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Bradley BRAD 15-21
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Winner Missouri State MSU 24-15
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Missouri State MSU
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bradley BRAD 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 9 1
Missouri State MSU 0 1 0 4 3 0 X 8 11 3

W: Madison Hunsaker (4-0) L: Kestas, Julie (4-8)

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Bradley BRAD 15-22
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Winner Missouri State MSU 25-15
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Missouri State MSU
25-15
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bradley BRAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Missouri State MSU 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 4 0

W: Erin Griesbauer (8-3) L: Jackson, Emma (6-4)

Duane Zehr

Braves Drop Pair At Missouri State

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Game Recap: Softball |
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Sophomore Allison Apke collected four hits to extend her hit streak to a career-best nine games and both Megan Mahaffy and Kealia Wysocki homered, but Missouri State followed up an 8-7 series opening victory with a 3-0 win in the nightcap to sweep Bradley in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.
 
In the opener, Bradley (15-22 overall, 4-8 MVC) had to try to rally in the seventh after jumping out to an early 4-0 lead.  Senior Maria Schroeder tied Bradley's career walks record with a first inning base on balls and came around to score the day's first run on an Apke double.  Freshman Stacia Seeton later drove in Apke from third with a sacrifice fly to give the Braves a 2-0 lead. 
 
Junior Julie Kestas worked around a pair of Missouri State (25-15 overall, 10-4 MVC) singles in the bottom of the first and Bradley added two more runs in the top of the second.  Freshman Jillian Navarro led off the frame with a double to left center.  Junior Megan Mahaffy made it a 4-0 BU lead when she ripped her first home run of the year, a two-run shot to left. 
 
Kaitlin Beason got Missouri State on the scoreboard in the bottom half of the second, leading off the inning with a solo homer to left to cut the Bradley lead to 4-1. 
 
The Braves threatened to add to the lead in the top of the third after Schroeder and Apke had back-to-back singles to open the inning.  Junior Gabby Stoner drew a one-out walk to load the bases, but MSU's Madison Hunsaker got out of the jam with a pair of strikeouts. 
 
The Bears pushed four runs across in the bottom of the fourth to go in front 5-4.  A pair of one-out singles and a walk loaded the bases before a walk to Alli Alvstad drove in the first run of the frame.  Madison Jones delivered the big hit of the inning with a bases clearing double to left give Missouri State a 5-4 advantage. 
 
A Bradley error to open the Missouri State fifth helped fuel a three-run inning for the Bears as the Braves found themselves in an 8-4 hole.  All three MSU runs in the inning were unearned.
 
Bradley stranded a pair of runners in scoring position in the sixth and faced a four-run deficit heading to the seventh.  Apke, who reached base in five of her seven plate appearances on the day, led things off in the seventh with a walk and the Braves had two runners on when Seeton reached on an error.  With the Braves down to their last out, sophomore Kealia Wysocki delivered a pinch hit three-run homer to pull Bradley within a run at 8-7.  Hunsaker notched her ninth strikeout of the game, however, against the next batter to close out the 8-7 win for Missouri State. 
 
Apke went 3-for-3 with a walk and RBI in the opener as she slugged her team-best ninth double of the year in addition to driving in her 36th run of the season.  Schroeder tied Bailiegh Basham's (2012-14) career walks record with her 70th free pass in the opener. 
 
In the nightcap, sophomore Emma Jackson returned from an injury to limit Missouri State to just four hits in a complete game effort.  Erin Griesbauer answered with a five-hit shutout for the Bears, however, as MSU took the second game 3-0. 
 
Missouri State got the only runs it would need in the bottom of the first inning.  Hailee Vigneaux reached on an error to leadoff the game for the Bears, as MSU loaded the bases without an out on a single and walk.  Darian Frost hit a two-run single to right center and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Beason gave the Bears an early 3-0 lead. 
 
After surrendering two hits in the first inning, Jackson settled down to limit Missouri State to just two hits in her final five innings of work.  Bradley's first hit of the contest against Griesbauer was a one-out double by Taise Thompson in the third and the Bears erased back-to-back singles by Schroeder and Apke to open the fourth with a double play as the Braves came up empty in both frames.   
 
Jackson faced the minimum following a leadoff walk in the third, but the Braves were unable to advance a runner past first base following the fourth inning double play as Missouri State went on to complete the doubleheader sweep with a 3-0 win.
 
Bradley and Missouri State will close out the three-game series Sunday with an 11 a.m. contest in Springfield, Mo., which will be available on ESPN+. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Allison Apke

#16 Allison Apke

IF
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Emma Jackson

#7 Emma Jackson

RHP
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Julie Kestas

#15 Julie Kestas

RHP
5' 8"
Junior
R/R
Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

RHP
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Maria Schroeder

#17 Maria Schroeder

UTL/C
5' 6"
Senior
R/R
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

INF
5' 10"
Junior
L/R
Kealia Wysocki

#19 Kealia Wysocki

C/U
5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

P/U
Freshman
R/R
Stacia Seeton

#13 Stacia Seeton

IF
Freshman
R/R
Jillian Navarro

#24 Jillian Navarro

OF
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Allison Apke

#16 Allison Apke

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF
Emma Jackson

#7 Emma Jackson

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Julie Kestas

#15 Julie Kestas

5' 8"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Megan Mahaffy

#3 Megan Mahaffy

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Maria Schroeder

#17 Maria Schroeder

5' 6"
Senior
R/R
UTL/C
Gabby Stoner

#11 Gabby Stoner

5' 10"
Junior
L/R
INF
Kealia Wysocki

#19 Kealia Wysocki

5' 9"
Sophomore
R/R
C/U
Taise Thompson

#1 Taise Thompson

Freshman
R/R
P/U
Stacia Seeton

#13 Stacia Seeton

Freshman
R/R
IF
Jillian Navarro

#24 Jillian Navarro

Freshman
R/R
OF