Series Opener Postponed

The opening game of this weekend's baseball series at Tennessee Tech has been postponed due to snow and cold temps

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Baseball 2/28/2020 9:04:00 AM

COOKEVILLE, TN – The opening game of this weekend's Bradley Baseball series at Tennessee Tech, originally scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, has been postponed due to snow and cold temperatures. The game will be made up as part of a noon doubleheader Saturday at Tennessee Tech's Bush Stadium.

Bradley Baseball returns to The Volunteer State for a second week in a row as the Braves will visit Tennessee Tech for a 3-game weekend series at Bush Stadium. The Braves own a 7-5 all-time record against Tennessee Tech, including a 5-4 advantage in true road games against the Golden Eagles, in a series that dates back to 1986.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Saturday, Feb. 29 at Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, TN/Bush Stadium), 12 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29 at Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, TN/Bush Stadium), TBD
Sunday, March 1 at Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, TN/Bush Stadium), 1 p.m.

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
SAF Dirt Classic
Thursday, Feb. 20 at Middle Tennessee, A, L, 5-0
Friday, Feb. 21 at Lipscomb, A, L, 10-7
Saturday, Feb. 22 at Austin Peay, A, W, 11-4
Sunday, Feb. 23 at Belmont, A, L, 8-7

MVC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK
Dan Bolt, Bradley, Sr., OF, Morton IL
• Bolt led a Bradley offensive that averaged 6.2 runs per game by hitting .421 (8-for-19) with three home runs and seven RBIs during the 4-game trip to the SAF Dirt Classic in the Nashville area.
• Bolt heated up Friday when he went 3-for-5 with a 3-run home run at Lipscomb.
• He followed by going 4-for-6 with two home runs and three RBIs in Saturday's 11-4 win at Austin Peay.
• Bolt closed the trip by going 1-for-4 with a HBP and a RBI in Sunday's 8-7 loss at Belmont.

PITCHER-OF-THE-WEEK NOMINEE
Nick King, Bradley, Jr., RHP, Columbia, MO
• King worked 4.0 scoreless IP to start Saturday's game at Austin Peay, leading the Braves to their first win of the season.
• King surrendered just one hit, walked two and struck out four Saturday against the Governors.

TWO PLAYERS, 20 TOTAL BASES
• Bradley senior LF Dan Bolt and junior 2B Adam Rellihan each racked up 10 total bases in Saturday's 11-4 win against Austin Peay.
• Bolt was 4-for-6 with two home runs and two singles for his 10 bases, while Rellihan was 3-for-4 with a double and two home runs for his 10 bases.
• Both Bolt and Rellihan qualified for Saturday's Top 30 Hitters list produced by D1Baseball.com.

SHADID GETS ON BASE
• Bradley senior SS Luke Shadid continues to find ways to get on base and now has reached safely in 13 consecutive games, dating to last season.
• Although he had just two hits in the four games of this past week's SAF Dirt Classic in Tennessee, Shadid was hit by two pitches and walked four times.
• Though hitting .280 through the first seven games, Shadid leads the Braves with five walks and three hit-by-pitches to support his team-best .455 on-base percentage.

FRESHMAN SLUGGER
• Freshman Carson Husmann has made an early offensive impact for the Braves.
• Husmann was Bradley's opening-day starting DH and worked his way into the lineup as the RF during this past week's SAF Dirt Classic.
• In his five games played to date, Husmann is batting .333 with four of his five base hits going for extra bases (2 doubles and two home runs).
• Husmann's .867 slugging percentage leads the team.

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