Saturday, February 22
Malibu, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
6-0
4
vs
0
Akron
0-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Cooper Chandler
Chandler Fans 10 in 4-0 Victory
2/22/2020 4:57:00 PM | Baseball
MALIBU, Calif. – Cooper Chandler of the Pepperdine baseball team took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and struck out 10 in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Akron.
The Waves (6-0) combined for a two-hit shutout of the Zips (0-5) in game two of the series.
BIG WAVES
After walking the first batter of the game, Chandler fell into a rhythm, retiring the next 22 batters he faced, including striking out 10 over the course of eight innings. At one point, he struck out four batters in a row.
The Waves started a bit slow offensively, getting only one hit through four innings. At the beginning of the fifth, lightning struck near the Malibu area, forcing a 30 minute delay. After the game resumed in the fifth, the Waves loaded the bases on a fielder's choice and two singles. Young singled through the right side, scoring Mike Malinchak (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS) from third. Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) then reached on a throwing error, scoring both Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) and David LeBioda (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel HS) to give the Waves a 3-0 lead after five innings of play.
In the eighth, Justin Lutes (Las Vegas, Nev./College of Southern Nevada) got hit by a pitch, and was driven in by Alexiades, giving the Waves a 4-0 lead.
Shane Telfer (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) came into the game in the ninth, and got two strikeouts and a groundout to end the game.
UP NEXT
The Waves look to complete the sweep on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
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The Waves (6-0) combined for a two-hit shutout of the Zips (0-5) in game two of the series.
BIG WAVES
- Junior RHP Cooper Chandler (Frisco, Texas/Wakeland HS) had a great day on the mound. He took a no-hitter into the eighth and struck out 10 batters.
- Junior outfielder Reese Alexiades (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Dana Hills HS) went 2-for-4 on the day, including an RBI double in the eighth.
- Sophomore infielder Wyatt Young (Honolulu, Hawaii/Mid Pacific Institute) went 2-for-4, driving in the first run of the game on an RBI single in the fifth inning.
After walking the first batter of the game, Chandler fell into a rhythm, retiring the next 22 batters he faced, including striking out 10 over the course of eight innings. At one point, he struck out four batters in a row.
The Waves started a bit slow offensively, getting only one hit through four innings. At the beginning of the fifth, lightning struck near the Malibu area, forcing a 30 minute delay. After the game resumed in the fifth, the Waves loaded the bases on a fielder's choice and two singles. Young singled through the right side, scoring Mike Malinchak (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS) from third. Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) then reached on a throwing error, scoring both Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) and David LeBioda (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Aliso Niguel HS) to give the Waves a 3-0 lead after five innings of play.
In the eighth, Justin Lutes (Las Vegas, Nev./College of Southern Nevada) got hit by a pitch, and was driven in by Alexiades, giving the Waves a 4-0 lead.
Shane Telfer (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) came into the game in the ninth, and got two strikeouts and a groundout to end the game.
UP NEXT
The Waves look to complete the sweep on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Chandler, Cooper (2-0)
L: KUJAWA, Quinton (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Alexiades, Reese 1
RBI: Young, Wyatt 1 ; Alexiades, Reese 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lutes, Justin 1 ; Malinchak, Mike 1 ; LeBioda, David 1 ; Johnson, Ryan 1
SB: Cook, Billy 2
CS: Cook, Billy 1
HBP: Lutes, Justin 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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