Thursday, April 27, 2006
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

Bridgewater
Tops Washington and Lee 6-2

SALEM , VA Bridgewater opened up the 2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Baseball Tournament with a 6-2 victory over sixth-seeded Washington and Lee.

BC right-hander Ricky Read tossed a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits while striking out six.   With the win, Read improved to 8-0 on the season

After the Generals pushed across a pair of runs in the fourth inning, Bridgewater cut the lead to 2-1 in the fifth when Jono Brooks singled to centerfield, plaiting Grant French.

BC took the lead in the following inning, scoring three times to make the score 4-2.

French doubled to drive in a pair and eventually came around to score on a ground out by Brooks.

The Eagles tacked on a pair of runs in the seventh inning on sacrifice flies by Justin Showalter and Read.

General starter Clayton Edwards took the loss for W&L after going seven innings, allowing five earned runs on seven hits.  Edwards drop to 6-2 with the loss.

Bridgewater advances to take on the loser of the Randolphh-Macon and Virginia Wesleyan contest.   First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m


#6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater (Apr 27, 2006)



Box score

                                  2006 ODAC Tournament
                         #6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater
                  Apr 27, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City Stad.)

#6 Washington & Lee 2 (18-14-1)               #1 Bridgewater 6 (27-10-1)

Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI
---------------------------------------       ---------------------------------------
David Miller 2b............  5  0  1  0       Jono Brooks ss.............  3  0  1  1
Scott Gosselink ss.........  3  0  1  0       Zach Foltz cf..............  4  1  1  0
Taylor McConnell 1b........  3  0  1  0       Bryan Saunders rf..........  3  1  1  0
Richard Garland dh.........  4  0  0  0       Justin Showalter lf........  3  0  0  1
James Madden lf............  4  1  2  0       Ricky Read p...............  2  1  1  1
Jordan Wesley c............  4  0  1  0       Chance Dobbs 3b............  3  1  0  0
Terrence McKelvey rf.......  4  1  1  1       Kurt Walling 1b............  4  0  1  0
Ray Sweeney 3b.............  3  0  1  0       Grant French c.............  4  2  2  2
 Dan Harris ph.............  1  0  0  0       Matt Steele 2b.............  3  0  1  1
David Mackenzie cf.........  3  0  0  0
Clayton Edwards p..........  0  0  0  0
 Andrew Henderson p........  0  0  0  0
Totals..................... 34  2  8  1       Totals..................... 29  6  8  6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
#6 Washington & Lee. 000 200 000 -  2  8  1
#1 Bridgewater...... 000 013 20X -  6  8  1
-------------------------------------------

E - Miller(14); Steele(5). DP - Generals 1. LOB - Generals 8; Eagles 6. 2B -
Gosselink(10); McConnell(15); Saunders(8); French(5); Steele(3). HBP - Gosselink;
Mackenzie; Saunders. SH - Steele(5). SF - Showalter(3); R. Read(3). CS - Miller(3).

#6 Washington & Lee            IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clayton Edwards  L,6-2.....   7.0  7  6  5  3  5   1  1  1  0   26 33  12  4
Andrew Henderson ..........   1.0  1  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0    3  3   2  0

#1 Bridgewater                 IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ricky Read  W,8-0..........   9.0  8  2  2  1  6   0  0  2  0   34 37   9 11

WP - Edwards(4). HB - Edwards; R. Read 2. BK - Edwards(3). PB - French(6).

Strikeouts - McConnell; Madden; Sweeney 2; Mackenzie 2; Saunders; Showalter; Dobbs;
Walling; Steele. Walks - McConnell; Brooks; R. Read; Dobbs.

Umpires - Home:Greg Howard  1st:Jim Whitehead  3rd:Tom Powell
Start: 11 a.m.   Time: 2:15   Attendance: 220
Game: ODAC1



Box score

                              2006 ODAC Tournament
                     #6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater
              Apr 27, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City Stad.)

#6 Washington & Lee 2 (18-14-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
David Miller 2b..........  5  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   2
Scott Gosselink ss.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  2   0
Taylor McConnell 1b......  3  0  1  0   1  1  5  0   1
Richard Garland dh.......  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
James Madden lf..........  4  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   2
Jordan Wesley c..........  4  0  1  0   0  0  7  0   0
Terrence McKelvey rf.....  4  1  1  1   0  0  4  1   0
Ray Sweeney 3b...........  3  0  1  0   0  2  0  1   1
 Dan Harris ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
David Mackenzie cf.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  7  0   1
Clayton Edwards p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Andrew Henderson p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  2  8  1   1  6 24  5   8

#1 Bridgewater 6 (27-10-1)

Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Jono Brooks ss...........  3  0  1  1   1  0  3  2   1
Zach Foltz cf............  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
Bryan Saunders rf........  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   1
Justin Showalter lf......  3  0  0  1   0  1  2  0   1
Ricky Read p.............  2  1  1  1   1  0  0  4   0
Chance Dobbs 3b..........  3  1  0  0   1  1  0  2   0
Kurt Walling 1b..........  4  0  1  0   0  1 11  0   2
Grant French c...........  4  2  2  2   0  0  6  1   0
Matt Steele 2b...........  3  0  1  1   0  1  2  2   0
Totals................... 29  6  8  6   3  5 27 11   6

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
#6 Washington & Lee. 000 200 000 -  2  8  1
#1 Bridgewater...... 000 013 20X -  6  8  1
-------------------------------------------

E - Miller(14); Steele(5). DP - Generals 1. LOB - Generals 8; Eagles 6. 2B -
Gosselink(10); McConnell(15); Saunders(8); French(5); Steele(3). HBP -
Gosselink; Mackenzie; Saunders. SH - Steele(5). SF - Showalter(3); R.
Read(3). CS - Miller(3).

#6 Washington & Lee    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Clayton Edwards.....  7.0  7  6  5  3  5 26 33
Andrew Henderson....  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3

#1 Bridgewater         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Ricky Read..........  9.0  8  2  2  1  6 34 37

Win - R. Read (8-0).  Loss - Edwards (6-2).  Save - None.
WP - Edwards(4). HB - Edwards; R. Read 2. BK - Edwards(3). PB - French(6).

Umpires - Home:Greg Howard  1st:Jim Whitehead  3rd:Tom Powell
Start: 11 a.m.   Time: 2:15   Attendance: 220
Game: ODAC1



Play-by-Play

                              2006 ODAC Tournament
              #6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater - Play-by-Play
              Apr 27, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City Stad.)


Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
#6 Washington & Lee. 000 200 000 -  2  8  1
#1 Bridgewater...... 000 013 20X -  6  8  1
-------------------------------------------

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 1

   Miller grounded out to 1b unassisted. Gosselink doubled to right field. McConnell
   walked. Garland lined out to lf. Madden struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit,
   0 errors, 2 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 1

   Brooks walked. Foltz grounded out to 3b; Brooks advanced to second. Saunders
   struck out swinging. Brooks advanced to third on a wild pitch. Showalter struck
   out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 2

   Wesley flied out to cf. McKelvey singled to left field. Sweeney struck out
   looking. Mackenzie struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 2

   R. Read fouled out to 1b. Dobbs flied out to rf. Walling flied out to cf.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 3

   Miller singled through the left side. Miller out at second c to ss, caught
   stealing. Gosselink grounded out to p. McConnell doubled to left field. Garland
   lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 3

   French singled to shortstop. French advanced to second on a balk. Steele struck
   out looking. Brooks flied out to cf; French advanced to third. Foltz flied
   out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 4

   Madden singled to left field. Wesley singled to right center; Madden advanced
   to third. McKelvey reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a
   throwing error by 2b, RBI; Wesley out at second ss to 2b; Madden scored. Sweeney
   singled to second base, bunt; McKelvey advanced to third. Sweeney advanced
   to second on a passed ball; McKelvey scored on a passed ball. Mackenzie grounded
   out to ss; Sweeney advanced to third. Miller fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits,
   1 error, 1 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 4

   Saunders hit by pitch. Showalter reached on a fielder's choice; Saunders out
   at second ss to 2b. R. Read walked; Showalter advanced to second. Dobbs struck
   out looking. Walling struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 5

   Gosselink lined out to cf. McConnell grounded out to p. Garland grounded out
   to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 5

   French reached on a throwing error by 2b. Steele grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
   French advanced to second. Brooks singled to center field, RBI; French scored,
   unearned. Foltz flied out to cf. Saunders fouled out to c. 1 run, 1 hit, 1
   error, 1 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 6

   Madden singled to first base, bunt. Wesley grounded out to p; Madden advanced
   to second. McKelvey popped up to ss. Sweeney struck out swinging. 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 6

   Showalter flied out to rf. R. Read singled to right field. Dobbs walked; R.
   Read advanced to second. Walling flied out to rf. French doubled to center
   field, 2 RBI; Dobbs scored; R. Read scored. Steele doubled to left field,
   RBI; French scored. Brooks grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 7

   Mackenzie struck out swinging. Miller grounded out to p. Gosselink hit by
   pitch. McConnell struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 7

   Foltz singled to third base. Saunders doubled to left field; Foltz advanced
   to third. Showalter flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Saunders advanced to third;
   Foltz scored. R. Read flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Saunders scored. Dobbs fouled
   out to c. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 8

   Garland grounded out to 3b. Madden flied out to rf. Wesley grounded out to
   3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

#1 Bridgewater - inning 8

   Henderson to p for Edwards. Walling singled to shortstop. French flied out
   to cf. Steele flied into double play rf to 1b; Walling out on the play. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

#6 Washington & Lee - inning 9

   McKelvey flied out to lf. Harris pinch hit for Sweeney. Harris fouled out
   to 1b. Mackenzie hit by pitch. Miller reached on a fielder's choice; Mackenzie
   out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Plate appearance breakdown


                                                        2006 ODAC Tournament
                                 #6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater - Plate Appearance Breakdown
                                        Apr 27, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City Stad.)

                                                  #6 Washington & Lee 2 (18-14-1)

                  ----Plate appearances---   vs    vs   RBI   With  Adv   With  Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out  Gnd  Fly
Player            TPA AB  H BB HP SH SF CI  Left Right  Ops  Runrs  Ops  2outs  Off%  Full On3rd  Adv  LOB  RBI  Out  Out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Miller 2b.........  5  5  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-5   0-1   0-2   0-2   0-2   1-2   0-0   0-0     0    2    0    3    1
Gosselink ss......  4  3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-1   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    1    1
McConnell 1b......  4  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   0-0   0-1   0-1   1-2   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    1    0    1    0
Garland dh........  4  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-4   0-2   0-2   0-2   0-2   0-1   0-0   0-0     0    1    0    2    2
Madden lf.........  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   2-4   0-1   0-1   0-1   0-1   2-2   0-0   0-0     0    2    0    0    1
Wesley c..........  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-4   0-0   1-2   2-2   0-1   0-1   0-0   0-0     1    0    0    2    1
McKelvey rf.......  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-4   0-2   0-2   1-2   0-0   0-1   0-0   1-1     0    0    0    1    2
Sweeney 3b........  3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   1-2   1-3   1-3   0-1   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    1    0    0    0
Harris ph.........  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    1
Mackenzie cf......  4  3  0  0  1  0  0  0  0-0   0-3   0-1   0-2   1-2   0-1   0-1   0-0   0-0     1    1    0    1    0
Edwards p.........  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    0
Henderson p.......  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    0
Totals............ 37 34  8  1  2  0  0  0  0-0   8-34  1-9   2-15  5-15  1-10  3-9   0-0   1-1     2    8    0   11    9

                     ------Batters faced-----                     vs    vs   With  With  Lead  Gnd  Fly
#6 Washington & Lee   BF AB  H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL  Left Right Runrs 2outs  Off%  Out  Out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Edwards.............  33 26  7  3  1  1  2  0  3  0  0  1  1  3  0-0   7-26  4-17  2-9   5-7     4   12
Henderson...........   3  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   0-2   0-0   1-1     0    2


2006 ODAC Tournament
                                 #6 Washington & Lee vs #1 Bridgewater - Plate Appearance Breakdown
                                        Apr 27, 2006 at Lynchburg, VA (Lynchburg City Stad.)

                                                     #1 Bridgewater 6 (27-10-1)

                  ----Plate appearances---   vs    vs   RBI   With  Adv   With  Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out  Gnd  Fly
Player            TPA AB  H BB HP SH SF CI  Left Right  Ops  Runrs  Ops  2outs  Off%  Full On3rd  Adv  LOB  RBI  Out  Out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brooks ss.........  4  3  1  1  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   1-3   1-3   2-3   0-1   1-1   0-0   0-0     1    1    0    1    1
Foltz cf..........  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-4   0-1   0-3   1-3   0-1   1-1   0-0   0-0     1    1    0    1    2
Saunders rf.......  4  3  1  0  1  0  0  0  0-0   1-3   0-1   1-3   1-3   0-1   1-1   0-0   0-0     0    1    0    0    1
Showalter lf......  4  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0-0   0-3   0-1   0-2   1-3   0-1   0-1   0-0   1-1     2    1    0    1    2
R. Read p.........  4  2  1  1  0  0  1  0  0-0   1-2   0-0   0-0   2-2   0-0   0-1   0-0   1-1     1    0    0    0    2
Dobbs 3b..........  4  3  0  1  0  0  0  0  0-0   0-3   0-1   0-1   1-2   0-1   0-0   0-0   0-0     0    0    0    0    2
Walling 1b........  4  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   1-4   0-2   0-2   0-2   0-2   1-1   0-0   0-0     0    2    0    0    2
French c..........  4  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0-0   2-4   1-1   1-2   1-2   1-1   2-2   0-0   0-0     0    0    2    0    1
Steele 2b.........  4  3  1  0  0  1  0  0  0-0   1-3   1-2   1-3   2-4   1-1   0-0   0-0   0-0     1    0    1    1    1
Totals............ 36 29  8  3  1  1  2  0  0-0   8-29  3-12  4-19 11-24  2-9   6-8   0-0   2-2     6    6    3    4   14

                     ------Batters faced-----                     vs    vs   With  With  Lead  Gnd  Fly
#1 Bridgewater        BF AB  H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL  Left Right Runrs 2outs  Off%  Out  Out
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
R. Read.............  37 34  8  1  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  2  4-11  8-34  2-15  1-10  3-9    11    9