GREENSBORO, N.C. – After falling in the opener, the Bridgewater Eagles softball team led in the nightcap and senior Brea Hinegardner ripped two home runs, but the Eagles couldn't hold off one of the league's top hitting teams in a doubleheader sweep at the hands of the Guilford Quakers on Wednesday evening.

Bridgewater (18-15-1, 8-11-1 ODAC) fell in game one by a 4-0 score before dropping a 6-4 contest in the finale.

In game one, the Eagles bats were silenced at the plate while Guilford (24-12, 9-9 ODAC) took advantage of a long ball and a wild pitch to run away with a 4-0 victory.

Bridgewater stranded a base runner in the first inning but it was the Quakers getting on the board in the bottom of the first. Cynthia Hayes reached on a lead-off double and moved to third base on a passed ball. Hayes later scored on a wild pitch to put Guilford out in front, 1-0.

Following a scoreless second inning, Guilford tacked on three more runs in the home half of the third to race out to a 4-0 advantage over the Eagles.

Hayes reached base on a fielder's choice after a Brooks Bray single led off the inning for the Quakers. Marty Wilcox followed with a double to put runners at second and third with one away. After the Wilcox double, Rachel Howard belted a home run over the fence in center field to build the Guilford lead to 4-0 after three innings of play.

Over the remainder of the contest, Bridgewater had only two base runners as Guilford starter Maggie Shaffer tossed a gem in the opener to help cement a 4-0 victory for the Quakers.

Pitcher Brianna Cox was tagged with the loss for the Eagles and tallied Bridgewater's lone hit in the opener. Cox allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings of work.

Bray, Howard and Wilcox each tallied two hits each for the Quakers in game one while Shaffer tossed a one-hit shutout to earn the victory in the circle.

Bridgewater responded in the nightcap with a two-run first inning. Junior Amanda Lutz ripped a one-out single to put a runner on board but a Lauren Jenkins groundout put two away and looked to strand Lutz at first. Hinegardner followed with her team-leading sixth homer of the season to build a 2-0 Bridgewater advantage after a half inning of play.

After the two-run inning for the Eagles, Guilford responded with three runs to take the lead. Hayes led the inning off with a walk prior to Wilcox blasting a ball over the left-field fence to tie the contest up at a 2-2 tally. Later in the inning, Casey Snead singled through the right side to score Taylor Boyd, building a 3-2 Quakers advantage.

Guilford shut the Eagles down at the plate in the second and added three more runs in the bottom half of the second to run out to a 6-2 advantage. Hayes doubled to open the frame and Wilcox singled to put runners at first and third with no outs. Hayes then scored on a wild pitch for a 4-2 Guilford lead prior to Wilcox scoring on a Rachel Howard single to build a 5-2 lead for the Quakers. Guilford scored later in the inning when Calli Pastor was sent home on a Steffi Sides single to extend the lead to 6-2.

Bridgewater looked to mount a comeback in the fifth inning when Jenkins belted a one-out double to put a runner in scoring position. Hinegardner followed with a two-run shot over the fence in left to cut the gap in half at a 6-4 margin.

After the two-run fifth, the Quakers pitchers settled down and retired the Eagles in order in the sixth and seventh to preserve a 6-4 victory.

Hinegardner's two-hit game led the Eagles bats while Lutz picked up the loss after allowing five runs over one inning of work. Hinegardner now ranks third in the conference with seven home runs on the year. 

Wilcox and Boyd each registered three hits for the Quakers in the nightcap and Snead picked up the victory.

Bridgewater returns to action on Friday at McDaniel. Start time is set for 1:30 p.m.