Baseball Prepares for Bradley

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont (20-21, 7-8 MVC) returns to MVC play today against Bradley (10-27-1, 4-11 MVC). The Bruins will host the Braves in a three-game series at E.S. Rose Park. Belmont looks to bounce back after Tuesday's extra-inning loss at Southern Indiana. Bradley tied with SIUE Tuesday night.
 
GAME SCHEDULE
Friday, March 26 – 4 p.m.
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Saturday, March 27 – 2 p.m.
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Sunday, March 29 – 1 p.m.
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BRUIN BULLETS

• Brodey Heaton keeps his eyes on becoming the program's all-time RBI leader. His 202 career RBI are the second most in program history. He needs 11 RBI to surpass Derek Wiley's ('09) 212 career RBI. His 22 RBI in conference play ranks second on the team.
• Mason Landers and Sam Slaughter are top-20 in the MVC in batting average. Landers leads the team with a .339 batting average followed by Slaughter's .338 mark.
• Landers is tied for third in the conference in hits (56). He leads the team with 17 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games.
• Heaton and Landers are top-15 in the MVC in home run per fly ball rate (22.2%).
• Blake Barton carries a team-high 19-game on-base streak.
• Slaughter leads the team with 13 stolen bases.
• Jordan Zuger leads the team and is tied for second in the MVC with 59 strikeouts. Zuger leads Belmont with 21 appearances out of the bullpen.  
• Will Pryor's 4.41 ERA leads the team. Pryor has struck out 41 batters in 34.2 innings at E.S. Rose Park. His 58 punchouts on the season is the fourth-most in the conference.
• Hank Liss has recorded two strikeouts in three of his last four appearances.

SCOUTING REPORT: BRADLEY BRAVES

• Beau Durbin is fifth in the MVC in batting average (.366).
• Noah Edders' 58 innings pitched ranks fourth in the conference.
• Edders is tied for sixth in the MVC with 54 strikeouts.
• Tommy O'Brien and Edders each have 11 doubles.
• O'Brien leads the team with eight home runs.
• The Braves are 4-20-1 on the road this season.

MATCHUP HISTORY

• Belmont is 10-7 all-time against Bradley.
• The Bruins won last year's series in Peoria, Illinois.
• In Game Two of the series, Belmont won 5-3 in 12 innings. Cade Rogers and Sam Slaughter drove in a pair of runs in the 12^th inning.

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