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Smith’s Walk-Off Homer Gives Braves 4-3 Win Over St. Thomas

W: Badgley, Abbott (3-1) L: Hopkins, Kendall (0-1)

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Bradley's top hitter entering the weekend, Samantha Smith picked a good time to collect her first hit of the Mizzou Classic with the senior belting a leadoff solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to give the Braves a 4-3 walk-off victory over St. Thomas Saturday afternoon.

Smith brought a six-game hit streak into the weekend, but was hitless after the first two games of the Mizzou Classic. She came up big in the bottom of the eighth, collecting her team-best third home run of the season to give Bradley the 4-3 extra-inning victory.