PEORIA, IL – There were 688 days in between them, but Bradley Baseball has won consecutive home games. The Braves (6-9) used 7.2 innings of scoreless work from four relievers and four RBIs from junior DH Eli Rawlinson to earn a 7-2 win against SIU Edwardsville (11-10) in their home opener Tuesday night at Dozer Park.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the typical late start to the home season, Bradley had not played a home game since beating Illinois State by the same 7-2 score May 12, 2019. The Braves had played 28 games away from home spanning three seasons and in eight states in the 688 days since that 2019 win against the Redbirds.