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Winner Eastern Illinois EASTERN
4
Bradley BRADLEY
Winner
Eastern Illinois EASTERN
12
Final
4
Bradley BRADLEY
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Eastern Illinois EASTERN 1 5 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 12 14 1
Bradley BRADLEY 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2

W: Mac Zawistoski () L: Scheider, Calen ()

Bradley Baseball Recap vs. Eastern Illinois 2026

Bradley Baseball Falls to Eastern Illinois in Midweek Contest

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Game Recap: Baseball | | Ben Kinealy

PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley Baseball fell to the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Wednesday, 12-4.

Falling Behind Early

Eastern Illinois jumped out to an early lead in the first inning on a sacrifice fly and proceeded to put up five more runs in the second to make it 6-0. The Braves started to chip away at the deficit in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI groundout by Jaxon Schumacher, an RBI double by Angelo Aleman, and an RBI single by Sohrab Rezaei. 

Schumacher drove in another run in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to cut the Panthers' lead to two runs. Eastern Illinois added two insurance runs in the fifth with a two-RBI single to make it 8-4. An Eastern Illinois RBI double in the sixth extended the lead to 9-4. The Panthers scored three more in the eighth to take a 12-4 lead and secure the win.

Standout Performances for Bradley

Peyton Nelson recorded his second multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-4. Schumacher also tallied a multi-hit game, hitting 2-for-3 with two RBI. Michael Quick recorded a hit in his second consecutive game, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

Aleman also went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. Both Rezaei and Landon Lowe each extended their on-base streak as Rezaei went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a walk, while Lowe went 1-for-4 with a run scored.

On the Mound

Calen Scheider got the start and pitched one inning while allowing one run on no hits with three walks. Joey Cirelli had a strong showing in relief, throwing 2.1 innings, yielding two runs, one earned, on three hits while walking one and striking out two. Luke Leverton pitched a hitless inning, walking two and striking out three.

Standout Performances for Eastern Illinois

Brett Stanley had a strong game at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double, two walks, three RBI, and two runs scored. On the mound, Mac Zawistoski earned the win, throwing five innings, giving up four runs on nine hits with one walk and three strikeouts. Jarrett Kinder pitched three scoreless innings in relief, allowing two hits and striking out four.

By the Numbers

Bradley: 4 runs, 11 hits, 2 errors
Eastern Illinois: 12 runs, 14 hits, 1 error 

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Players Mentioned

Joey Cirelli

#50 Joey Cirelli

RHP
6' 5"
Graduate Student
Luke Leverton

#36 Luke Leverton

RHP
6' 1"
Graduate Student
Peyton Nelson

#1 Peyton Nelson

IF
6' 0"
Senior
Angelo Aleman

#7 Angelo Aleman

IF
6' 2"
Senior
Jaxon Schumacher

#20 Jaxon Schumacher

C/OF
6' 0"
Junior
Sohrab Rezaei

#6 Sohrab Rezaei

IF
5' 8"
Junior
Calen Scheider

#28 Calen Scheider

RHP
5' 11"
Freshman
Michael Quick

#4 Michael Quick

C/OF
6' 0"
Senior
L/L
Landon Lowe

#26 Landon Lowe

UTL
5' 10"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Joey Cirelli

#50 Joey Cirelli

6' 5"
Graduate Student
RHP
Luke Leverton

#36 Luke Leverton

6' 1"
Graduate Student
RHP
Peyton Nelson

#1 Peyton Nelson

6' 0"
Senior
IF
Angelo Aleman

#7 Angelo Aleman

6' 2"
Senior
IF
Jaxon Schumacher

#20 Jaxon Schumacher

6' 0"
Junior
C/OF
Sohrab Rezaei

#6 Sohrab Rezaei

5' 8"
Junior
IF
Calen Scheider

#28 Calen Scheider

5' 11"
Freshman
RHP
Michael Quick

#4 Michael Quick

6' 0"
Senior
L/L
C/OF
Landon Lowe

#26 Landon Lowe

5' 10"
Graduate Student
UTL