HARRISONBURG, Va. – Bridgewater College lost its second straight game as the Eagles dropped a 9-5 decision to Eastern Mennonite in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball action.

The victory was EMU's first over the Eagles since the 2006 season and snapped a 15-game losing streak.

EMU took the lead with a run in the first off Eagles starter Kyle Henshaw. Adam Posey led off the inning with a triple and scored on Kyle Armstrong's bloop single to center.

The Eagles scored two runs in the third to take their only lead of the game. With two outs, Derrik Walling walked and Nick Fulk singled. Walling scored when Ryan Leake's grounder was misplayed for an error, tying the score at 1-1. Bryan Sanderson then beat out an infield hit and Fulk scored on the play to put the Eagles on top 2-1.

The lead didn't last long as the Royals tied the score in the bottom half of the inning. Posey singled with one out and stole second. Jonathan Estrada chased Posey home with a single to left, knotting the score at two runs apiece.

EMU regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ryan Hedrick led off the inning with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. With two outs Justin Rodriguez reached on an infield error with Hedrick scoring on the play for a 3-2 Royals lead.

The Royals tacked on two more runs in the fifth. Ryan McAlister and Estrada both singled to open the inning, but McAlister was erased at third on an unsuccessful sacrifice bunt attempt. Kyle Mathews and Hedrick then delivered back-to-back run-scoring hits to push EMU's lead to 5-2.

Bridgewater responded with two runs in the top of the sixth to make it a one-run game. Sanderson and Justin Petock slapped back-to-back singles and Brendan Howell followed with a run-scoring single to right, making the score 5-3. With runners at the corners, Petock scored on Zach Hynes' groundout to pull the Eagles to within 5-4.

The Royals scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth after two outs to increase its advantage to 8-4. Posey singled and scored all the way from first on McAlister's bloop single to left, giving EMU a 6-4 lead. Estrada then doubled down the left field line and McAlister scored on the hit to make the score 7-4. Estrada raced home on a throwing error for an 8-4 EMU lead.

The Royals scored their final run in the seventh when Brandon Carroll belted a solo homer, giving EMU a 9-4 lead.

Bridgewater pushed across a run in the ninth on Fulk's sacrifice fly for the final 9-5 margin.

Sanderson, Petock and Howell contributed two hits apiece to the Eagles nine-hit attack. Henshaw took the loss on the mound to drop to 5-2 on the season. He allowed five runs, four earned, on nine hits in five innings.

Posey led the Royals, both at the plate and on the mound. He was 4-for-5 at the plate and scored three runs. He worked the first seven innings to pick up the win on the mound. He allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits. He struck out four and walked one. Estrada was 3-for-5 with three RBIs as the Royals finished the contest with 16 hits.

The Eagles will look to break back into the win column Saturday when they host Lynchburg for a doubleheader. First pitch is set for noon.

Bridgewater's 11 seniors will be recognized prior to Saturday's first game. In between Saturday's two games, the program's new dugouts will be dedicated.