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Baseball Starts Spring Trip Versus Bucknell

WINTER HAVEN, FL - Bradley Baseball will open play in the 2016 RussMatt Central Florida Invitational by facing Bucknell (5-5) in a 3-game series at Chain of Lakes Park. There is no live coverage planned for any of the three games versus Bison Saturday (3:00 p.m. ET), Sunday (4:30 p.m. ET) and Monday (12:30 p.m. ET).

The Braves (4-6) are 1-1 all-time against Bucknell with both of the previous meetings during the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. The Bison earned a 4-1 victory in 2011 at Chain of Lakes Park, while the Braves answered with a 6-5 win in 2012 at Auburndale's Lake Myrtle Park.