The 119th season of Bradley Baseball begins this weekend, when the Braves (32-19 in 2018) visit Central Arkansas (32-25) for a 3-game set Friday (3 p.m.), Saturday (1 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.) at Bear Stadium.
The Braves welcome back 21 lettermen, including 11 pitchers and six position starters, from its 2018 squad that eclipsed 30 wins for the second time in four years. Coming off its third third-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference standings in the last four years, Bradley was picked fourth in the 2019 MVC preseason poll and the Braves are receiving votes in the Collegiate Baseball preseason top 40.