BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Averett University softball finished its weekend road trip with a pair of tough losses, falling to Bridgewater College 6-3 and 3-1 on Sunday in Old Dominion Athletic Conference play.
 
In Game 2, Bridgewater (18-12, 8-2 ODAC) went up 1-0 on a squeeze bunt in the second inning. Averett (7-25, 2-12 ODAC) managed to tie it up in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, junior Olivia Jones singled to right-center, scoring senior Karsin Lee to knot it, 1-1. Bridgewater then induced a lineout to right field to end the threat by the Cougars.

Bridgewater took a 3-1 lead in the fifth after an error prolonged the inning. It eventually led to back-to-back run-scoring hits for the Eagles. The two-run advantage held up over the final two innings.

Averett scattered five hits in the second game as freshman right-hander Hannah Zabik allowed only three runs — one earned — on six hits.
 
In the opener, Bridgewater opened with a 2-0 lead in the first, but Averett quickly got one of the runs back in the top of the second on freshman Mackenzi Luckenbaugh's RBI sacrifice fly. Down 2-1, Averett jumped in front in the fourth. Freshman Kailey Gates' RBI single tied the game, 2-2, and junior Taylor Sullivan drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home sophomore Angela Rodriguez to give the Cougars' a 3-2 advantage.

Bridgewater surged back into the lead on a pair of RBI doubles in the fifth inning, then added an RBI double before scoring another insurance run on an error in the sixth to go up 6-3.

The Cougars had four hits in Game 1, including a triple by Lee.

Averett returns home on Saturday for a Senior Day matchup against University of Lynchburg at 1:30 p.m.



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