FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped two games at home with Bridgewater College in their Old Dominion Athletic Conference season opener. Falling 11-0 in the opener and 8-3 the second. The College held a field dedication ceremony to honor former Ferrum Head Softball Coach Vickie Van Kleeck prior to the first game..

RECORDS
Bridgewater (12-8, 2-0 ODAC)
Ferrum (8-8, 0-2 ODAC)

GAME 1
Bridgewater drove in two runs in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead. Hannah Mahan added a two-run homerun to left center in the fifth. Morgan Lucas then hit a three-run homerun just three batters later. Brantley Swift pitched a two-hit shutout to get the win, in the five inning game, Sarah Wimer went 4-4 and RBI for the Eagles.

GAME 2
The Eagles struck first in game two on Wimer's RBI single. Lyndsey Sears belted a two-run shot to left field to put Ferrum ahead in the second inning. Jazmyne Smith's grand slam in the fifth put Bridgewater up 7-2 in the top of the fifth, she also hit a solo homerun in the seventh to extend the lead to 8-2. Sears drove in her third RBI of the day on a double to right center in the bottom of the seventh. Mackenzie Cauthorn earned the complete game win, striking out seven and allowing only three runs.

NEXT UP
Coach Gerald Culler's team will be back in action Wednesday, March 29, at home against Methodist University. The non-conference doubleheader is scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start.