WINCHESTER, Va. – The 13th-ranked Bridgewater College baseball team took down No. 6 Shenandoah on the road by a final score of 11-5 Tuesday.

Score: No. 13 Bridgewater (BC) 11, No. 6 Shenandoah (SU) 5
Records: BC (18-3, 3-3), SU (19-4, 5-4)

How It Happened
• As soon as the Eagles broke open the score in the first frame, the Hornets faced a deficit difficult to climb back from. BC jumped out to seven-straight runs through the first three innings and applied immediate pressure. Jakson Walter kicked off the scoring with an RBI single sending home Nick Stavros. Then, with bases loaded and a keen sense of plate discipline, the Eagles rang up back-to-back walks to bring in two more runs to start the game.
• BC pressed the gas in the second inning to tack on an additional two runs. Zack Chadwell laced a single down the right field line to knock in Stavros. Quickly to follow, Trent Holland served a shot into the infield to get Bransen Hensley to come around to score.
• In the third inning, BC held firm control while putting together two more runs as Stavros earned an RBI off a ground out, and Chadwell took his base with a walk to get Jake Harris to score for a 7-0 lead. SU managed to work in some offense with three runs in the bottom of the frame, but BC stayed well in control with strong bullpen arms and active at-bats.
• The Eagles loaded the bases for the third time in the game in the fourth inning and converted the eighth run of the day from a hit by pitch to Stavros. Walter came around to score. The Hornets did not score again until the sixth inning as a run was scored from a ground out.
• Chandler Valbak added more offensive pressure in the later innings with a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Although the Hornets rang up a run to turn the score to 9-5, the Eagles shut down all opposing threats as Zack Chadwell sent out a no-doubter over the center field wall. Bryce Suters then capped the scoring off with an RBI single, making the score stand at a comfortable 11-5 advantage. Tanner Evans entered the eighth with two outs and closed the game successfully retiring the next four batters for the 11-5 victory.

Game Notes
• Zack Chadwell logged three RBIs on the day to lead the Eagles offensively along with two scored runs and two hits. Chadwell marked his sixth home run of the season.
• Jakson Walter got busy on the bases earning a team-high three runs including an RBI and two hits. Nick Stavros and Bryce Suters collected two runs apiece.
• The Eagles capitalized on each of the three errors made by the Hornets in the early innings while the two errors made by BC, only one error costed a run.
• Bridgewater went through seven pitchers to get the win as Gary Tompkins earned his second win of the season.

Up Next
The Eagles are back in action tomorrow, March 25 at home to face No. 19 ranked Christopher Newport. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.

—- BC Athletics —