WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Washington and Lee baseball team advanced to the championship round of the ODAC baseball tournament on Saturday evening with a 6-4 win over Bridgewater.

The Generals (25-6) will take on Virginia Wesleyan on Sunday at 1:00 pm and must win two from the Marlins in order to claim their first-ever ODAC Championship. Virginia Wesleyan defeated W&L, 7-2, in the early game on Saturday afternoon, handing the Generals their only tournament loss.

In the win over the Eagles, the Generals struck for four runs in the third inning, three of which were unearned. Sophomore designated hitter Chris Chaplin (Midlothian, Va./James River) led off the inning with a single to center and advanced to second when junior second baseman Austin Allain's (Weston, Mass./Weston) ball to center was misplayed. Senior first baseman Brian Gladysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep) then recorded a two-run double to left center scoring Chaplin and Allain. After an infield single by senior centerfielder Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) moved Gladysz to third, junior rightfielder Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) brought him home as an infield error allowed Gladysz to score. Sophomore catcher Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) then ended the scoring in the inning as he doubled home Mulhern.

An RBI double by freshman third baseman Taylor McConnell (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) added a fifth run in the fifth inning, but the Eagles began to chip away at the lead scoring two runs in the sixth inning and another in the seventh to make the score 5-4.

The Generals added another run in the eighth inning as senior shortstop/pitcher Michael Hanson (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) doubled to right and later scored on a wild pitch. Hanson pitched the final three innings to pick up the save, preserving the win for junior righthander Mike Wert (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) who moved his record to 5-1 on the season. Wert tossed six innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits.

At the plate, Bausch led the way with a 3-for-4 performance, including a double and a triple. Chaplin finished 2-for-3 while Gladysz knocked home two runs with his double.

Bridgewater was led by first baseman Todd Lewis, who was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Andy Cave was tagged with the loss, allowing four runs (one earned) in 2 2/3 innings of work. He fell to 1-2 on the season.

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