TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball returns to the field Friday afternoon with a three-game series at Bradley. The start time for the opener has been adjusted due to weather with a first pitch scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Games two and three of the series are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Fans can catch Friday's and Sunday's games on The Valley On ESPN3.
Brian Fritz will have the radio call for the weekend via GoSycamores.com/Watch.
SYCAMORES AT A GLANCE
Jarrod Watkins (.344, 10 2B, 8 RBI) and
Dane Giesler (.333, 5 2B, 16 R, 19 BB, 12 RBI) lead the Trees at the plate while
Luke Fegen and
CJ Huntley are hitting .329 and .288, respectively. As a team, the Sycamores are hitting .273 and have hit for 43 doubles, 5 triples and 22 home runs. The Indiana State pitching staff has struck out 174 batters and holds a combined 4.12 ERA.
LOOKING AT THE BRAVES
Bradley enters the weekend 15-7 and winners of three of their last four games, including a 14-7 victory over Western Illinois Wednesday. The Braves are hitting .306 on the season led by Brendan Dougherty at .388 in 22 starts. The Bradley pitching staff holds a 4.61 combined ERA.
ALL-TIME VS BRADLEY
The Sycamores lead the all-time series that dates back to 1906, 89-61. Indiana State swept the weekend series a year ago at Bob Warn Field, outscoring BU 15-9 over the series. The Sycamores took two of three in Peoria in 2016.
MOVING UP THE LIST
Indiana State head coach
Mitch Hannahs sits just one win away from second place in the programs all-time win mark. With the team's series finale win over Missouri State Saturday, Hannahs picked up his 139th career win, just one victory behind Paul Wolf (140). Hannahs has a 139-99 overall record in five seasons at the helm of the program.
Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob Warn 1,070
2 Paul Wolf 140
3 Mitch Hannahs 138
4 Rick Heller 131
5 Jim Rendel 129
IRON MAN
Sophomore catcher
Max Wright has been everything the Sycamores have asked this season, starting in all 23 games behind the plate, including the backend of two doubleheaders. Wright has played his role well in the batter's box with 22 hits this year for a .262 average. More than the average though has been his ability to cash in when there are runners on base. The Toronto, Ontario native has driven in 13 runs and has recorded the second-most multi-RBI games on the team with five. Wright's ability to control the run game has limited the oppositions opportunities on the base paths as well as he has thrown out six of the 12 runners trying to swipe a base.
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