Braves fall in final nonconference game to Illinois

Bradley Baseball recap @ Illinois 2025May 6, 2025 | Urbana-Champaign, IL. | Illinois Field

Bradley Baseball fought hard against the Fighting Illini on Tuesday but ultimately lost 6-4 after a three-run seventh gave Illinois the lead.

Game Recap: Bradley 4, Illinois 6

The Braves kept it close early in the game, as Cole Smith drilled a homer to right field in the top of the first to give Bradley a 1-0 lead. Illinois scored one in the first and third to take the lead. The Braves tied it up in the top of the fourth on a Nick Hosie solo shot, but the Fighting Illini took the lead back in the bottom of the fourth. Bradley tied it up for the final time in the sixth when Bobby Atkinson scored on a wild…