Official Site of the Braves · Mar 26, 2022
Braves Win Opener over Tennessee Tech, 8-2
W: Kisting, Jacob (4-1) L: CALITRI (3-1)
Cookeville, Tenn. – The Bradley baseball team earned a victory in the series opener at Tennessee Tech on Friday night, posting an 8-2 win. The Braves improve to 6-11 with the victory, while the Golden Eagles drop to 14-6.
Junior Connor Manthey led the Braves in the winning effort – knocking in a career-best five runs (two more than his previous personal best) behind a sixth-inning grand slam that Bradley in front for good.
Freshman Jacob Kisting earned the win on the mound to improve to 4-1 on the season – pitching seven innings and allowing just one run and four hits to go with a career-best nine strikeouts.