Bears Take Opener over Bradley, 7-6

W: Loomis,Eric (3-1) L: Catton, Taylor (3-4) S: McMahill,Jake (4)

Peoria, Ill. – Missouri State scored one run in the eighth and one in the ninth to rally for a 7-6 win over the Bradley baseball team on Thursday night. The Braves are now 18-27 on the year with a 9-10 mark in the Missouri Valley Conference, while Missouri State moves to 25-24 and 8-11 versus league foes.

Bradley had a strong start to the game and raced to a 5-2 lead through three innings. The schools traded runs in the first with MSU hitting a leadoff home run before Carson Husmann answered with a two-out single that scored one. The Bears again hit a solo shot to lead off the third but this time, Bradley answered with three…