PEORIA, Ill. – Bradley slipped by SIUE in a in a pair of seven inning games Wednesday at Chiefs Stadium. The Braves defeated the Cougars 3-0 and 6-5.

SIUE dropped to 9-27 overall and will travel to Morehead State for an Ohio Valley Conference series this weekend.

The Cougars had the tying run on base when game two ended. SIUE came back from down 6-1 in the game after Bradley (14-22) scored twice in the third, twice in the fourth, and twice in the fifth innings.

"We didn't lay down," SIUE Interim Head Coach Tony Stoecklin said. "We didn't roll over. We continued to fight. I'm proud of them for competing."

SIUE scored three runs on four hits in the sixth inning. Skyler Geissinger drove in a run with a fielder's choice, and Drew Johnson lined a two out, two run-single to right to cut the lead to 6-4.

"Drew took a nice at-bat with the bases loaded to drive in a couple of runs," Stoecklin said.

Bryan Ryberg drew a walk to lead off the seventh and then advanced to second base on a wild pitch. Ryberg went to third on a ground out and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Jacob Stewart. James Vazquez singled with two outs, and advanced to second base on a wild pitch. He was stranded at second when the game ended.

Stewart and Vazquez each had two hits in the game. Johnson was 1 for 2 with the pair of RBIs.

"Jacob Stewart is swinging the bat better lately," SIUE Hitting Coach Danny Jackson said. "He's not trying to do too much. He's going to be a really good hitter. I think he's finally starting to get comfortable."

Bradley starter Eric Scheuermann (3-3) allowed one run on five innings for the win. Nolan Sponsler was 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs in the victory. Eliot Ashbeck was 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored.

J.D. Williams (0-2) started for the Cougars and took the loss. He allowed four runs and struck out one in 3 2/3 innings.

Sam Hopkins (1-4) suffered the loss in game one despite collecting the first complete game of his college career. He allowed all three runs on six hits. Hopkins struck out a career high four hitters and walked only one.

"Sam threw the ball really well," Stoecklin said. "He had three pitches working really well. He had nice composure. Most importantly gave us a chance to win that game."

The Braves scored single runs in the third, fifth, and sixth innings. Sponsler was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Mike Tauchman and Greg Partyka had the other RBIs for Bradley. Partyka hit his third home run of the year.