VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia - The No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan softball team swept the Eagles of Bridgewater College in a midweek ODAC doubleheader at Tom and Betty Broyles Field at TowneBank Park in Virginia Beach, VA. 

GAME RUNDOWN
Score: No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 2 - Bridgewater 1 - 8 innings
Records: No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 20-3-1, 6-1 | Bridgewater 9-2, 6-1
Location: Tom and Betty Broyles Field at TowneBank Park | Virginia Beah, VA

GAME RUNDOWN

• Bridgewater got the scoring started with a single run in the top of the first inning while the Eagles kept the Marlins off the board in the bottom half of the inning.
• Virginia Wesleyan responded in the bottom of the second with a single run to knot the score at one-all. The Marlin's run was scored by Katelyn Biando after Julie Fassl hit a single down the leftfield line.
• The next five innings were a pitching and defensive battle between two competitive teams with neither team breaking the tie before extra innings were needed. 
• VWU got out of the top of the eighth with Bridgewater leaving two runners on base.
• The Marlins in the bottom of the eighth advanced Julia Sinnett from second to third on a sacrifice groundout by Danielle Stewart and Biando ended the game with a walkoff single up the middle to score Sinnett for the game winning run.

KEY STATS

• Jessica Goldyn, Katelyn Biando, and Julie Fassl each recorded two hits in the game. 
• Biando and Fassl were both credited with an RBI. 
• Emily Seale (W: 10-1) threw all eight innings giving up one run on five hits  while striking out four pf 29 batters faced.

GAME RUNDOWN
Score: No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 7 - Bridgewater 6
Records: No. 2 Virginia Wesleyan 21-3-1, 7-1 | Bridgewater 9-3, 6-2
Location: Tom and Betty Broyles Field at TowneBank Park | Virginia Beah, VA

GAME RUNDOWN

• After a scoreless first inning, the Marlins put a pair of runs on the board in the bottom of the second as Karlee Fretz homered over the left field wall, scoring Katelyn Biando on the play, to take a 2-0 lead.
• VWU added a third run in the bottom of the third as Julia Sinnett singles through the left side that scored Jessica Goldyn.
• Bridgewater had a big top of the fourth putting four runs on the board off two home runs, one that drive in three RBI.
• The Eagles added a fifth run to their total in the top of the sixth to put the Eagles lead at 5-3.
• Virginia Wesleyan reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth adding three runs to their total putting the score at 6-5.
• Arianna Rolle drove home Krissy D'Arco on a single through the right side, while Goldyn doubled to left field which scored Makenzie Watts and Rolle. 
• BC added one last run in the top of the seventh to knot the score at six-all while VWU answered in the bottom half of the innings as Julie Fassl singled to centerfield for a walkoff RBI that scored Haleigh Settle to put the find score at 7-6.

KEY STATS

• Julia Fassl led the team with three hits in four at-bats.
• Karlee Fretz and Jessica Goldyn each tallied two RBI. 
• Emily Seale (W: 11-1) picked up the win giving up one run on one hit on five batters faced. 

NEXT
Virginia Wesleyan returns to action on Saturday, April 10, when they host the WildCats of Randolph College at Tom and Betty Brouyles Field at TowneBank Park in Virginia Beach, VA. First pitch of game one is set for 1:30 PM.