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W&L Baseball Upends Bridgewater, 3-2

Baseball

W&L Baseball Upends Bridgewater, 3-2

BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- Washington and Lee used one run apiece in both the eighth and ninth innings to snatch a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Bridgewater on Tuesday at Jopson Field.

The win gives the Generals (15-2, 9-1 ODAC) their first regular-season sweep of the Eagles since 1983, and improves W&L's school-record win streak to 13 games.

The Generals got on the board first when they pushed across one run in the top of the fourth. Junior second baseman Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) led off the inning with a single and scored on junior pitcher Bryan Mulhern's (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) two-out double.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Eagles (13-9, 6-2 ODAC) struck for two runs as first baseman Todd Lewis singled home leftfielder Kyle Walling and designated hitter Jimmy Graham plated rightfielder Scott Hearn with a double.

Trailing 2-1 in the top of the eighth, W&L rallied to even the score when senior centerfielder Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook), who had singled to lead off the inning, scored on a double by Mulhern. An inning later, Allain scored the game-winner when senior first baseman Brian Gladysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep) drove him in with a single.

Senior Michael Hanson (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) earned his first win of the season (1-0) after three innings of shutout relief. Mulhern, who started, threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits.

Mulhern's 2-for-4 day with two RBI led the Generals' offense. Allain and Gladysz also collected two hits apiece.

Dustin Jones (4-1), who threw two innings in relief, was saddled with the loss for BC. Offensively, Graham's 2-for-4 day with one RBI paced the Eagles.

The Generals are in action again tomorrow when they host Hartwick for a 3:00 pm contest.

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