Bradley University Athletics

Road Trip Starts at SLU

Bradley Baseball visits Saint Louis in non-conference action Wednesday night

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 4/10/2018 5:27:00 PM

GAME 26
Bradley (17-8) at Saint Louis (21-9)
St. Louis, MO • Billiken Sports Complex
Wednesday, April 11 • 6:00 p.m. CT • Live Stats
Admission: Free

ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• After taking 2-of-3 games from its weekend Missouri Valley Conference series versus Indiana State, Bradley Baseball returns to the road for its next four games, beginning Wednesday night with a non-conference clash at Saint Louis.
• Wednesday's game will be the 114th meeting in the all-time series, which dates to 1939 and Bradley leads by a 79-33-1 margin.
• Bradley has won four of the last five meetings in St. Louis, most-recently earning a 9-1 victory March 11, 2014 at the Billiken Sports Complex.
• After totalling 20 wins last season, Bradley brings a 17-8 record to Saint Louis, despite playing 21 of its first 25 games away from home.

SERIES HISTORY
114th Meeting: Bradley leads 79-33-1
Most Recent: 3/31/2015 at Bradley - SLU, 4-1
Current Streak: Saint Louis, W1
Elvis Dominguez vs. Saint Louis: 1-1
Darin Hendrickson vs. Bradley: 2-1

TOP PLAYS RETURN FOR SHADID
• Bradley junior CF Andy Shadid made his second appearance on ESPN SportsCenter Top Plays Friday by making a diving catch in the left centerfield gap in the eighth inning of the 6-3, series-opening win against Indiana State.
• Shadid's play was No. 5 during SportsCenter At Night's "Top Plays" segment, one spot below his No. 4 effort April 22, 2016 at Wichita State.

FREE PASSES FOR THE BRAVES
• After drawing seven walks during the game-winning, 9th-inning rally last Sunday at Valparaiso, Bradley once again drew seven walks in the third inning, while scoring what proved to be the deciding run Wednesday at Western Illinois.
• In four games last week, the Braves drew 21 walks.
• Nine different Bradley hitters drew at least two walks during the four games last week.

FIRST TWO VALLEY SERIES WINS
• Bradley has opened the Missouri Valley Conference season by winning 2-of-3 games at Valparaiso and home against Indiana State.
• The Braves have won their first two league series for the first time since 2006, when the Bradley also took 2-of-3 against both #27 Creighton and Southern Illinois.
• Bradley will visit Evansville this weekend in search of a third consecutive Valley series victory for the first time since taking 2-of-3 from Wichita State, Evansville and Indiana State during the 2015 NCAA Regional season.

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Players Mentioned

#7 Andy Shadid: OF; 6' 0"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#7 Andy Shadid
: 6' 0"; Junior; R/R
: OF

Players Mentioned

#7 Andy Shadid

Players Mentioned

#7 Andy Shadid