Bradley 10, at Valparaiso 4 Trailing 3-2 in the eighth, Brendan Dougherty was hit by a pitch with two outs and Andy Shadid walked on four pitches. Dan Bolt and Jean-Francois Garon followed with run-scoring singles to give Bradley (14-7, 2-1 MVC) the lead, 4-3.
VALPARAISO, IN – Bradley took advantage of wild pitching from the Valparaiso bullpen to take the season's first Missouri Valley Conference series, rallying for eight runs in the last two innings for a 10-4 win against the host Crusaders (8-16, 1-2 MVC) Sunday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field.