The Bradley softball team continues their season in Nashville, TN, at the Roar City Invite hosted by Tennessee State.
The Braves will begin play on Friday with a doubleheader against North Alabama and Tennessee State with the first game beginning at 1:00 p.m.. Heading into Saturday, Bradley faces North Alabama at 10:00 a.m. and Alabama A&M at 2:00 p.m.. The team finishes up the weekend on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. with a game against Tennessee State.
Bradley will be playing North Alabama and Alabama A&M for the first time in program history. The Braves have played Tennessee State four times since 2001 and are 4-0 against the Lady Tigers.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
| WATCH |
ESPN+ (Only games against Tennessee State) |
| LISTEN |
N/A |
| TIME |
Friday: 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. & 2 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Tiger Field | Nashville, TN |
BRADLEY BRAVES
The Braves are coming off a 1-4 weekend at the New Mexico State Invitational after facing Colorado State and New Mexico State. A walk-off single from
Angela Cirone got the Braves their first win of the season over Colorado State. With new Head Coach
Sarah Willis, Preseason All-MVC player
Abbott Badgley and
Grace French leading the way, Bradley is looking to get back on track at the Roar City Invite.
BRADLEY 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| French - .500 |
Sample/Welsh - 4 |
French - 8.76 (12.1 IP) |
| Cirone - .444 |
DeRolf/Badgley - 3 |
Schaller - 9.00 (7.0 IP) |
| DeRolf - .438 |
Four players with 2 |
Badgley - 23.40 (5.0 IP) |
NORTH ALABAMA LIONS
The Lions finished second in the west division of the ASUN last year and are returning 12 letterwinners. UNA went 3-0 against Mississippi Valley State in its opening series and was picked to finish fifth in the ASUN this year.
NORTH ALABAMA 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Sidney Bevis - 1.000 |
Sydney Bevis/Hailey Jones - 7 |
Hannah Price/Maci Birdyshaw - 0.00 |
| Felicity Frame - .778 |
Haven Kirby/Georgia Land - 3 |
Elena Escobar - 2.80 |
| Hailey Jones - .750 |
Three players with 2 |
N/A |
ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs finished fifth in the East Division of the SWAC last year with a record of 16-24 overall and 10-14 in conference play. Alabama A&M's Allyson Riches was given First Team Honors in the SWAC. The Bulldogs went 2-1 at the River City Classic hosted by Alcorn State.
ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS 2022 STATS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Allyson Riches - .370 |
Rachael McKinney - 24 |
Alyssa Lopez - 3.25 |
| Lauryn Gross - .366 |
Allyson Riches - 23 |
Paige Scott - 4.43 |
| Tatianna Roman - .308 |
Venice Sanders - 16 |
Esperanza Coe - 4.64 |
TENNESSEE STATE LADY TIGERS
The Lady Tigers finished last in the Ohio Valley Conference last year with a record of 15-39 overall and 6-22 in conference play. TSU went 4-0 at the River City Classic, defeating Xavier University of Louisiana, Jackson State, Grambling State and Alcorn State.
TENNESSEE STATE LADY TIGERS STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Laila Armstrong - .375 |
Onnika Spencer - 4 |
Angelina Garcia - 0.00 |
| Onnika Spencer - .364 |
Jasmine Blackburn/Nahtali Simpson - 3 |
Caitlyn Manus - 2.63 |
| Jasmine Blackburn - .333 |
Ryla Traylor - 2 |
Holly Ayala - 3.50 |
UP NEXT
The Braves will head to Orlando for The Knights Classic hosted by UCF from February 24 to February 26.
