Feb. 16, 2018 Final Stats
Box Score 
MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team won its first game of the year, defeating Louisiana Tech 2-1 at Eddy D. Field Stadium on Friday. Dempsey Grover broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the 11th inning with a walk-off single to lift the Waves.
Wil Jensen started on the mound for the Waves (1-0), who take on the Bulldogs (0-1) again tomorrow in a double header. Jensen went 7.1 innings and gave up no runs.
 | BIG WAVES |
- Sophomore pitcher Wil Jensen (Murray, Utah/ Cottonwood HS) had a final line of 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 K, 0 BB.
- Junior outfielder Matthew Kanfer (Playa Del Ray, Calif./L.A.C.E.S) went 2-for-5, including the double in the bottom of the 11th to set up the walk-off.
- Senior catcher Dempsey Grover (Modesto, Calif./Beyer HS/UC Santa Barbara) went 1-for-5, but the one hit was crucial; it lifted the Waves to victory.
- Freshman infielder Brandt Belk (Houston, Texas/Westside HS) went 1-for-4, and had an RBI.
- Freshman pitcher Jeremy Farraye (Ramsey, N.J./ Don Bosco Prep) made his first collegiate appearance, and picked up his first collegiate win, with a final line of 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 K, 1 BB.
| PLAY-BY-PLAY |
A pitchers' duel between the Bulldogs' Matt Miller and Jensen lasted almost eight full innings. The Waves got the best of Miller, who had 10 strikeouts on the day, in the third, when Kanfer singled and scored from second on a Brandt Belk single, giving the Waves a 1-0 lead.
In the top of the ninth inning, the Bulldogs answered back with a run of their own. After being hit by a pitch from Kiko Garcia, who replaced Jensen in the seventh, Tanner Huddleston scored on a throwing error as he advanced from third to home. Another run almost scored, but Grover was quick behind the plate to grab the errant ball and flip it to Garcia to get the speedy Mason Robinson trying to score from second.
In the 11th inning, Josh Davis walked with one out, bringing up Matthew Kanfer, who launched a ball to deep center field, where it was nearly snagged by Parker Bates of Louisiana Tech. The ball did drop, allowing Davis to reach third on the play. Kanfer stood on second with a one-out double. Jordan Qsar was walked intentionally, bringing up graduate-transfer Dempsey Grover. Grover hit a ball sharply toward the 5-6 hole, and the ball barely sneaked past the third-baseman's glove and into the outfield, allowing Davis to score easily. Grover was mobbed by his teammates in the outfield, celebrating the victory.
| HIGHLIGHTS |
| UP NEXT |
The Waves and Bulldogs are back in action tomorrow with a double-header. The first game will begin at 11, and the second game will begin 30-45 minutes after the completion of the first. Both games will be streaming live on theW.tv.
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