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Aharon Modlin
Aharon Modlin
8
Winner Pepperdine PEP 3-0
5
Oregon ORE 0-3
Winner
Pepperdine PEP
3-0
8
Final
5
Oregon ORE
0-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pepperdine PEP 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 14 3
Oregon ORE 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0

W: Chester, Jack (1-0) L: Ciuffetelli (0-2) S: Telfer, Shane (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Athletic Communications

Modlin Plays Hero in Waves' Ninth-Inning Comeback Win

TEMP, Ariz. – Aharon Modlin drove a ball to deep left-center and over the wall in the, giving the Pepperdine baseball team its third win in as many days, defeating Oregon 8-5.
 
The Waves (3-0) trailed the Ducks (0-3) for six innings before Modlin hit the first home run by a Wave on the year in the top of the ninth inning. Shane Telfer then came in and shut the door on the Ducks to secure the victory. 
 
BIG WAVES
  • Senior infielder Aharon Modlin (Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS) went 2-for-5 on the day with two RBI, coming on the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth.
  • Junior utility Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) went 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored twice.
  • Senior catcher Joe Caparis (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Palos Verdes HS) went 2-for-4 on the day, driving in two runs and scoring twice.
 
GAME RECAP
The Waves got on the board in the first inning, thanks to a bases-loaded walk drawn by Joe Caparis. Cook scored after he singled and moved to third thanks to a single from Aharon Modlin and a walk from Justin Lutes. After one complete inning, the Waves led 1-0.
 
In the second, the Ducks got their first run thanks to a sacrifice fly. The run, however, was unearned after an error. Pepperdine and Oregon were locked at one going into the third inning.
 
After a quiet third, Oregon loaded the bases after two batters were hit by pitches. Two runs were brought in on a single into right. After the bases were loaded again, another single through the right side brought in two more runs for the Ducks. They led 5-1 after four innings.
 
The Waves strung together three straight singles, capped by a single from Ryan Johnson to score Caparis from second. Wyatt Young then singled to bring in Quintt Landis. After a pitching change, Cook got the Waves' fourth single in a row to score Johnson and cut the Ducks' lead down to 5-4 after six innings.
 
In the ninth, Cook singled into left field with one out before Modlin smashed a ball into deep left-center field and over the wall for a two-run home run to take a 6-5 lead. Alexiades then doubled down the line and was driven in by Caparis, who singled. After another single from Landis and a walk, Ryan Johnson walked with the bases loaded to score Caparis and give the Waves an 8-6 lead, which would prove insurmountable.

After Trevor Kniskern (Lighthouse Point, Fla./Pompano Beach HS) started the game, Josiah Castillo (Corona, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS) came in trailing 5-1 and didn't give up a run in three innings of work. Jack Chester (Austin, Texas/Hyde Park HS)came into the game in the bottom of the seventh, and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, throwing to one batter in the ninth before Telfer (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) came in for the save. Chester picked up his first collegiate win, as he was on the mound when the Waves mounted the ninth-inning comeback.  
 
UP NEXT
The Waves hit the road on Tuesday, traveling to Cal Poly for the first midweek matchup of the year. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. in San Luis Obispo.
 
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