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Baseball Returns to the Road

Bradley Baseball will play its next five games on the road, beginning with a pair of midweek games at Illinois and Western Illinois

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Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 3/28/2017 9:58:00 AM

Having played one of the toughest schedules in the nation almost exclusively on the road, Bradley Baseball returns to the road for five more games this, beginning with a pair of midweek visits to Illinois and Western Illinois. The Braves will start Missouri Valley Conference play this weekend at Missouri State, before returning to Dozer Park for most of the rest of April.

GAME DETAILS
Who - Bradley Braves (9-12) at Illinois Fighting Illini (6-15)
When - Tuesday, March 28 (6 p.m. CT)
Where - Champaign, IL (Illinois Field)
Tickets - FREE
Social Media - @BradleyBaseball | @IlliniBaseball
Watch - BTN Plus ($9.95)
Listen - Fighting Illini Sports Network (WDWS 1400 AM)
Live Stats - FightingIllini.com

SERIES HISTORY
Game 64 - Illinois leads 42-20-1
At Illinois - Illinois leads 23-8-1
Bradley Head Coach Elvis Dominguez vs. Illinois - 2-6 (2-4 with Bradley)
Illinois Head Coach Dan Hartleb vs. Bradley - 4-4
Current Streak - Bradley W1

STARTING PITCHERS
Bradley - Cole Cook, So., LHP, 5-0, 1.99 ERA
Illinois - Cyrillo Watson, Fr., RHP, 1-1, 5.84

GAME DETAILS
Who - Bradley Braves at Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-16)
When - Wednesday, March 29 (4 p.m. CT)
Where - Macomb, IL (Alfred D. Boyer Stadium)
Tickets - FREE
Social Media - @BradleyBaseball | @WIUBaseball
Watch - Fighting Leathernecks All-Access
Listen - Fighting Leathernecks All-Access
Live Stats - GoLeathernecks.com

SERIES HISTORY
Game 106 - Bradley leads 62-43
At Western Illinois - Western Illinois leads 24-21
Bradley Head Coach Elvis Dominguez vs. WIU - 8-3
WIU Head Coach Ryan Brownlee vs. Bradley - 0-2
Current Streak - Bradley W4

STARTING PITCHERS
Bradley - Alex Gray, Jr., RHP, 0-0, 7.71 ERA
Western Illinois - TBA

OPENING PITCH
• After playing three home games over this past weekend, Bradley Baseball returns to the road for its next five games, beginning with a pair of midweek, non-conference games against instate rivals Illinois Tuesday and Western Illinois Wednesday.
• Bradley's 69 wins away from home since 2014 are second most in the Missouri Valley Conference the last four years.
• After opening Valley play by visiting Missouri State this weekend, Bradley will take up residence at Dozer Park for most of the month of April, playing 14-of-15 games at home from April 5-26.
• Tuesday's game at Illinois will be the 64th meeting in the all-time series, which the Illini lead by a 42-20-1 count.
• Wednesday's game at Western Illinois will be the 106th game in the series since 1928 and Bradley owns a 62-43 advantage against the Leathernecks.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Cole Cook: LHP; 6' 0"; Sophomore; L/L

#25 Alex Gray: RHP; 6' 2"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#5 Cole Cook
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#25 Alex Gray
: 6' 2"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

Baseball Returns to the Road

Bradley Baseball will play its next five games on the road, beginning with a pair of midweek games at Illinois and Western Illinois

Players Mentioned

#5 Cole Cook

#25 Alex Gray

Players Mentioned

#5 Cole Cook

#25 Alex Gray