W: Catton, Taylor (3-3) L: Fields (4-5)
Valparaiso, Ind. – The Bradley baseball team scored in each of the first five innings and then held off a late rally to earn a 7-6 victory at Valparaiso in the series opener on Friday afternoon. The Braves earned their third-straight win to move into a tie for fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings, improving to 17-25 overall and 8-8 in league play. The Beacons fall to 14-29 and 3-13 against conference foes.
Redshirt freshman Peter Hansen led Bradley with three hits on the day, while a trio of Braves each collected two RBI in the winning effort – junior Connor O'Brien and sophomores Carson Husmann and Ryan Vogel.