Peoria, IL. After a 6-4 loss in Champaign on Mar. 21, the Braves got even with the University of Illinois at Dozer Park.
 
 In the last nonconference matchup of the season, the Braves took a 7-6 win against the University of Illinois.
 
Despite the four errors for the Braves, the offensive power prevailed. In a back and forth battle, the Illini and the Braves combined for 20 hits.
 
Theo Zeider (0-1) got the nod on the mound for Bradley, but the Illini got out to a 2-0 in the top of the first. The Braves responded quickly with an RBI from Carson Husmann on a fielder's choice and an RBI single by Peter Hansen to tie the game 2-2.
 
In the second inning, the Illini took back the lead with a single. The Braves got even after an error, leaving Jackson Chatterton on base, who then advanced on a double from Ryan Vogel and later brought home on a fielder's choice by Cal McGinnis bringing the game 3-3.
 
In the fourth inning the Illini went up 5-3, but Cole Luckey responded with a run on a wild pitch, bringing the Braves within one.
 
The Illini added to their lead in sixth with an RBI double, but the Braves came back with one after a RBI single by Logan Delgado, leaving the score 5-6.
 
Late game heroics in the eighth inning gave the Braves the edge in this contest. Vogel brought in Chatterton on a triple to tie the game. Then, Cal McGinnis cracked it open with a game winning RBI double to bring the score 7-6.
 
Connor Langrell was brought in to close the game and got his ninth save of the season.
 
Easton Harris (1-3) gets the win for the Braves, bringing the Braves to 13-23 (4-11).