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Winner Bradley BRAD 14-7
4
Valparaiso VALPO 8-16
Winner
Bradley BRAD
14-7
10
Final
4
Valparaiso VALPO
8-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 10 11 1
Valparaiso VALPO 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 5

W: Gray, Alex (4-0) L: Kissee (0-2)

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Braves Take Series with Wild Finish

Bradley draws eight walks in last two innings en route to eight runs, rally for 10-4 series-clinching win at Valparaiso

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications
Bradley 10, at Valparaiso 4
 
VALPARAISO, IN – Bradley took advantage of wild pitching from the Valparaiso bullpen to take the season's first Missouri Valley Conference series, rallying for eight runs in the last two innings for a 10-4 win against the host Crusaders (8-16, 1-2 MVC) Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field.
 
Trailing 3-2 in the eighth, Brendan Dougherty was hit by a pitch with two outs and Andy Shadid walked on four pitches.  Dan Bolt and Jean-Francois Garon followed with run-scoring singles to give Bradley (14-7, 2-1 MVC) the lead, 4-3.
 
The Braves broke the game open in the ninth without needing to swing the bat.  Luke Shadid's RBI single was the only hit in a 6-run outburst that saw four Valparaiso pitchers combine for seven walks and a run-scoring wild pitch.  The Crusaders defense also committed an error and allowed another run to score on a passed ball.
 
Bradley starting pitcher Sam Lund was perfect through the first three innings. He went on to allow three runs, two earned, on six hits without a walk or a strikeout in his 6.0 innings.  Although Lund wound up with a no-decision, the Braves improved to 6-0 in his six starts this season.  Alex Gray (4-0) earned the win by retiring all six batters he faced and Boby Johnson pitched allowed a run on three hits in the ninth before escaping a bases-loaded jam to close out the series-clinching victory.
 
The Braves banged out 11 hits Sunday and eight of the nine batters reached safely at least twice.  Bolt finished 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and two RBI's.
 
Bradley is scheduled to conclude a 5-game road swing Wednesday at Western Illinois, before returning home to Indiana State in a 3-game Valley series next weekend at Dozer Park.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dan Bolt

#35 Dan Bolt

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

IF
6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
Jean-Francois Garon

#37 Jean-Francois Garon

OF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Alex Gray

#25 Alex Gray

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Andy Shadid

#7 Andy Shadid

OF
6' 0"
Junior
R/R
Luke Shadid

#10 Luke Shadid

IF
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Sam Lund

#19 Sam Lund

RHP
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Boby Johnson

#22 Boby Johnson

RHP
6' 1"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Dan Bolt

#35 Dan Bolt

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Brendan Dougherty

#26 Brendan Dougherty

6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
IF
Jean-Francois Garon

#37 Jean-Francois Garon

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
OF
Alex Gray

#25 Alex Gray

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Andy Shadid

#7 Andy Shadid

6' 0"
Junior
R/R
OF
Luke Shadid

#10 Luke Shadid

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Sam Lund

#19 Sam Lund

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
RHP
Boby Johnson

#22 Boby Johnson

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
RHP