Bradley baseball

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Bradley opens the season with a 5-1 win over Omaha

Omaha- 1 5 2
Bradley 5 8 1

Metamora's Spencer Gaa with 4 RBI
Elliot Ashbeck with 5.2 innings pitched giving up 4 hits & 1ER


BU softball drops to 1-5 with 8-0 loss to Kansas

BU softball lost their 2nd game yesterday, going down 11-0 to Weber State... so they got outscored on the day 19-0 and drop to 1-6.
The BU pitching has hurt along with offense - as we are giving up a combined batting avg of .426 with 22 extra base hits & 7 HR to our seven opponents thus far while hitting only .239 ourselves.

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video of sophomore Spencer Gaa's home run on the first pitch (thanks coachdude)

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=780362202013288&fref=nf

[Da Coach]

I enjoyed watching that. But if that is from Bradley Athletics, can't they invest in a video camera that actually shoots clear, in-focus video? I have a Sony BetaCam from 1982 that shoots far better quality video than that.

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I enjoyed watching that. But if that is from Bradley Athletics, can't they invest in a video camera that actually shoots clear, in-focus video? I have a Sony BetaCam from 1982 that shoots far better quality video than that.

that was apparently from a hand-held phone cam taken by a spectator in the stands - might be the only video available - better than nothing
Prob his dad taking the video... Bet he's proud - and there are some MLB scouts watching Spencer.

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Bradley baseball comes crashing back to earth..
Grand Canyon scored 30 runs (yes, that's THIRTY) on 28 hits (both all-time worst records in all of Bradley baseball's 115 year history) to win 30-7
we must lead DI in BA allowed


wrong way to get a mention on ESPN & makes for heckuva box score

http://www.bradleybraves.com/pdf9/3193518.pdf?ATCLID=209892495&SPSID=25967&SPID=1506&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=3400

[Chico]

They are above .500. How many other BU sports programs can say that right now. Hope they have a successful season as we all should.

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They have recruited good kids--
I just heard from someone who traveled with the team how well mannered, well dressed & polite the team was as they traveled thru airports, etc....and how many compliments they received--
this was also once the case with our other teams but...

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Bradley baseball wins 7-1 over McNeese State to go to 3-1

Spencer Gaa 2-4 with a double (raises his season BA to .444 (8-1
Elliott Ashbeck (8 inn) & Matt Dennis (1 inn) combined for a 1-hitter

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baseball wins 1-0 to go 4-1
kudos to Steve Adkins, Cameron Roegner, & Matt Dennis - combining for the shutout

BU gets only 4 hits & 1 run but it's enough
Spencer Gaa sat out - just heard he's out with hamstring injury

btw- Spencer Gaa ranks #17 nationally

http://www.d1baseball.com/out-in-left-field/2015-name-team-watch-list/

[Chico]

The team just won 3 more, all shutouts. Keep it up guys.

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agree- looking good - but we've done this before in playing lesser early season opponents then floundering against the MVC - but encouraging...

[Chico]

agree- looking good - but we've done this before in playing lesser early season opponents then floundering against the MVC - but encouraging...

Can't you just say good going without the "buts"? Just good to have a, so-far, winning sports team.

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I am saying a lot more good about BU baseball than anyone else is....
I want to see them have a great year...but facts are facts...

the failure to schedule anyone tough for the first 20 games each season (even facing obscure DII's & NAIA's) prepares us poorly for the Valley race...
it is a very real issue.....
thus, for example, last year we started 7-1 then 13-3 then finished in the MVC basement.

Like I said - we are due for a good season, and our kids work hard and have good pitching - and nobody wants to see success at BU any more than I do...
Hey, how come you & I are the only ones rooting them on in this thread??

[Chico]

Let's hope things are different this year. They have some good recruits coming in next year. Guess everyone Is so wrapped up in basketball they haven't noticed the baseball team.

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BU baseball was scheduled to play SEMO in a series this weekend, but due to frigid weather the series has been moved.
Now the games will be played in New Orleans.

http://www.gosoutheast.com/news/2015/2/24/BB_0224155056.aspx

http://www.kfvs12.com/story/28193955/semo-baseball-game-vs-arkansas-state-canceled-weekend-series-moved-to-new-orleans