Bradley will once again face Belmont as the two teams meet in the opening round of the MVC Tournament in Carbondale.
GAME INFORMATION
| WATCH |
ESPN+ |
| TIMES |
Wednesday: 4:00 p.m. |
| LOCATION |
Charlotte West Stadium | Carbondale, Ill. |
BRADLEY BRAVES
The Braves finished the regular season 15-39 overall and 7-20 in conference. The team recently hosted Belmont in a weekend series, dropping all three games against the Bruins.
Lauren DeRolf and
Austin Comstock are leading the Braves on offense, hitting .318 and .293 respectively.
Grace French is tied for fifth in the NCAA for doubles with 18. DeRolf and French's names can also be found in multiple top ten categories for statistics in the MVC, including: runs scored, hits, doubles, total bases and hit by pitch. French and
Abbott Badgley lead the team in home runs with five, while
Addie Welsh,
Bailey Sample and
Jordy van der Werf are tied for second with four. On the pitching side,
Camryn Schaller leads the Braves with an ERA of 3.70 and is top 10 in strikeouts (9th, 97), while French is 12th with 88. van der Werf is also for first in the nation for runners caught stealing with 23.
BRADLEY 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| DeRolf - .318 |
French - 28 |
Schaller - 3.70 (92.2 IP) |
| Comstock - .293 |
McCoy/Badgley - 20 |
French - 3.73 (161.1 IP) |
| French - .284 |
Sample/van der Werf - 18 |
Badgley - 5.13 (72.1 IP) |
BELMONT BRUINS
The Bruins come into the tournament with a record of 27-23 overall and 12-14 in conference. Belmont is 3-2 in its last five, losing two games to Drake and sweeping the Braves this past weekend. The Bruins are led offensively by Emily Cockrill and Kristen Green, both batting over .300. Maya Johnson leads the Bruins in the circle. Johnson has an ERA of 2.36 and has 199 strikeouts on the season.
BELMONT 2023 STATS LEADERS
| AVG. |
RBI |
ERA |
| Emily Cockrill - .327 |
Brenna Blume - 32 |
Maya Johnson - 2.36 (124.1 IP) |
| Kristen Green - .3190 |
Nicole Hughes - 26 |
Emma Summers - 2.67 (144.0 IP) |
| Baie Ensio - .278 |
Kristen Green - 22 |
Ellie Giles - 4.47 (72.0 IP) |
The winner will play Missouri State the following day.
