Back-to-Back Tuesdays on I-74

Bradley and Illinois will start their 2-game, home-and-home series tonight when the Braves visit Illinois Field

Mark Schrimmer

Bradley Notes Packet

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 4/16/2019 8:55:00 AM

CHAMPAIGN, IL - Separated by 94 miles on Interstate 74 through Central Illinois, Bradley (22-10) and Illinois (22-12) will face off each of the next two Tuesday nights, beginning with tonight's 6 p.m. first pitch at Illinois Field as the Braves look to extend the nation's longest active winning streak. After visiting Dallas Baptist this weekend, the Braves will host Illinois in the return game of the home-and-home series next Tuesday at Dozer Park.

Bradley (22-10) at Illinois (22-12) \| Champaign, IL \| Illinois Field \| BTN2Go
Date	Time (CT)	Bradley Probable Starting Pitcher	Follow Live
Tuesday, April 16	6:00 p.m.	Jed Moscot, Jr., RHP, 3-1, 2.02 ERA	Watch \| Listen \| Live Stats

BACK-TO-BACK TUESDAYS ON I-74
•   Separated by 94 miles on Interstate 74, Bradley and Illinois will face off each of the next Tuesday nights, beginning with this week's game at Illinois Field.
•   The Braves will host Illinois April 23 at Dozer Park to complete the 2-game, home-and-home series.
•   Bradley has only four mid-week games remaining this season with only a trip to Chicago State May 1 and a home game against Saint Louis May 7 remaining after the series against the Illini.

OWNING THE LAND OF LINCOLN
•   After posting a 12-3 (.800) record against teams from its home state of Illinois in 2018, Bradley is 10-0 against in-state competition this year.
•   Benefitting from rain that wiped out the game-tying effort in the sixth inning of the series finale in Carbondale, SIU spoiled Bradley's in-state dominance by winning 2-of-3 in last year's season series, but the Braves got their revenge over the weekend by outscoring the Salukis, 29-5, in a 3-game sweep at Dozer Park.
•   The Braves are 53-17 (.757) against Illinois teams since the start of the 2014 season.
•   Included in that record is a 39-15 (.722) mark against eight of the nine Illinois NCAA Division I "state" schools (no games vs Eastern Illinois).
Bradley vs. the Land of Lincoln (Since 2014)
School Overall H A N
Chicago State 2-0 1-0 1-0 --
Illinois 2-1 0-1 2-0 --
Illinois State 9-7 3-3 4-2 2-2
Northern Illinois 4-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
Southern Illinois 12-5 6-2 6-3 --
SIU Edwardsville 4-1 3-0 1-1 --
UIC 0-1 0-1 -- --
Western Illinois 6-0 4-0 2-0 --
D1 State Schools 39-15 19-7 17-6 3-2

10-GAME WINNING STREAK
•   Bradley enters Tuesday's game at Illinois riding a season-long, 10-game winning streak, tied with Jackson State as the longest active win streak in the nation.
•   The streak is Bradley's longest since also winning 10 in a row April 22-May 12, 2007.
•   Bradley, which has enjoyed 14double-digit win streaks in the program's 119 seasons, has not won more than 10 in a row since winning 12 straight from March 19-April 7, 1993.
BRADLEY'S DOUBLE-DIGIT WIN STREAKS
23 Games: April 16-June 18, 1948
12 Games: March 19-April 7, 1993
12 Games: March 24-April 7, 1984
12 Games: May 6, 1961-April 13, 1962
11 Games: April 29, 1960-March 29, 1961
11 Games: Last game of 1954-April 26, 1955
10 Games: April 2, 2019-Active
10 Games: April 22-May 12, 2007
10 Games: February 26-March 14, 2005
10 Games: March 31-April 10, 1996
10 Games: April 16-April 25, 1995
10 Games: April 6-April 17, 1991
10 Games: March 26-April 18, 1983
10 Games: April 16-May 7, 1971

SERIES HISTORY - ILLINOIS
Game 67: Illinois leads 43-22-1, 23-10-1 at Illinois
•   Series records date to a 10-10 tie April 21, 1927 at Illinois.
•   Bradley has won 4-of-6 meetings sicne 2011, including each of the last three meetings at Illinois Field
•   Since 1996, Bradley is 11-5 against the Illini.

LOOKING AHEAD
•   Following Tuesday's game, seven of Bradley's next eight games will be played on the road, beginning with a 3-game Missouri Valley Conference series Friday and Saturday (doubleheader) at Dallas Baptist.

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Players Mentioned

#43 Jed Moscot: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#43 Jed Moscot
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

Back-to-Back Tuesdays on I-74

Bradley and Illinois will start their 2-game, home-and-home series tonight when the Braves visit Illinois Field

Players Mentioned

#43 Jed Moscot

Players Mentioned

#43 Jed Moscot