NORMAL, IL – Three Bradley pitchers combined on a 2-hitter and sophomore 1B Connor O'Brien was 3-for-4 with three doubles and two runs batted in, as Bradley (1-2) salvaged the finale in its season-opening series against #30 Ball State (4-3) with a 6-0 win Saturday evening at The Corn Crib.
Junior LHP Brooks Gosswein (W, 1-0) set the tone on the mound for the Braves, blanking Ball State on two hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in his 7.0 innings. Junior RHP Matt Hamilton retired the Cardinals in order in the eighth inning and redshirt junior RHP Theron Denlinger closed the door with a hitless ninth.