BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Senior pitcher Casey Hartman hurled eighth shutout innings Friday afternoon to lead the Bridgewater Eagles to a 9-1 victory over Virginia Wesleyan in ODAC action.

Hartman allowed just three hits while striking out eight and walking three before giving way to Blake Stokely for the final inning.

The Eagles took the lead in the third when Drew Easter doubled and scored on a single by Kevin Kirk to lead 1-0.

Bridgewater broke the game open with a 4-run fourth inning. Brett Howell singled to lead off the inning and took second on an errant pickoff attempt. After moving to third on a grounder, Howell scored on a double by Drew Elkins for a 2-0 BC lead. Jonathan Mason and Devon Snow both walked to load the sacks before a sacrifice fly by Easter plated Elkins for a 3-0 lead. Kevin Kirk and Mitchell Edwards then ripped consecutive RBI-singles to give the Eagles a 5-0 lead.

The Eagles added two more in the fifth with Howell once again starting things off, this time with a double. An infield single by Stokely put runners at the corners before a sacrifice fly by Elkins plated Howell to make it 6-0. Stokely came around to score on a single by Snow to move the margin to 7-0.

Bridgewater scored its final two runs in the seventh. Andrew Hacker led off with a single and took second on a wild pitch. Snow then singled to center, scoring Hacker to make it 8-0. Snow later scored on a single by Andy Chrismer for BC's final run.

Howell and Stokely were each 3-for-5 at the plate to spark the BC offense. Easter, Kirk, Chrismer and Show contributed two hits apiece to the Eagles' 17-hit attack. Kirk, Elkins and Snow each drove in a pair of runs for BC.

The Eagles are now 7-9 overall and lead the ODAC with a 4-1 record. The Marlins are now 9-8 overall and 3-4 in the ODAC.

Bridgewater returns to action Saturday when the host Randolph-Macon for an ODAC twinbill. The first game begins at noon.