Friday, April 7
Springfield, Mo.
11 a.m.
Missouri State University
14-14, 3-4
4
vs
3
Bradley
10-15, 3-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Missouri State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Thompson Fans 10, Bears Top Bradley in Series Opener
April 07, 2023 | Baseball
SPRINGFIELD – Brandt Thompson threw 7.1 strong innings - the longest outing for a Missouri State pitcher this season - and struck out 10 Bradley hitters Friday to lead the Bears to a 4-3 victory over the Braves in the Missouri Valley Conference series opener at Hammons Field.
Thompson (3-3) scattered an earned run on six hits with 10 strikeouts, and Missouri State overcame an early 2-0 deficit to improve to 14-14 overall and 3-4 in league games.
Bradley (10-15) turned a leadoff hit by pitch into a run in the first and a leadoff strikeout that reached on an error into a 2-0 lead in the second before Nick Rodriguez drove in both Mason Greer and Cam Cratic with a two-out single in the second to even the score.
Zack Stewart's MVC-leading 13th double of the season drove home Spencer Nivens in the fifth and put the Bears ahead for good at 3-2, and three consecutive one-out singles in the eighth, capped by Cratic's RBI hit, gave MSU needed insurance at 4-2.
Bradley collected three singles in the ninth to close to 4-3 with the tying run on second before Garrett Ferguson got a fly out and a strike out to finish off the final 1.2 innings and the first save of his career.
The series continues with a 10:45 a.m. first pitch Saturday at Hammons Field.
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Thompson (3-3) scattered an earned run on six hits with 10 strikeouts, and Missouri State overcame an early 2-0 deficit to improve to 14-14 overall and 3-4 in league games.
Bradley (10-15) turned a leadoff hit by pitch into a run in the first and a leadoff strikeout that reached on an error into a 2-0 lead in the second before Nick Rodriguez drove in both Mason Greer and Cam Cratic with a two-out single in the second to even the score.
Zack Stewart's MVC-leading 13th double of the season drove home Spencer Nivens in the fifth and put the Bears ahead for good at 3-2, and three consecutive one-out singles in the eighth, capped by Cratic's RBI hit, gave MSU needed insurance at 4-2.
Bradley collected three singles in the ninth to close to 4-3 with the tying run on second before Garrett Ferguson got a fly out and a strike out to finish off the final 1.2 innings and the first save of his career.
The series continues with a 10:45 a.m. first pitch Saturday at Hammons Field.
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Pitching:
W: Thompson, Brandt (3-3)
L: Kisting, Jac (0-5)
S: Ferguson, Garrett (1)
Batting:
2B: Delgado, Log 1 ; Chatterton, 1
RBI: Delgado, Log 2 ; Mylott, Mich 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vogel, Ryan 1 ; Chatterton, 1 ; McGinnis, Ca 1
SB: Vogel, Ryan 1 ; Chatterton, 1
HBP: Vogel, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: Stewart, Zack 1
RBI: Rodriguez, Nick 2 ; Stewart, Zack 1 ; Cratic, Cam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nivens, Spencer 1 ; Greer, Mason 1 ; Socci, Anthony 1 ; Cratic, Cam 1
SB: Nivens, Spencer 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
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