
Senior
L/L
OF/1B
Eric Scheuermann

#15 Eric Scheuermann

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
Ian Kristan

#31 Ian Kristan

6' 3"
Junior
L/R
C
Jean-Francois Garon

#37 Jean-Francois Garon

6' 3"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Cole Cook

#5 Cole Cook

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/L
LHP
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

6' 2"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Derek Bangert

#42 Derek Bangert

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
1B