HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. - Bridgewater College lost the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at Hampden-Sydney in extra innings, but the Eagles bounced back to hammer the Tigers, 21-4 in Game 2 to earn a split in ODAC baseball action.

In the opener, the Eagles rallied from an early 3-1 lead to take the lead in into the sixth, but were unable to hold on as the Tigers came back to win in the bottom of the eighth.

Bridgewater took the lead in the top of the sixth. Brett Howell and Andrew Hacker led off the inning with singles and Blake Stokely chased two run home with a double to put the Eagles on top 4-3.

The Eagles were two outs away in the bottom of the seventh from taking Game 1, but a run-scoring single by Herbie Williams tied the score and send the game to extra innings.

Bridgewater pitcher Drew Elkins retired the first two batters in the bottom of the eighth before three consecutive singles won the game for the Tigers.

Elkins went the distance and took the loss. He allowed 10 hits in 7.2 innings and just three earned runs. He struck out five and walked just one.

Stokely was 3-for-3 in the opener with two RBIs and Hacker added a pair of hits.

In the second game, the Eagles unloaded on the Tigers pitching staff for 20 hits in the 21-4 victory.

The Eagles jumped on the Tigers with four runs in the first and never looked back.

Easter was hit by a pitch to open the first and moved to second on a groundout. With two outs, Easter scored on a single by Andy Chrismer to take a 1-0 lead. After Chrismer moved to second on a passed ball, Hacker delivered a run-scoring single to make it 2-0. Hacker then moved to third on a double by Howell and Stokely followed with a two-run single for a 4-0 Bridgewater lead.

After giving up two runs in the second, BC starter Alex Foltz was in command. He allowed two more runs, both unearned, and worked seven innings to pick up the victory. Foltz allowed seven hits while striking out six and walking three. Jake Wade and Hacker finished up with one scoreless inning each.

At the plate, Stokely had another big game, going 3-for-6 with four RBIs and Kevin Kirk finished 4-for-6 with four RBIs. Chrismer was 3-for-5 with two runs batted in while Hacker knocked in three runs with a 3-for-6 effort at the plate. Mitchell Edwards and Devon Snow also contributed two hits each to Eagles' attack.

Bridgewater is now 4-7 overall and 1-1 in the ODAC. Hampden-Sydney drops to 5-3 overall and 13- in conference play.