Friday, March 29
Stockton, Calif.
6:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
14-8, 5-2
7
at
3
Pacific
13-13, 1-6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperdine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Pacific | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
Cory Wills
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Baseball Takes First Game in Stockton
3/29/2019 10:13:00 PM | Baseball
STOCKTON, Calif. – For the second West Coast Conference series in a row, the Pepperdine baseball team won the first game of the series, as the team defeated Pacific 7-3 on Friday night. Â
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The Waves (14-8, 5-2 WCC) were outhit by the Tigers (13-13, 1-6 WCC), but three costly errors by the home team led to two of the Waves runs.
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BIG WAVES
GAME RECAP
The Waves jumped out to an early lead after back-to-back singles led to a 2-RBI double from Cook, giving the Waves a 2-0 lead after the first inning of play.
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In the third, McAfee scored on an error by the shortstop, allowing Reese Alexiades to reach base. After three innings of play, the Waves led 3-0.
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The Tigers got their first run in the third on a sacrifice fly, cutting the Waves lead to 3-1 after three. They got an RBI single in the fifth inning moving the score to 3-2, and another RBI single in the sixth, to tie the game at 3 after six innings.
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Pepperdine retook the lead in the seventh on an RBI triple from McAfee, scoring Dickson and giving the Waves a 4-3 lead after seven.
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In the eighth inning, Cory Wills hit a single up the middle to score Aharon Modlin from third, and Dickson singled to right to score Mike Malinchak, giving the Waves a 6-3 lead. Dickson then scored the final run of the game on a passed ball, pushing the score to the final 7-3 score.
UP NEXT
The Waves and Tigers face off once again tomorrow for game two of the series, with first pitch at 5 p.m. Â
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The Waves (14-8, 5-2 WCC) were outhit by the Tigers (13-13, 1-6 WCC), but three costly errors by the home team led to two of the Waves runs.
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BIG WAVES
- Sophomore infielder Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) went 2-for-4 on the day, with two RBI on a double in the first inning.
- Junior infielder Quincy McAfee (Houston, Texas/Westside HS) went 2-for-5 on the evening, scoring twice and driving a run in.
- Freshman catcher Mitchell Dickson (Flower Mound, Texas/Marcus HS) had the first RBI of his collegiate career.
- Sophomore RHP Cooper Chandler (Frisco, Texas/Wakeland HS) picked up his third win of the year, throwing 6 innings and giving up 3 runs.
GAME RECAP
The Waves jumped out to an early lead after back-to-back singles led to a 2-RBI double from Cook, giving the Waves a 2-0 lead after the first inning of play.
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In the third, McAfee scored on an error by the shortstop, allowing Reese Alexiades to reach base. After three innings of play, the Waves led 3-0.
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The Tigers got their first run in the third on a sacrifice fly, cutting the Waves lead to 3-1 after three. They got an RBI single in the fifth inning moving the score to 3-2, and another RBI single in the sixth, to tie the game at 3 after six innings.
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Pepperdine retook the lead in the seventh on an RBI triple from McAfee, scoring Dickson and giving the Waves a 4-3 lead after seven.
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In the eighth inning, Cory Wills hit a single up the middle to score Aharon Modlin from third, and Dickson singled to right to score Mike Malinchak, giving the Waves a 6-3 lead. Dickson then scored the final run of the game on a passed ball, pushing the score to the final 7-3 score.
UP NEXT
The Waves and Tigers face off once again tomorrow for game two of the series, with first pitch at 5 p.m. Â
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chandler, Cooper (3-1)
L: Reinertsen, Henrik (2-1)
S: Stoutland, Christian (3)
Batting:
2B: Cook, Billy 1
3B: McAfee, Quincy 1
RBI: McAfee, Quincy 1 ; Cook, Billy 2 ; Wills, Cory 1 ; Dickson, Mitchell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: McAfee, Quincy 2 ; Kanfer, Matthew 1 ; Modlin, Aharon 1 ; Malinchak, Mike 1 ; Wills, Cory 1 ; Dickson, Mitchell 1
HBP: Dickson, Mitchell 1
Batting:
2B: Kirk, Bryce 1
RBI: Verlin, Nate 1 ; Sandri, Kevin 1 ; Jekich, Bradley 1
SH: Glover, Keaton 1
SF: Verlin, Nate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kirk, Bryce 1 ; Arakawa, James 1 ; Jekich, Bradley 1
HBP: Arakawa, James 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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