Box Score PEORIA, Ill. -- The Braves went back to Normal and defeated the Redbirds once again, beating the conference rival 12-6.
In the top of the first, Junior Cole Luckey hit a bases-clearing double, increasing the score to 6-0 before Illinois State even came to the plate. As we exited the top of the second, Bradley had a 7-0 lead. With another run scored in the third, fifth, sixth and two scored in the seventh, the Braves earned their six-run victory across all nine innings. The Braves doubled the Redbirds in hits, 14-7.