LEXINGTON, Va. - Bridgewater senior first baseman J.R. Estes (Waynesboro, Va./Waynesboro) connected on a grand-slam home run in the top of the fourth inning as the Eagles downed Washington and Lee, 7-6, in ODAC baseball action on Friday evening at Cap'n Dick Smith Field.

Trailing 7-1 after the fourth inning, the Generals (14-10, 8-5) scored two runs in the fifth, one in the seventh and two more in the eight, but came up short as Eagles' reliever, freshman Ricky Read (Goode, Va./Brookeville), escaped the eighth inning and retired the side in the ninth inning for his fourth save of the season.

The Eagles (19-14, 10-4) entered the fourth inning tied with the Generals (14-10, 8-5), 1-1, but thanks to an RBI single and Estes' home run, Bridgewater stretched its lead to 6-1 before the inning was over. The Eagles' final run of the game came in the fifth inning when sophomore catcher Bryan Saunders (Harrisonburg, Va./Harrisonburg) took advantage of a W&L passed ball and scored from third base.

Senior right hander Mike Wert (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Alleghney) suffered his fourth loss of the season (2-4) after giving up 11 hits and two walks with four strikeouts through eight innings of work. Sophomore second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal), senior designated hitter Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) and sophomore first baseman Taylor McConnell (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) all connected on two hits. Gosselink also led the Generals with a home run and three RBI.

Freshman right hander Chance Dobbs (Alleghany, Va./Alleghany) earned the victory (2-0) after holding the Generals to three runs and nine hits in 5.1 innings on the mound. Read, sophomore center fielder Greg Thomas (Monroe, Va./Amherst) and senior outfielder Kyle Walling (Waynesboro, Va./Wilson Memorial) each went 2-for-5 on the day.

The Generals return to action on Saturday when they host Guilford for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.
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