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Reese Alexiades
Jeff Golden
Reese Alexiades
7
Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 3-1
6
Pepperdine PEPP 1-3
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
3-1
7
Final
6
Pepperdine PEPP
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 7 8 0
Pepperdine PEPP 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 1

W: Dand, Conner (1-1) L: Morrow, Dane (0-1) S: Troye, Christopher (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Athletic Communications

Alexiades Homers Twice in Waves' Loss to #9 UCSB

MALIBU, Calif. – Reese Alexiades hit two solo home runs for the Pepperdine baseball team in its 7-6 loss to #9 UC Santa Barbara on Friday. Justin Lutes and Ryan Johnson also hit home runs.
 
The Waves (1-3) and Gauchos (3-1) played an incredibly tight game, with neither team wanting to give up any ground.
 
BIG WAVES
  • Senior outfielder Reese Alexiades (Manhattan Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) had two home runs on the day, hitting solo shots in the fourth and seventh innings. He was the first half of back-to-back home runs in the fourth and the second half of back-to-back home runs in the seventh. He went 3-for-4 on the day, adding a single and a walk to his stat line.
  • Senior infielder Justin Lutes (Las Vegas, Nev./College of Southern Nevada) got his only hit of the day in the fourth inning, but it was a solo shot to tie the game.
  • Sophomore infielder/catcher Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) went 2-for-5 on the day with a home run and a single.
  • Freshman RHP Trevor Hinkel (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral HS) had another good showing in a no decision. He threw 5.1 innings, gave up just four hits and three earned runs, striking out seven batters.
  • Senior RHP Dane Morrow (Malibu, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) threw three innings and gave up four runs on four hits with five strikeouts.
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Gauchos got on the board first, with a two-out solo home run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead after one and a half innings.
 
The Waves answered in the bottom of the third when, after a John Peck double, Billy Cook hit a sacrifice fly to score Peck from third. After Peck's double, he advanced to third on a groundout. Pepperdine and UCSB were tied at one after three innings of play.
 
UC Santa Barbara got another solo shot in the top of the fourth to retake the lead at 2-1. In the home half of the fourth, the Waves retook the lead themselves, when Reese Alexiades and Ryan Johnson hit back-to-back home runs. Quintt Landis then drove in a run on a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Connor Bradshaw, who singled earlier in the inning and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Going to the top of the fifth inning, the Waves led 4-2.
 
The Gauchos got on the board again in the sixth inning after an RBI double. Trevor Hinkel's day was done after the double, and he left with a final line of 5.1 innings pitched, seven strikeouts and three earned runs. Dane Morrow came in and struck out both batters he faced in the sixth, preventing any more damage. The Waves led 4-3 after five and a half innings.
 
UC Santa Barbara tied the game in the seventh after a double and RBI single. The Gauchos then took the lead on a three-run home run to left center. The Waves answered again in the bottom half of the second when Lutes hit a home run to deep center field and Alexiades hit his second solo shot of the day, just a pitch after Lutes' homer to get the Waves to within a run at 7-6.
 
UCSB did not allow a runner for the Waves in the ninth, securing the victory.

HIGHLIGHTS

 
UP NEXT
The Waves and Gauchos match up again tomorrow, this time in Santa Barbara for a doubleheader. Game one starts a 12 p.m., and game two will be an hour after game one ends.
 
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