Bradley continues conference play this weekend with a series against Murray State. This will be the first time the Braves and Racers have met.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
| WATCH |
ESPN+ |
| TIME |
Friday: 2:00 p.m.
Saturday: |
| LOCATION |
Louisville Slugger Complex | Peoria, Ill. |
BRADLEY BRAVES
The Braves are 10-17 on the season thus far. The team recently traveled to Illinois for a game against the Fighting Illini, ultimately losing 1-5.
Grace French and
Lauren DeRolf are leading the Braves on offense, both hitting over .300. The duo's names can also be found in multiple top ten categories for statistics in the MVC, including: batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits and RBIs. On the pitching side,
Camryn Schaller holds the fifth best ERA in the MVC (2.12) and is tied for tenth in strikeouts (45). Schaller is also third in the conference in earned runs allowed with 10.
BRADLEY 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| French - .393 |
French - 19 |
Schaller - 2.12 (33.0 IP) |
| DeRolf - .369 |
Sample - 14 |
Badgley - 4.76 (60.1 IP) |
| McCoy - .290 |
van der Werf/Badgley - 13 |
French - 4.80 (70.0 IP) |
MURRAY STATE RACERS
The Racers come into the weekend with a record of 16-12. The team finished first in the OVC last year, going 40-18-1 overall and 21-7 in conference. Murray State is 2-3 in its last five games, claiming victories over Western Illinois and Belmont while being swept by UNI. The Racers also have a duo hitting over .300: Gracie Osbron and Erin Lackey. They have a combined 55 of the team's 170 hits, and Osbron has 23 RBIs on the year. Hannah James leads Murray State in the circle with an ERA of 1.97 and 103 strikeouts on the year.
MURRAY STATE 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Gracis Osbron - .345 |
Gracis Osbron - 23 |
Hannah James - 1.97 (74.2 IP) |
| Erin Lackey - .302 |
Lily Fischer - 14 |
Jenna Veber - 2.45 (71.1 IP) |
| Lily Discher - .277 |
Lindsey Carroll - 9 |
Bre Haislip - 4.13 (39.0 IP) |
The Braves will head to Chicago to face Loyola Chicago in a doubleheader on Tuesday March 28th before traveling to Cedar Falls to face the UNI Panthers in a weekend series.
