PEORIA, Ill. -- Fresh off a home series sweep of Southern Illinois, Bradley Softball continues a season-long, eight-game home stand with the lone midweek home contests of the season, with the Braves hosting I-74 rival Illinois State Tuesday in a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Petersen Hotels Field at the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex.
Bradley (20-18 overall, 8-7 MVC) moved into fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference standings with the weekend sweep of Southern Illinois and the Braves now sit one-half game behind Illinois State (18-20 overall, 8-6 MVC), which is tied with Drake for third, as the teams mark the halfway point of the league schedule.