Final Stats

MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team had its highest hitting output of the year, defeating Michigan State on Friday at Eddy D. Field Stadium, 5-1. Jordan Qsar had a three-run home run in the third to propel the Waves to victory.

The 12 hits on the day mark the first time all year that the Waves (3-3) have eclipsed 10 hits. The Spartans (0-5) had seven hits on the afternoon.

Box Score

BIG WAVES

• Junior outfielder Jordan Qsar (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla HS) went 1-for-3, but his single hit was the home run in the third.
• Junior infielder Chase Lambert (Malibu, Calif./Malibu HS) went 2-for-3 with a double and a solo shot to center in the fourth.
• Sophomore RHP Wil Jensen (Murray, Utah/Cottonwood HS) started on the mound, with a very respectable final line of 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 9 K, and 0 BB. The nine strikeouts are a career-high.
• Freshman Brandt Belk (Houston, Texas/Westside HS) went 2-for-4, and is leading the team with a .350 batting average.
• Senior outfielder Josh Davis (Tulsa, Okla./ Union HS) went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in the fifth inning.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Spartans were the first to get on the board, with a solo shot in the second inning by Chad Roskelly, giving them a 1-0 lead.

The Waves came back in the second and threatened with the bases loaded, but could not get a run across. In the third inning, Belk led off with a single through the left side, followed by a single from Matt Kanfer before Qsar came up. He blasted a fastball to deep right-center field, and the Spartan center fielder watched the ball sail over the wall. The shot was Qsar's first home run on the year, and it gave the Waves a 3-1 lead after three innings.

After a quick 1-2-3 inning from Jensen, who was stellar all day, Lambert led the fourth off with a home run of his own, this one to deep center field. The home run gave the Waves a 4-1 lead.

Davis gave the Waves a four-run cushion in the fifth, singling Billy Cook home on a chopper to short that Davis beat out.

After eight solid innings from Jensen, Senior righty Kiko Garcia came on in the ninth to finish the job. The Spartans did threaten, getting runners on first and second with two outs, but Garcia struck out the final batter to give the Waves their third win of the year.

HIGHLIGHTS

UP NEXT

The Waves and Spartans face off in the second game of their series tomorrow, with first pitch at 1 p.m. Christian Stoutland is expected to start for the Waves, and is scheduled to face off against righty Ethan Landon from Michigan State.

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