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@BradleyBraves @BradleySIDLive @BradleyBaseball #AllAboutTheB 116TH SEASON OF BRADLEY BASEBALL | 1898-2015 | 1,842 VICTORIES | 2016 NCAA REGIONAL Games 1-3 at Austin Peay 2016 BRADLEY SCHEDULE Feb. 19-21 | Clarksville, TN | Raymond C. Hand Park (Capacity 777 | Dimensions 319 LL, 392 CF, 327 RL) 2015 Overall: 36-21 • MVC 10-11 • Non-Con 26-10 Home 11-6 • Away 13-11 • Neutral 12-4 Bradley Braves Austin Peay Governors DATE OPPONENT CT F 19 at Austin Peay 3:30 pm Overall: 36-21 in 2015 Overall: 25-26 in 2015 F 20 at Austin Peay 1:00 pm MVC: 10-11 (T3rd) OVC: 15-15 (7th) F 21 at Austin Peay 1:00 pm Head Coach: Elvis Dominguez Head Coach: Travis Janssen Irish Alamo Invitational (San Antonio, TX) Career: 341-401-3 (15th year) Career: 104-99 (5th year) F 25 vs. Texas Southern 2:00 pm at Bradley: 163-202-1 (8th year) at APSU: 0-0 (1st year) F 26 vs. Notre Dame 11:30 am F 27 vs. Gonzaga 3:30 pm series schedule Series History vs. Incarnate Word 7:30 pm Mr 4 at McNeese State 6:00 pm Friday, Feb. 19 | 3:30 p.m. CT Games 14-16 Mr 5 at McNeese State 3:00 pm Video: OVC Digital Net | Audio: letsgopeay.com | Stats: PeayStats.com Overall Bradley 8-5 Mr 6 at McNeese State 11:00 am Bradley: Matt Dennis, RHP, Jr. (3-0, 1.51 ERA, 45 K) at APSU Bradley 8-5 RussMatt Central FL Invite (Winter Haven, FL) Austin Peay: Alex Robles, RHP, Jr. (6-3, 3.31 ERA, 65 K) Dominguez vs. APSU 0-1 Mr 12 vs. Bucknell TBA Janssen vs. BU N/A Mr 13 vs. Bucknell TBA Saturday, Feb. 20 | 1:00 p.m. CT Mr 14 vs. Bucknell TBA Last 5 Games Bradley 3-2 Video: OVC Digital Net | Audio: letsgopeay.com | Stats: PeayStats.com Mr 16 vs. Lehigh TBA Last 10 Games Bradley 6-4 Bradley: Cameron Roegner, LHP, 5Sr. (4-0, 3.79 ERA, 33 K) Mr 17 vs. Dartmouth TBA Current Streak L1 Mr 19 !vs. Brown 11:00 am Austin Peay: Michael Costanzo, LHP, So. (1-3, 8.46 ERA, 17 K) Last March 1, 2014 at UCF 3:00 pm Sunday, Feb. 21 | 1:00 p.m. CT at Austin Peay 10, Bradley 6 Mr 23 at Iowa 3:00 pm Mr 25 $vs. Western Michigan 6:00 pm Video: OVC Digital Net | Audio: letsgopeay.com | Stats: PeayStats.com First April 10, 1971 Mr 26 at Butler 11:00 am Bradley: Brent Stong, LHP, Sr. (5-6, 5.42 ERA, 58 K) Bradley 3, at Austin Peay 2 $vs. Western Michigan 2:30 pm Austin Peay: Zach Neff, LHP, So. (0-0, 7.58 ERA, 22 K) Mr 27 at Butler 11:00 am Mr 30 at Saint Louis 6:00 pm A 1 MACMURRAY 6:00 pm The Opening Pitch A 2 ILLINOIS COLLEGE 2:00 pm • Bradley will open its 116th baseball season this weekend by visiting Austin Peay for a 3-game series A 6 WESTERN ILLINOIS 6:00 pm at Raymond C. Hand Park. A 8 *MISSOURI STATE 6:00 pm • The Braves are coming off their first NCAA Regionals appearance since 1968, but lost 10 lettermen A 9 *MISSOURI STATE 12:00 pm A 10 *MISSOURI STATE 12:00 pm from the 2015 team that posted a 36-21 overall record, played in the Missouri Valley Conference Baseball A 13 at Northwestern 3:00 pm Championship title game and earned an at-large selection as the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Louisville A 15 *at Evansville 6:00 pm Regional. A 16 *at Evansville 2:00 pm • A former Austin Peay OVC rival as head coach at Eastern Kentucky, Elvis Dominguez begins his A 17 *at Evansville 1:00 pm eighth year as Bradley’s head coach and 15th year overall as a collegiate head coach. A 20 IOWA 6:00 pm A 22 *at Wichita State 6:30 pm • Bradley owns an 8-5 lead in the all-time series versus Austin Peay, despite the fact that all 13 A 23 *at Wichita State 2:00 pm previous meetings in the series have been played in Clarksville. A 24 *at Wichita State 1:00 pm • Bradley flourished away from home last season, ranking sixth nationally entering the postseason A 27 ROBERT MORRIS-PEORIA 6:00 pm with 24 road and neutral-site wins. The Braves are scheduled to play just 15 home games in 2016 and A 29 *DALLAS BAPTIST 6:00 pm will not host a game at Dozer Park until April 1 in their 24th game of this season. A 30 *DALLAS BAPTIST 2:00 pm My 1 *DALLAS BAPTIST 1:00 pm My 3 ROBERT MORRIS-S’FIELD 6:00 pm Bradley Probable Starters by Position (2015 Stats) My 6 *at Illinois State 6:00 pm My 7 *at Illinois State 2:00 pm Pos. # Name Yr. B-T Avg. 2B-3B-HR RBI SB Notes My 8 *at Illinois State 1:00 pm C 31 Ian Kristan Fr. L-R .257 7-2-1 18 0-0 Primarily played as backup DH in 2015 My 13 *INDIANA STATE 6:00 pm 1B 25 Paul Solka 5Sr. R-R .295 12-2-5 31 0-1 T2nd on team with 31 RBI in 2015 My 14 *INDIANA STATE 2:00 pm 2B 23 Allan Beer So. R-R .161 2-1-1 9 0-2 Also expected to work as relief pitcher My 15 *INDIANA STATE 1:00 pm 3B 22 Spencer Gaa Jr. R-R .351 9-1-4 32 4-5 Top returning hitter in the MVC My 17 at SIU Edwardsville 6:00 pm SS 7 Tyler Leffler Sr. R-R .196 9-0-1 28 4-6 Led team with .354 BA in 2014 My 19 *at Southern Illinois 6:30 pm LF 24 Evan Gruener Jr. L-L .247 10-1-7 26 9-12 T1st on team with 7 HR, 2nd with 13 SH in ‘15 My 20 *at Southern Illinois 6:30 pm CF 16 Andy Shadid Fr. R-R N/A N/A N/A N/A 4th of extended Shadid Family to play at BU My 21 *at Southern Illinois 2:00 pm RF 12 Carson Weber Jr. L-L .218 6-1-2 13 2-2 Started 52 of 57 games in 2015 MVC Baseball Championship (at Indiana St.) DH 37 JF Garon Fr. R-R N/A N/A N/A N/A 3-year player for Canadian Jr. National Team My 25 Pool Play (ESPN3) 8:00 am My 26 Pool Play (ESPN3) 8:00 am STARTING PITCHERS My 27 Pool Play (ESPN3) 8:00 am Gm # Name Yr. B-T ERA W-L-S IP K-BB Notes My 28 Championship (ESPN3) 6:00 pm Fri. 10 Matt Dennis Jr. R-R 1.51 3-0-12 47.2 45-19 3rd Team NCBWA All-American closer in ‘15 ! Orlando, FL $ Indianapolis, IN Sat. 35 Cameron Roegner 5Sr. L-L 3.79 4-0-2 54.2 33-29 Beat Dallas Baptist, 3-0, in 2015 MVC semis * MVC regular-season games Sun. 20 Brent Stong Sr. L-L 5.42 5-6-0 84.2 58-26 National Pitcher of the Week March 2, 2015 Bradley Braves Baseball Game Notes | 1-3 at Austin Peay 2016 BRADLEY BRAVES BASEBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER BRADLEY QUICK FACTS No. Name Yr. Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Location Peoria, Ill. (61625) 1 Christian Dominguez Fr. IF S/R 5-11 170 Washington, IL (Washington HS) Founded 1897 4 Nick Green** Jr. IF R/R 5-9 165 Eagan, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall HS) Enrollment 5,700 6 DJ Gasso RSo. IF R/R 5-11 195 Norman, OK (Norman North HS/Hutchinson CC) Nickname Braves 7 Tyler Leffler*** Sr. IF R/R 6-2 190 Benton, IL (Benton Consolidated HS) School Colors Red (PMS 186c) & White 8 Zach Fairchild** Jr. C S/R 5-11 188 Sun Prairie, WI (Sun Praire HS) Affiliation NCAA Division I 9 Cody Carroll* So. OF R/R 6-4 208 Glenview, IL (Glenbrook South HS) Conference Missouri Valley Conference 10 Matt Dennis** Jr. RHP R/R 6-1 215 Arlington Heights, IL (Rolling Meadows HS) President Gary R. Roberts 12 Carson Weber** Jr. OF/1B L/L 6-2 190 Watertown, WI (Watertown HS) Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Reynolds 13 Brady Wilkin*** Sr. OF L/L 6-1 167 Orland Park, IL (Providence Catholic HS) Athletics Dept. Phone (309) 677-2666 15 Eric Scheuermann*** RJr. RHP R/R 5-11 205 Palatine, IL (Palatine HS) Ticket Office Phone (309) 677-2625 16 Andy Shadid Fr. OF R/R 6-2 195 Peoria, IL (Notre Dame HS) Official Website www.BradleyBraves.com 17 Luke Mangieri Fr. IF L/R 6-3 206 Peoria, IL (Dunlap HS) 19 Zach Seiler Fr. C R/R 6-0 195 Wildwood, MO (Eureka HS) COACHING STAFF 20 Brent Stong*** Sr. LHP L/L 6-2 187 Andover, MN (Andover HS) Head Coach Elvis Dominguez 21 Mitch Janssen Fr. RHP R/R 6-3 203 Princeville, IL (Princeville HS) Alma Mater Creighton ‘86 22 Spencer Gaa** Jr. IF R/R 6-2 185 Metamora, IL (Metamora HS) Career Record 341-401-3 (15th year) 23 Allan Beer* So. IF/RHP R/R 6-2 200 Tulsa, OK (Jenks HS) at Bradley 163-202-1 (Eighth year) 24 Evan Gruener** Jr.