PEORIA, Ill. -- After playing nine straight Missouri Valley Conference road contests Bradley Softball returns to Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex for the first time in a month, kicking off a season-long, eight-game home stand by hosting Southern Illinois in a three-game series Friday and Saturday.
Bradley (17-18 overall, 5-7 MVC) wrapped up a nine-game Valley road swing last weekend with a series at Drake and will be playing its first home games since opening conference play with a three-game home series against Loyola back on March 19 & 20.
The Braves and Salukis (20-13 overall, 9-5 MVC) will start the three-game series Friday with a 3 p.