Matt Kanfer
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Waves Fall in Second Game at Pacific
3/30/2019 8:53:00 PM | Baseball
STOCKTON, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team had its second game against Pacific on Saturday, falling 3-2. Matthew Kanfer had three hits for the Waves.
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The Waves (14-9, 5-3 WCC) and Tigers (14-13, 2-6 WCC) were relatively throughout the entire game before the Tigers scored the decisive run in the seventh inning.
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BIG WAVES
GAME RECAP
The Waves got on the board first, on a second-inning sacrifice fly from Alexiades, scoring Aharon Modlin from third. After two innings, the Waves had a 1-0 lead.
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Pepperdine got another run on the board in the fourth inning after Kanfer led off with a triple and Cook singled up the middle to bring him home, giving the Waves a 2-0 lead after three and a half.
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Pacific tied the game in the bottom half of the fourth, first on an RBI groundout, and then on a bunt single with the bases loaded. After four innings, the score was tied 2-2.
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The Tigers scored the final, decisive run in the seventh inning, on an RBI single, giving Pacific the final, 3-2 lead.
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UP NEXT
The rubber match of the series is Sunday, with first pitch at 1 p.m.
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The Waves (14-9, 5-3 WCC) and Tigers (14-13, 2-6 WCC) were relatively throughout the entire game before the Tigers scored the decisive run in the seventh inning.
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BIG WAVES
- Senior outfielder Matthew Kanfer (Playa Del Rey, Calif./L.A.C.E.S.) had the best day for the Waves, going 3-for-4 and scoring one run.
- Sophomore infielder Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) had one of two RBI on the day for the Waves, an RBI single up the middle.
- Sophomore outfielder Reese Alexiades (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) had the other RBI for the Waves, a sacrifice fly.
- Senior LHP Easton Lucas (Simi Valley, Calif./Grace Brethren HS) gave up just two runs in six innings, but picked up the no decision.
GAME RECAP
The Waves got on the board first, on a second-inning sacrifice fly from Alexiades, scoring Aharon Modlin from third. After two innings, the Waves had a 1-0 lead.
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Pepperdine got another run on the board in the fourth inning after Kanfer led off with a triple and Cook singled up the middle to bring him home, giving the Waves a 2-0 lead after three and a half.
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Pacific tied the game in the bottom half of the fourth, first on an RBI groundout, and then on a bunt single with the bases loaded. After four innings, the score was tied 2-2.
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The Tigers scored the final, decisive run in the seventh inning, on an RBI single, giving Pacific the final, 3-2 lead.
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UP NEXT
The rubber match of the series is Sunday, with first pitch at 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sweany, Lucas (1-2)
L: Kniskern, Trevor (2-3)
S: Swanson, Nick (5)

Batting:
3B: Young, Wyatt 1 ; Kanfer, Matthew 1
RBI: Cook, Billy 1 ; Alexiades, Reese 1
SF: Alexiades, Reese 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kanfer, Matthew 1 ; Modlin, Aharon 1
CS: Wills, Cory 1
HBP: McAfee, Quincy 1

Batting:
2B: Ryan, Tyler 1 ; Hayes, Carter 1
RBI: Free, James 1 ; Hayes, Carter 1 ; Arakawa, James 1
SH: Arakawa, James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: LeForestier, Alex 1 ; Ryan, Tyler 1 ; Jekich, Bradley 1
HBP: Glover, Keaton 1 ; Jekich, Bradley 1








































