Stoutland Strikes Out 12 in Waves’ Loss

Friday, April 5

Malibu, Calif.

3:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

14-11, 5-5

Santa Clara

6-21, 1-6

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Santa Clara	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	5	6	0
Pepperdine	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

Brandt Belk

Photo by: Jeff Golden

4/5/2019 6:06:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. –Christian Stoutland of the Pepperdine baseball team struck out a career-high 12 batters in Friday's 5-2 loss to Santa Clara.

The Waves (14-11, 5-5 WCC) started off hot, getting a home run from Brandt Belk in his first game back after injury, but the Broncos (6-21, 1-6 WCC) overtook the Waves to take the series opener.

BIG WAVES

Junior infielder Brandt Belk (Houston, Texas/Westside HS) had the Waves' only RBI on the day, a solo home run in the first inning. He went 2-for-4 in the game.
Senior RHP Christian Stoutland (Calabasas, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) had a career-high 12 strikeouts in the game, four better than his previous career-best. He threw a complete game, giving up five runs on six hits.
Freshman infielder Wyatt Young (Honolulu, Hawaii/Mid-Pacific Institute) had a 2-for-4 day of his own, scoring the Waves' other run on a wild pitch.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Waves got off to a good start in the first, as Young singled up the middle to start the game. After he stole second and was moved to third on a groundout, Young scored on a wild pitch, giving the Waves a 1-0 lead. On the very next pitch, Belk smacked a ball off the scoreboard in right field for his first home run of the year. After one inning of play, the Waves led 2-0.

The Broncos got their first run in the third inning on an RBI groundout, cutting Pepperdine's lead to one. The Waves led 2-1 after three innings.

In the fifth inning, Santa Clara scored the tying run on a safety squeeze, to tie the game at two after five.

Santa Clara scored twice more in the seventh on back-to-back hits, taking a 4-2 lead. They then scored their final run of the game in the eighth, on a leadoff home run, cementing their 5-2 victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

UP NEXT
Game two of the series with the Broncos will be Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for three p.m.

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