Bradley heads back into conference play with a weekend series at Northern Iowa. The teams will play one game on Saturday and a doubleheader on Sunday.
No stranger to each other, the Braves and Panthers have met 103 times since 1984, and UNI leads the series 64-39. The most recent matchup was May 8, 2022, where the Braves defeated UNI 2-1.
WEEKEND INFORMATION
| WATCH |
ESPN+ |
| TIMES |
Satuday: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 & 2:30 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Robinson-Dresser Sports Complex | Cedar Falls, Iowa |
BRADLEY BRAVES
The Braves are 10-23 overall and 2-4 in conference thus far. The team recently played a doubleheader against previous MVC member Loyola Chicago and lost both games.
Grace French,
Lauren DeRolf and
Austin Comstock are leading the Braves on offense, all hitting over .300. French is also tied for first in the NCAA for doubles with 14, sharing the title with Mackenzie Donihoo from Tennessee, Lauren Lucas from Wichita State and Haley Taormina from George Mason. DeRolf and French'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. French,
Bailey Sample and
Abbott Badgley are tied for the team lead in home runs with four each. On the pitching side,
Camryn Schaller leads the Braves with an ERA of 2.23, which is seventh in the MVC. Schaller is also top 10 in strikeouts (T-6th, 60).
BRADLEY 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| French - .365 |
French - 20 |
Schaller - 2.23 (47.0 IP) |
| DeRolf - .356 |
Sample/McCoy/Badgley - 15 |
French - 4.51 (82.1 IP) |
| Comstock - .322 |
van der Werf - 13 |
Badgley - 5.28 (62.1 IP) |
NORTHERN IOWA PANTHERS
The Penthers come into the weekend with a record of 17-10 overall and 6-0 in conference. The team finished first in the MVC last year, going 32-14 overall and 22-2 in conference. UNI is 5-0 in its last five games, claiming back-to-back sweeps over Murray State and UIC. The Panthers are led offensively by Mya Dodge, Alexis Pupillo and Hannah Kelly, all posting an average over .300. They have a combined 77 hits on the year and 59 RBI. Samantha Heyer and Kailyn Packard lead UNI in the circle. Heyer has an ERA of 2.16 and has 132 strikeouts compared to 23 walks, and Packard's ERA is 2.35 with 78 strikeouts and 32 walks.
NORTHERN IOWA 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Mya Dodge - .380 |
Mya Dodge - 24 |
Samantha Heyer - 2.16 (84.1 IP) |
| Alexis Pupillo - .337 |
Alexis Pupillo - 22 |
Kailyn Packard - 2.35 (65.2 IP) |
| Hannah Kelley - .310 |
Brooke Snider - 19 |
N/A |
The Braves will return to Peoria to host Illinois State in a two-game series and then Drake in a weekend series.
