DALLAS, TEXAS – No. 2 DBU tallied five runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back, taking down Bradley, 11-1. The Patriots advance to tomorrow afternoon's title game against No. 1 Missouri State, while the Braves have been eliminated from the tournament.

Jordan Martinson went the distance in his longest outing of the season, holding the Braves (32-19) to one run on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts. The only runner he allowed past second base was the lone Bradley run in the fifth inning.

Offensively, the Patriots jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first with the benefit of five walks, two of which came with the bases loaded, and two hits, including a two-run single by Blayne Jones.

DBU finished off Bradley with a four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh. Garrett Wolforth and Tim Millard started the inning with back-to-back doubles. Matt Duce followed with an RBI single. Jameson Hannah's two-run double pushed across the game-ending run.

DBU joins Florida, Florida State, and Louisville as the only teams in Division I with at least 40 wins in each of the last five seasons.

DBU and Missouri State will face off for the MVC Tournament title Sunday at 1 PM (CT) on ESPN+. The last four Valley tournament titles have gone to DBU or Missouri State