Missouri Valley Conference Road Trip

Bradley Baseball will close out its April schedule by visiting MVC rival Missouri State for a 3-game weekend series

James Franks

Bradley Notes Packet

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 4/25/2019 12:10:00 PM

SPRINGFIELD, MO - For the third consecutive weekend, Bradley will be involved in Missouri Valley Conference action as the Braves visit league rival Missouri State for a 3-game weekend series at Hammons Field. The Braves and Bears enter the weekend tied for fifth in the MVC standings.

Bradley (24-13, 4-5 MVC) at Missouri State (13-27, 4-5 MVC) \| Springfield, MO \| Hammons Field
Date	Time (CT)	Bradley Probable Starting Pitcher	Follow Live
Friday, April 26	2:00 p.m.	Mitch Janssen, Sr., RHP, 3-1, 1.06 ERA	ESPN+ \| Live Stats
Saturday, April 27	12:00 p.m.	Brooks Gosswein, So., LHP, 4-3, 3.35 ERA	Listen \| Live Stats
Sunday, April 28	11:00 a.m.	Sam Lund, Sr., RHP, 2-3, 4.29 ERA	ESPN+ \| Live Stats

SERIES HISTORY - MISSOURI STATE
Games 106-108: MO State leads 68-37, 36-12 at home
•   Missouri State has dominated the series against Bradley, winning at a .648 clip against the Braves.
•   Since Bradley won 2-of-3 in the regular-season series and 3-of-5 overall against the Bears in 2012, Missouri State has won 18 of the 22 meetings since the start of the 2013 season.
•   Missouri State has won 10 straight home games against the Braves.
•   Though Bradley did earn a 5-3 win against the Bears at Hammons Field during the 2012 MVC Tournament, Missouri State has won 15 consecutive regular-season home games in the series since Bradley's 9-8 win April 8, 2007 in the final game of that year's season series.

COMMON MLB BONDS
•   Bradley and Missouri State share a pair of Major League Baseball ties.
•   Both teams share home ballparks with affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals - Bradley's Dozer Park is shared with the Class A Midwest League affiliate Peoria Chiefs, while Missouri State's Hammons Field is shared with the Double A Texas League affiliate Springfield Cardinals.
•   Both teams also boast 2013 graduates on the New York Yankees roster: Bradley's Mike Tauchman is in his first year with the Yankees and has become a starter in the injury-ravaged OF; Missouri State's Luke Voit broke into the Yankees lineup last year.

SIX YEARS AWAY FROM HOME
•   Since the start of 2014, Bradley is tied for third in the MVC with 109 wins away from home.
•   Bradley's 109 road (69) and neutral (40) wins the last six years represent 66.1 percent of the team's 165 total wins, the highest percentage of wins accumulated away from home in The Valley since 2014.
•   Bradley is scheduled to play at least 31 games away from home in 2019.

LOOKING AHEAD
•   Bradley will complete its 4-game road swing Wednesday by playing its final non-conference road game of the season at Chicago State.
•   Following Wednesday's game, the Braves will start a 7-game home stand by hosting Missouri Valley Conference rival Valparaiso in a 3-game set Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Dozer Park.
•   Due to a simultaneous series between the Peoria Chiefs and Bowling Green, all three games in the Valpo series are scheduled for noon starts.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Brooks Gosswein: LHP; 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/L

#21 Mitch Janssen: RHP; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

#19 Sam Lund: RHP; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#24 Brooks Gosswein
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#21 Mitch Janssen
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

#19 Sam Lund
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; R/R
: RHP

Missouri Valley Conference Road Trip

Bradley Baseball will close out its April schedule by visiting MVC rival Missouri State for a 3-game weekend series

Players Mentioned

#24 Brooks Gosswein

#21 Mitch Janssen

#19 Sam Lund

Players Mentioned

#24 Brooks Gosswein

#21 Mitch Janssen

#19 Sam Lund