BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Bridgewater College finished out its regular season schedule Saturday afternoon by salvaging a split with the Lynchburg College Hornets in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball action.

Lynchburg won the opener 4-3 by squelching a Bridgewater rally in the bottom of the ninth, but the Eagles bounced back behind a strong start from senior Robert Gallet to win the second game 5-2.

The Hornets touched Eagles starter Corey Armentrout for five hits in the first two innings of the opener but managed just one run.

Lynchburg scored in the second inning. Pat Harris and Wil Parsons opened the inning with back-to-back singles and both advanced a base on Joe Tomasulo's sacrifice bunt. Harris scored on a sacrifice fly by KC Caldwell to put the Hornets on the board.

The Hornets tallied again in the fifth to make it 2-0. Caldwell led off with a single and moved to second on a balk. Caldwell advanced to third on a groundout by Lincoln Evans and raced home on a sacrifice fly by Joe Rogers for Lynchburg's second run.

The Eagles finally got to Lynchburg starter Brandon Miller in the bottom of the fifth inning. Brendan Howell led off with a long homer to left center, cutting the Hornets lead to 2-1. Zach Hynes followed by lining a double down the left field line and a single by Derrik Walling put runners at the corners. Hynes scored on Darren Yoder's sacrifice fly to center, tying the game at two runs apiece.

The teams then traded runs in the sixth. Lynchburg scored when Jake Tanner crossed the plate as Parsons beat out a slow roller with two outs, giving the Hornets a 3-2 lead.

Bridgewater answered in the bottom of the inning when Nick Fulk led off with a single and moved to second on a groundout. Fulk scored on a base hit by Justin Petock to tie the score at 3-3.

The Hornets scored the go-ahead run in the ninth, taking advantage of an infield error. Evans plated Caldwell with a base hit to left for a 4-3 Lynchburg lead.

The Eagles threatened in the bottom half of the inning, but mistakes on the bases proved costly. Petock doubled to start the inning and Howell walked. Bridgewater was looking to put down a sacrifice bunt, but catcher Rob Tomasulo picked Petock off at second for the first out of the inning. Zach Hynes struck out for the second out and then Miller picked pinch-runner Tyler Dawson off at first base to end the game.

Dillon Via took the loss despite pitching three strong innings. Via allowed one unearned run on two hits. Petock was the only Eagles hitter with multiple hits as he finished 2-for-4.

Miller went the distance on the mound for the Hornets to pick up the victory. He allowed three runs on seven hits. Miller struck out four and walked two. Leadoff batter Evans paced the Hornets' 11-hit attack with a 3-for-5 day at the plate.

The Hornets jumped out early in game two with a run in the top of the first off Gallet. Rogers singled with one out and a single by Dustin Arrowood put runners at the corners with two outs. Rogers scored on a wild pitch for a 1-0 Lynchburg lead.

The margin didn't last long as the Eagles answered with two runs in their half of the first. Fulk led off with a single and then stole second. Bryan Sanderson walked to put two runners on but a fielder's choice grounder by Petock left runners at first and third with two outs. Howell came through with the clutch hit as his double to the gap in left center was good for two RBIs and a 2-1 Eagles lead.

Bridgewater padded its lead with single runs in the fourth and fifth. Tyler Hoffman walked to lead off the fourth and a hit-and-run single to right by Cavin Clyde moved Hoffman to third. Hoffman scored on Fulk's grounder to short, giving the Eagles a 3-1 lead.

In the fifth, Petock led off and ended up at second when his grounder turned into a two-base throwing error. Petock took third on a groundout and scored on Damian Reed's single, pushing the Eagles lead to 4-1.

Lynchburg threatened to put together a big inning against Gallet in the eighth. With one out Parsons and pinch-hitter Andrew Gauvain lined consecutive singles. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch and Parsons scored on a groundout by Tanner, pulling Lynchburg to within 4-2. With Gallet well past the 100-pitch mark, Joe Tomasulo singled to put runners at first and third,  ending the day for Gallet. Bridgewater coach Curt Kendall summoned Ryan Leake to the mound and the lefty struck out Caldwell to end the Hornets threat and preserve Bridgewater's 4-2 lead.

The Eagles tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth. Clyde led off with a single and moved to second on Fulk's sacrifice bunt. With two outs, Sanderson lined a single to left, scoring Clyde for a 5-2 Eagles margin.

Leake retired the side in the order in the ninth to earn the save as the Eagles salvaged the split on Senior Day.

Gallet worked 7.2 innings to earn the victory. He allowed 10 hits and two runs while walking two batters and striking out nine. Leake fanned two of the four hitters he faced to earn his first save of the year.

Sanderson, Howell and Clyde had two hits each as the Eagles finished the contest with 10 hits.

Bridgewater will be back in action Thursday on the opening day of the ODAC Tournament in Lynchburg. The Eagles will be the No. 3 seed and will face the No. 4 seed which is still to be determined. Pairings and game times for the first day will be announced early in the week.