BRIDGEWATER, Va. - Bridgewater (15-4) fell behind early before plating a run in every inning as the Eagles softball team defeated visiting Mary Washington by a 9-1 score in five innings. Game two was called after half of an inning due to rain.

Mary Washington (5-15-1) took advantage of a pair of Bridgewater errors in the top of the first inning to jump out to a 1-0 lead over the Eagles.

Bridgewater quickly responded in the home half of the frame when a Kristen Combs walk with the bases loaded drove in sophomore Hillary Rees to knot the game up at one each.

After being rattled in the first, the Eagles defense settled down in the second to hold the contest at a 1-1 tally.

In the home half of the second, Bridgewater took the lead when an Aven Thomas double to right field plated Leah Cossentino and Rees to give the Eagles a 3-1 advantage.

Mary Washington had no answer for BC starter Ashley Gills in the third as the senior settled down and held the visiting Eagles off of the scoreboard.

BC extended its lead in the bottom of the third when a Cossentino single up the middle drove in pinch runner Christy Barron to put the Eagles up 4-1.

In the fourth, Mary Washington's offense came alive with two outs as a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases. Gills worked her way out of the bases loaded jam, forcing a ground out to keep the game at a 4-1 score.

The Eagles blew the game wide open in the home half of the fourth tallying three runs off of three hits to make the score 7-1.

Bridgewater opened the inning with a pair of outs before the Eagles used some two-out magic of their own.

Combs got things started when she was hit by a pitch and then put into scoring position off of a Sarah Heretick single up the middle.

With runners at first and second, freshman Amber Marstin tagged a single to left field to plate Combs and push the Eagles lead to 5-1.

With runners at first and third, Cossentino continued her stellar day at the plate with a bases clearing triple which scored Rutledge and fellow pinch runner Ariel Stewart to build BC's lead to 7-1.

Gills continued to mow through Mary Washington batters in the fifth before the Eagles put the game away in the bottom of the inning.

Bridgewater opened the inning with back-to-back singles from Cassie Thompson and Emily Morris before a wild pitch put the two base runners in scoring position.

Thompson then scored off of a wild pitch right before a Lauren Childress double plated Morris to end the ball game, giving the Eagles a 9-1 win in five innings.

At the plate, Cossentino and Morris led the way as the pair each went 2-for-3 at the plate. Cossentino tallied three RBI and a triple to go along with a stolen base to aid the Eagles cause while Morris scored once and was walked once.

Gills (6-1) picked up the win for Bridgewater. The senior tossed five innings of work allowing one unearned run off of five hits.

Mary Washington was led at the plate by designated player Krissy Leber. Leber was 1-for-1 at the plate with a walk.

Eagles starter Annie Blaine (2-6) got the loss. Blaine tossed one complete inning of work before being relieved after a walk to open the second. Reliever Danielle Cunetta tossed three innings of relief for Mary Washington, allowing seven runs on eight hits.

Game two saw a driving rain storm play into the hands of Mary Washington early as Bridgewater's defense booted three balls before allowing four Eagles runs to score.

Following the top of the first inning, the rain became too much as the umpires decided to call the game with less than one inning in the books.

Bridgewater has now won seven games in a row including six straight conference victories.

The Eagles are back in action on Tuesday when the squad travels to Roanoke.