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Winner Bradley BRAD 13-6
4
Valparaiso VALPO 7-15
Winner
Bradley BRAD
13-6
5
Final
4
Valparaiso VALPO
7-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 12 2
Valparaiso VALPO 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 9 1

W: Richey, Matthew (1-0) L: Dirienzo (0-1)

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Bradley BRAD 13-7
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Winner Valparaiso VALPO 8-15
Bradley BRAD
13-7
2
Final
5
Valparaiso VALPO
8-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 7 0

W: Hammel (2-1) L: Cilano, Ben (1-1)

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Late-Innings Heroics Highlight Opening Valley DH

Braves take the opener at Valparaiso with a 9th-inning rally, suffer walk-off loss in the nightcap

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
Game 1:  Bradley 5, at Valparaiso 4
Game 2:  at Valparaiso 5, Bradley 2 – 10 innings
 
VALPARAISO, IN – The first-ever Missouri Valley Conference games in Valparaiso history were decided by late-innings dramatics.  After taking the opening game of a double header with a ninth-inning rally, Bradley (13-7, 1-1 MVC) suffered its second walk-off loss in three games in the night cap of Friday's doubleheader against the Crusaders (8-15, 1-1 MVC).
 
Brendan Dougherty drove home the winning run with a 2-out, RBI single in the ninth inning, lifting the Braves to a 5-4 win in Friday's opening game, but Jack Leone hit a 3-run home run in the bottom of the 10th of the night cap to give Valparaiso a 5-2 victory.  The 3-run walk off homer comes two days after Iowa hit a 9th-inning grand slam for a 13-9 victory Wednesday.
 
Game 1 Recap
Bradley rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth and Matthew Richey slammed the door in the bottom of the inning as the Braves rallied for a 5-4 victory in Friday's series opener.
 
After Valparaiso scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth, Luke Mangieri started Bradley's 9th-inning rally with a 1-out single.  Andrew Ivelia followed with a double run-scoring double and he scored the game-winner on Brendan Dougherty's 2-out single.
 
Mangieri and Dougherty both finished 3-for-5 at the plate to lead Bradley's 12-hit attack.  Ivelia and Dougherty each drove in two.
 
Bradley starter Cole Cook recovered from a rocky first inning to turn in seven strong innings, allowing three runs, two earned, on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts.  Despite allowing the tying run in the eighth inning, Richey (1-0) picked up the win after blowing through the Crusaders lineup in a perfect ninth.
 
Game 2 Recap
Sophomore right-hander Ryan Hodgett took a no-hitter into the fifth inning, but the Braves were not able to build on a 2-0 lead through seven innings.
 
Giovanni Garbella pulled Valparaiso into a 2-2 tie by coming through with a 2-run double in the eighth inning.  The Braves could not take advantage of a pair of ninth-inning walks and stranded four runners in the eighth (1), ninth (2) and 10th (1) innings.
 
Mangieri and Ivelia both went 2-for-5 for the Braves.
 
The teams played a doubleheader Friday in an effort to beat Saturday's rain forecast and now have two days to complete the series finale, which is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Cole Cook

#5 Cole Cook

LHP
5' 11"
Junior
L/L
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

IF
6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
Ryan Hodgett

#20 Ryan Hodgett

RHP
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Andrew Ivelia

#13 Andrew Ivelia

IF
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Luke Mangieri

#17 Luke Mangieri

IF
6' 3"
Junior
L/R
Matthew Richey

#33 Matthew Richey

RHP
6' 3"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Cole Cook

#5 Cole Cook

5' 11"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
IF
Ryan Hodgett

#20 Ryan Hodgett

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Andrew Ivelia

#13 Andrew Ivelia

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
IF
Luke Mangieri

#17 Luke Mangieri

6' 3"
Junior
L/R
IF
Matthew Richey

#33 Matthew Richey

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
RHP