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BC BASE vs. UMW recap
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Bridgewater BC 7-6-1
11
Winner Mary Washington UMW 12-4
Bridgewater BC
7-6-1
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Final
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Mary Washington UMW
12-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bridgewater BC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Mary Washington UMW 0 0 5 0 4 2 0 0 X 11 14 1

W: Brendan McComber (3-0) L: Christopher, Joe (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Stumbles to Mary Washington

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Bridgewater baseball faced a setback against Mary Washington falling 11-1 on the road Tuesday. 


The Basics 

Score: Mary Washington (UMW) 11, Bridgewater (BCE) 1 

Records: UMW (12-4), BCE (7-6-1) 

How It Happened 

  • The relentless offensive surge late in the fifth inning by UMW overpowered any counterattack from BCE. The runs poured in, and the Bridgewater offense was stopped by a strong showing in the Mary Washington bullpen.  

  • Despite the dominant scoring frames in late innings, BCE got the scoring started as Chandler Valbak helped Nick Stavros to get sent home after Stavros reached on a single. Trent Holland then lined a single through the infield to advance Stavros. Valbak answered the call with a ripped single down the middle for the lone run for the Eagles. 

  • In the bottom of the third, the runs began to stack for UMW, tallying five runs to the scoreboard. As starting Bridgewater pitcher Joe Christopher faced 10 batters in the frame, UMW put together a pair of singles to even it up at one apiece with bases loaded. A hit by pitch and an infield single quickly extended the score to 3-1. Then, a bases-loaded double led to an additional two runs. 

  • Two innings later, UMW came back for more opening the bottom of the fifth with a double. A costly error advanced runners to then help ease the next batter for an RBI single. Soon after, a bases-clearing triple quickly bumped the lead to eight with a bold 9-1 advantage.  

  • BCE entered the sixth inning looking to dampen the scoring surge by the UMW Eagles building on its own bases-loaded scoring chance. Chadwell singled; then back-to-back walks followed, leaving the opportunity open for Lucas Bauer. Bauer worked a full count fouling off good looks but ultimately was held by the swinging strike three call.  

  • UMW added a couple more insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single and a bold attempt to steal home to hold off the Bridgewater Eagles from gaining any momentum later, leaving the score at 11-1.  

Game Notes 

  • The three errors caused by the Bridgewater Eagles gave Mary Washington too much breathing room converting in all extended innings. UMW's defense only allowed one error on the day. 

  • Isaac Sumpter logged his first hit of the season while also drawing a walk. 

  • Bridgewater starting pitcher Joe Christopher went three innings on one earned run, four total runs, two walks, and a hit-by-pitch. UMW's relievers got the job done in the final third as the relief-pitching tandem went an inning each on three combined strikeouts and no runs. 

Up Next 

The Eagles are back in action on Saturday, March 15 against Ferrum on the road in a doubleheader. 

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