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Bradley Braves (3-3) vs. Memphis Tigers (4-4)
FRIDAY, MARCH 2 - 6:30 P.M. | SATURDAY, MARCH 3 - 2 P.M. | SUNDY, MARCH 4 - 1 P.M.
MEMPHIS, TENN. | FEDEX PARK
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BRADLEY |
MEMPHIS |
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3-3 |
4-4 |
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Missouri Valley Conference |
Conference USA |
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Elvis Dominguez (Creighton '86) |
Daren Schoenrock (Tennessee Tech '84) |
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at Bradley: 62-98(4th year) |
at Memphis: 181-228 (7th year) |
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Career: 240-297-2 (11th year) |
Career: 206-280 (9th year) |
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Series Results |
Bradley leads 12-8 |
LIVE STATS LINKS
Friday | Saturday | Sunday
PITCHING MATCHUPS
Game 1 - Friday - 6:30 p.m.
Bradley: Joe Bircher (Sr., LHP, 1-0, 3.77 ERA, 18 Ks)
Memphis: Sam Moll (So., LHP, 1-0, 4.82 ERA, 7 Ks)
Game 2 - Saturday - 2 p.m.
Bradley: John Nasshan (Jr., RHP, 2-0, 2.84 ERA, 10 Ks)
Memphis: Dan Langfield (Jr., RHP, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 Ks)
Game 3 - Sunday - 1 p.m.
Bradley: Justin Ziegler (Sr., RHP, 0-1, 9.00 ERA, 5 Ks)
Memphis: TBA
The Storyline
Bradley will make its second consecutive weekend trip to the Volunteer State this weekend when the Braves visit Memphis for a 3-game series at FedEx Park ... Bradley is 2-0 in true road games so far this season, while Memphis is 3-3 at home ... Three weeks into the season, Bradley is playing its first 3-game series against one opponent after participating in triangular events Feb. 17-19 at Kennesaw State (Virginia Tech) and Feb. 25-26 at Belmont (Arkansas-Little Rock) ... Memphis will be playing its seventh, eighth and ninth home games of the season, while Bradley will not play its first home game until March 21 against Illinois-Chicago and will not play a weekend home game until hosting Missouri State April 6-8 ... The 2012 season marks the seventh consecutive year the Braves have played early-season games in the state of Tennessee and the Braves are 16-22 in those 38 contests ... Fourth-year Bradley head coach Elvis Dominguez is 11-10 in the state of Tennessee with the Braves, including 6-3 the last two seasons ... Bradley's three projected starting pitchers are 3-1 in their six combined starts to date, including a 2-0 record with a 1.96 ERA during last weekend's 3-game trip to Nashville.
SERIES HISTORY
Bradley leads 12-8 | at Memphis: Bradley leads 9-8 | Current Streak: Memphis 1
The bulk of the games in the series were played during Memphis' membership in the Missouri Valley Conference, as the teams have met just twice since 1975 ... The teams have split the last two meetings in Memphis with Bradley earning a 5-1 win Feb. 21, 2009, while the Tigers took a 3-2 win in 10 innings Feb. 28, 2010 ... The teams have not played a 3-game series since Bradley took 2-of-3 games April 26-27, 1968 at Memphis.
