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Bradley takes home opener over Eastern Illinois
BU collects five home runs in win over Eastern Illinois
Game Recap: Baseball | 3/29/2023 9:58:00 AM | Cody Roskens
Peoria, IL. After 19 road games to start the season, Bradley (9-11) opened up its home schedule against the Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-7), winning 8-5 behind a season-high five home runs.Game RecapIt had been more than a month since the start of the 2023 baseball season began for Bradley, and finally, the Braves got a chance to play in front of their home fans. It didn't take long for the Braves to give the BU faithful something to cheer about. In the first home at-bat of the season, Ryan Vogel sent the first pitch 331 feet down the left field line for a lead-off home run. BU wouldn't be done in the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back singles from Jackson Chatterton and Connor O'Brien setting up a Logan Delgado SAC fly to bring in one more run. Bradley would go on to hit four more home runs throughout the course of the game with Carson Husmann striking in the 2nd and 8th innings.
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