WESTMINSTER, Md. – The Bridgewater Eagles softball team was limited to just three hits on the day as the Eagles dropped a non-conference doubleheader on Friday afternoon at McDaniel. Bridgewater dropped the opener by a 3-0 score and fell by a 2-0 tally in game two.

Bridgewater (18-17-1) looked to get to McDaniel in the first inning of the opener when senior Kasey Anderson led off the contest with a single. Amanda Lutz and Brea Hinegardner were later hit by pitch to load the bases with two away. Green Terror hurler Caroline Brehm fanned back-to-back batters to get out of the inning and keep the contest scoreless.

Both teams were limited at the plate over the next two innings before McDaniel (20-10) got all of the runs it would need in the fourth. Stacey Armacost led off the inning with a single prior to Emily Sneeringer being hit by pitch and Sam Stitely belting a single to left field to load the bases. Caitlin Justice pushed in Armacost on a single up the middle to put McDaniel up by a 1-0 score. One batter later, Olivia Kipe drew a bases-loaded walk to build a 2-0 Green Terror lead.

The Green Terror added a run in the sixth when Ally Galati singled to chase home Justice, extending the McDaniel lead to 3-0.

In the seventh, the Eagles made a valiant attempt at the plate before eventually falling by a 3-0 score. Berkeley Driskill drew a two-out walk in a pinch hitting appearance prior to Brooke Throckmorton reaching on a fielder's choice and the Green Terror allowing Driskill to move to second on a fielding miscue. A passed ball sent Driskill to third and Throckmorton to second but a strikeout ended the contest as McDaniel earned a 3-0 win in game one.

Anderson and Hinegardner tallied Bridgewater's lone hits in game one and Brianna Cox was dealt the loss after allowing three runs on nine hits.

Stitely led the McDaniel bats with a 3-for-3 game and Brehm tossed a two-hit shutout to earn her 17^th victory of the season. Brehm fanned 11 batters in game one.

Game two saw a pitcher's duel over the first four innings until McDaniel got all of the runs it needed in the fifth.

The Green Terror got on the board with a two-run fifth after tallying a pair of outs to open the frame. Amy Baumgardner was hit by a pitch with two away and Stephanie Maring sent Baumgardner home on a double to put McDaniel up, 1-0. Jaclyn Liebowitz singled to third base and Maring scored, extending the gap to 2-0.

Bridgewater was silenced at the plate in game two and eventually fell by a 2-0 score.

Hinegardner tallied Bridgewater's lone hit in game two with a lead-off single in the second. Haley Harris picked up the loss after allowing two runs on four hits.

Four McDaniel batters scraped out a hit in game two and Brehm secured the win after posting a one-hit shutout. Brehm struck out eight in game two.

Bridgewater closes out the regular season on Saturday at Southern Virginia. Start time against the Knights is set for 4 p.m.