Home Opening Weekend

After playing its first 18 games away from home, Bradley Baseball opens its home schedule with a trio of weekend games

Nathan Stong in action at Iowa March 22, 2016.

Brian Ray

Game Notes (PDF)

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 3/24/2017 10:00:00 AM

Watch on ESPN3 (Friday and Sunday) | Listen N/A | Live Stats | Tickets | Notes (PDF)

PEORIA, IL - After playing the first 18 games of the season away from home, Bradley Baseball will make its Dozer Park debut by hosting Robert Morris-Peoria Friday, Robert Morris-Springfield Saturday and Eureka Sunday.

GAME DETAILS
Who - Bradley Braves (6-12) vs. Robert Morris-Peoria (7-2)
When - Friday, March 24 (6:00 p.m. CT)
Where - Peoria, IL (Dozer Park)
Tickets - Adults $6, Youth $3, Bradley students, faculty, staff and active military FREE
Social Media - @BradleyBaseball
Watch - The Valley on ESPN3
Listen - N/A
Live Stats - BradleyBraves.com

Who - Bradley Braves (6-12) vs. Robert Morris-Springfield (2-11)
When - Saturday, March 25 (2:00 p.m. CT)
Where - Peoria, IL (Dozer Park)
Tickets - Adults $6, Youth $3, Bradley students, faculty, staff and active military FREE
Social Media - @BradleyBaseball
Watch - N/A
Listen - N/A
Live Stats - BradleyBraves.com

Who - Bradley Braves (6-12) vs. Eureka (2-7)
When - Sunday, March 26 (2:00 p.m. CT)
Where - Peoria, IL (Dozer Park)
Tickets - Adults $6, Youth $3, Bradley students, faculty, staff and active military FREE
Social Media - @BradleyBaseball
Watch - The Valley on ESPN3
Listen - N/A
Live Stats - BradleyBraves.com

RMU-PEORIA SERIES HISTORY
Game 3 - Bradley leads 2-0
At Bradley - Bradley leads 2-0
Bradley Head Coach Elvis Dominguez vs. RMU-Peoria - 2-0
RMU-Peoria Head Coach Johnny Sage vs. Bradley - 0-2
Current Streak - Bradley W2

STARTING PITCHER
Bradley - Nathan Stong, Sr., RHP, 1-2, 5.06 ERA
RMU-Peoria - TBA

RMU-SPRINGFIELD SERIES HISTORY
Game 3 - Bradley leads 2-0
At Bradley - Bradley leads 2-0
Bradley Head Coach Elvis Dominguez vs. RMU-Springfield - 2-0
RMU-Springfield Head Coach Joel Fulgenzi vs. Bradley - 0-1
Current Streak - Bradley W2

STARTING PITCHER
Bradley - Ben Olson, So., LHP, 1-2, 6.66 ERA
RMU-Springfield - TBA

EUREKA SERIES HISTORY
Game 27 - Bradley leads 25-1
At Bradley - Bradley leads 16-0
Bradley Head Coach Elvis Dominguez vs. Eureka - 3-0
Eureka Head Coach Kim Johnson vs. Bradley - 1st meeting
Current Streak - Bradley W17

STARTING PITCHER
Bradley - TBA
Eureka - TBA

OPENING PITCH
•   After playing its first 18 games of the season away from home, Bradley will open its 2017 home schedule this weekend by hosting a trio of local, non-Division I teams at Dozer Park.
•   The three games against Robert Morris-Peoria (Friday), Robert Morris-Springfield (Saturday) and Eureka (Sunday) will start Bradley's 23-game home schedule, which represents the largest number of home games for the Braves since 2004 (24 games, 12-12).
•   While the three weekend games will not count toward Bradley's RPI, the Braves completed Wednesday's action ranked 62nd in the Ratings Percentage Index produced by WarrenNolan.com, while sporting the nation's No. 13 strength of schedule.
•   Bradley's roster includes nine players from the Peoria Tri-County region, including three newcomers - SS Luke Shadid (Peoria), OF Dan Bolt (Morton), P Cole Cook (Washington) - who could make their collegiate Dozer Park debuts this weekend.

TOUGH START
•   Not only did Bradley play its first 18 games of the season away from home, but the seven NCAA Division I teams the Braves have faced in 17 of those 18 games have combined for a 93-41 (.694) record through Wednesday.
•   Those seven opponents have helped Bradley rank 62nd in the RPI (warrennolan.com), second best in the Missouri Valley Conference, despite its 6-12 start.
•   Bradley leads The Valley with a non-conference strength of schedule that ranks 13th (Missouri State is second with a SOS ranked 46th).
•   The other seven Valley teams own an average 179.7 SOS ranking.
1st Seven D1 Opponents W-L
at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 7-14
at Tennessee Tech    17-6
at Sam Houston State 16-5
at Mercer 19-4
at UCF 18-4
at North Florida 15-8
at Iowa 11-8

FOUR YEARS AWAY FROM HOME
• Since the start of the 2014 season, Bradley ranks second in the Missouri Valley Conference by accumulating 69 wins away from home.
• Bradley's 69 road (39) and neutral (30) wins away from home the last four seasons represent 72.6 percent of the team's 95 total wins the last four years.
• Bradley is scheduled to play at least 32 games away from home this season, including the first 18 to start the season.

Print Friendly Version