Bradley University Athletics

Braves Visit In-State Rival Wednesday

Bradley Baseball will close a 5-game road swing by visiting in-state rival Western Illinois Wednesday

Mark Schrimmer

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 4/3/2018 10:46:00 AM

Game 22
Bradley (14-7, 2-1 MVC) at Western Illinois (4-17, 3-4 Summit)
Wednesday, April 4 • 4:00 p.m. CT • Watch • Live Stats
Free Admission
Macomb, IL • Alfred D. Boyer Stadium

In-State Rivalry
• Bradley Baseball will close out a frigid, 5-game road swing Wednesday by visiting in-state rival Western Illinois for a 4 p.m. non-conference clash.
• The Braves and Leathernecks are meeting for the 106th time in a series that dates back to 1928.
• Bradley has built a 62-43 lead in the all-time series by winning 27 of the last 31 meetings since the start of the 1992 campaign.
• The Braves are 35-14 (.714) against in-state competition since the start of the 2014 season.

Series History
106th Meeting: Bradley leads, 62-43
Most Recent: 4/6/2016 at Dozer Park - Bradley, 6-3
Current Streak: Bradley, W4
Elvis Dominguez vs. Western Illinois: 8-3
Ryan Brownlee vs. Bradley: 0-2

21-of-22 Away From Home
• Wednesday's game will be Bradley's 22nd of the season and its 21st game played away from home.
• The Braves are 13-7 away from Dozer Park this year, including a 9-6 record in true road games.
• Bradley's 13 wins away from home are the most in the Missouri Valley Conference, two more than Missouri State (11-5).

Disciplined Trio of Hitters
• Bradley's top three hitters to date all have shown remarkable discipline at the plate.
• While junior 1B Luke Mangieri (.388), sophomore 3B Brendan Dougherty (.383) and freshman catcher Keaton Rice (.338) begin the week batting a collective .381, each of the three hot hitters also have reached base via a walk or hit by pitch more often than they have struck out.
• Through 21 games, Mangieri has drawn 14 walks and been hit by three pitches, while striking out just nine times.
• Dougherty has drawn 11 walks and three HBP's against 12 strikeouts, while Rice has 16 walks and 15 strikeouts.
• Each of the three disciplined hitters begin the week working 11-game on-base streaks.

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Players Mentioned

#26 Brendan Dougherty: IF; 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/R

#17 Luke Mangieri: IF; 6' 3"; Junior; L/R

#15 Keaton Rice: C; 6' 1"; Freshman; L/R

Players Mentioned

#26 Brendan Dougherty
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/R
: IF

#17 Luke Mangieri
: 6' 3"; Junior; L/R
: IF

#15 Keaton Rice
: 6' 1"; Freshman; L/R
: C

Braves Visit In-State Rival Wednesday

Bradley Baseball will close a 5-game road swing by visiting in-state rival Western Illinois Wednesday

Players Mentioned

#26 Brendan Dougherty

#17 Luke Mangieri

#15 Keaton Rice

Players Mentioned

#26 Brendan Dougherty

#17 Luke Mangieri

#15 Keaton Rice