PEORIA, Ill. -- Bradley Softball will open a season at home for the first time since 2009 and just the fourth time in program history, hosting the 2018 Petersen Hotels Invitational inside the dome at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex, Thursday through Sunday.
Joining Bradley in the field will be 12-time Women's College World Series participant and 2009 NCAA National Champion Washington, which is ranked as high as fourth in the preseason polls, along with Miami (Ohio), Saint Louis and Western Illinois.
The four-day event begins Thursday night with Bradley taking Saint Louis in a 6 p.