Missouri State Bears (22-15, 15-4 MVC) vs. Bradley (23-21, 11-10 MVC)
Dates	Saturday, April 30 | 12:00 p.m. (Doubleheader) Sunday, May 1 | 12:00 p.m.
Location	Killian Stadium | Springfield, Mo.
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Up Next	Friday, May 6 at Drake | 12:00 p.m. (Doubleheader) Saturday, May 7 at Drake | 12:00 p.m.

Starting Lineup - Storylines for the Bradley Series 

• Missouri State is back at home following a seven-game road swing, in which the Bears went 6-1. MSU welcomes Bradley for its final regular season home series, whiich will also serve as Senior Weekend for the Bears. Four Missouri State seniors will be honored throughout the weekend: Payton Minnis, Steffany Dickerson, Daphne Plummer and Madison Hunsaker. 
• The Bears enter the weekend ranked 1st in Earned Run Average in MVC play. In 19 conference matchups, the Bears boast a 1.31 ERA. MSU has given up just 27 earned runs in 144.1 IP, while also giving up the fewsest home runs (6) in league play. 
• Dating back to the 2019 season,     Missouri State has won 14 of its last 15 multi-game Missouri Valley Conference series, including its last 10 straight series. MSU's only series loss in that span came at the hands of Bradley last season on the road.
• MSU is 18-3 this season when allowing 3 runs or less and the Bears have outscored MVC foes 84-39 this season.
• In the last two seasons, the Bears are 7-0-1 in MVC series at Killian Stadium in Springfield. Their last MVC series loss at home came back in 2019 (April 27-28) vs. Drake. 
• Steffany Dickerson (Sr., Oklahoma, City, Okla.) owns a 0.88 ERA and .183 opposing batting average in MVC play, both of which lead the league. Overall, Dickerson owns a 1.79 ERA which ranks second in the MVC. Dickerson's ERA ranks 59th nationally, while her 17 victories rank 27th in the country. She is also 4th in MSU program history with 57 career victories and is just 4 victories away from taking over the third spot. 
• MSU's 2022 schedule features 8 teams that appeared in the 2021 NCAA Tournament (Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Kennesaw State, Wichita State, UNI and Southern Illinois), four of which were ranked in the USA Softball Preseason Top 25 (#4 Oklahoma State, #9 Arkansas, #21 Arizona State and #25 Wichita State).
• In MSU's last 10 games, Madison Hunsaker (Sr., Peculiar, Mo.) leads the Bears with a .441 batting average and 15 hits, while launching 3 home runs and collecting 7 RBI. In that span, MSU has a 9-1 record and Hunsaker is riding a six-game hit streak.
• Olivia Krehbiel (Jr., Lee's Summit, Mo.) has nine hits in MSU's last 10 games, with seven of them going for extra bases. In that span, Krehbiel has 4 home runs, a triple and 2 doubles, while driving in 10 runs. 
• Seniors Daphne Plummer (Sr., Lee's Summit, Mo.) and Payton Minnis (Blue Springs, Mo.) continue to contribute at the plate. Plummer ranks 6th in batting average (.354) and is 1st in stolen bases (21) in the MVC. Minnis ranks 29th nationally with 0.20 sac bunts per game.

Series History 
Missouri State leads the all-time series against Bradley, 63-38. In Springfield, the Bears own a 30-14 record against the Braves. 
Last season, MSU was 1-3 against Bradley. The Braves swept the three-game regular season series, before the Bears earned a win in the MVC Tournament.