Bradley Baseball shared league-high honors by landing three student-athletes on the Missouri Valley Conference Preseason All-Conference squad, according to a vote of the league's eight head coaches announced by The Valley office Wednesday morning.
The Braves, who were picked to finish fifth in the league's preseason poll, joined I-74 rival Illinois State with three student-athletes on the 14-player preseason All-Valley team. Senior 3B Brendan Dougherty (Clive, IA/Dowling Catholic HS) is among the infield honorees, while senior Dan Bolt (Morton, IL/Morton HS) is recognized among the outfielders and redshirt junior RHP Theron Denlinger (Cuba City, WI/Cuba City HS) represents the relievers.