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Brandt Belk
Jeff Golden
Brandt Belk
5
Winner Santa Clara SCU 6-21, 1-6 WCC
2
Pepperdine PEPP 14-11, 5-5 WCC
Winner
Santa Clara SCU
6-21, 1-6 WCC
5
Final
2
Pepperdine PEPP
14-11, 5-5 WCC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Clara SCU 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 5 6 0
Pepperdine PEPP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1

W: GRANT II, Russell (1-3) L: Stoutland, Christian (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Athletic Communications

Stoutland Strikes Out 12 in Waves’ Loss

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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