EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Winners of three of their last four, the University of Evansville baseball team continues MVC play this weekend, traveling to Peoria to take on the Bradley Braves. The series begins on Friday with a doubleheader starting at noon, followed by the series finale on Saturday at 3 PM.
| Evansville at Bradley | Friday, April 3 - Saturday, April 4 | 12 PM, 4 PM, 3 PM CT |
| Site | Location |
Dozer Park | Peoria, Ill. |
| Links |
Friday G1, 12 PM: Live Stats | Radio: 107.1 WJPS | TV: ESPN+
Expected Pitching Match-Up: RHP Max Hansmann (2-2, 4.46 ERA) vs. Bradley RHP Lou Levy (1-1, 10.13 ERA)
Friday G2, 4 PM: Live Stats | Radio: 107.1 WJPS | TV: ESPN+
Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE RHP Tanner Graham (1-2, 2.96 ERA) vs. Bradley RHP Robert Sanford (1-3, 9.00 ERA)
Saturday, 3 PM: Live Stats | Radio: 107.1 WJPS | TV: ESPN+
Expected Pitching Match-Up: UE TBA vs. Bradley RHP Calen Scheider (0-4, 8.10 ERA) |
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Series History
- Evansville and Bradley will meet for the 115th time on Friday, with Evansville holding a 67-47 edge
- The Aces lead the series in Peoria, 30-20
- Last season, Bradley took two of three games in Evansville
- The last meeting in Peoria came in 2024, when the Aces swept a three-game set
Flair for the Dramatic
- Evansville has won three of their last four games, with two coming in walk-off fashion
- Ryan Seddon gave Evansville the win over Illinois State on Friday with a 2-out, 3-run home run, helping the Aces take their first MVC series of the season
- On Tuesday against Indiana, freshman Tate Deal came off the bench in the 11th inning for a 2-out RBI single to give the Aces a 5-4 win
Big-Time Bullpen
- Evansville's bullpen came up big for the Aces on Tuesday's win against the Hoosiers
- Six Evansville relievers combined to limit Indiana to two runs over the game's final 10 innings, allowing the Aces to mount a comeback
- The Evansville bullpen struck out 12 Hoosiers on the night, marking a season-high
- Kellen Roberts helped send the game to extra-innings, working scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth with the game tied 4-4
- Chris McCormack got the win, tossing the final two innings. McCormack induced an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the 10th to keep the game tied
It Starts on the Mound
- Near the midway point of the season, the Aces have begun to establish their identity, and it starts on the mound
- In their last four games, Evansville pitchers own an ERA of 3.79
- In eight wins this season, the Aces have allowed an average of 1.7 runs per game and have recorded two shutouts
