MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team fell in the final game of second West Coast Conference series of the year, as Saint Mary's came away with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.
The Waves (11-11, 4-2 WCC) still came away with the series victory, as Pepperdine defeated the Gaels (12-11, 2-4 WCC) in the first two games.
BIG WAVES
- Freshman infielder John Pack (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) had the Waves' biggest hit of the ball game, a solo home run in the fifth inning.
- Junior RHP Trevor Kniskern (Lighthouse Point, Fla./Pompano Beach HS) threw 5.1 innings, giving up three runs and striking out five batters.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Pepperdine opened up the scoring in the second inning. After
Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) was hit by a pitch and
Aharon Modlin (Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS) singled, Saint Mary's catcher attempted a back-pick to first, but the ball got into the outfield. Modlin advanced to second and Johnson got a great jump, allowing him to score all the way from second.
The Gaels got their first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning on a home run to left. A two out single then scored two after a batter was hit by a pitch and another singled. The Gaels took a 3-1 lead through three and a half innings.
Peck hit a 370-foot home run to deep left field in the bottom of the fifth to get the Waves back within one as the Gaels led 3-2 through five innings.
Pepperdine had a number of chances to tie the game. In the seventh, a strikeout ended the inning with runners on first and second. And in the ninth, the Waves had two runners on again, but a line out ended the game.
UP NEXT
The Waves hit the road on Tuesday, taking on #10 UCLA in Los Angeles. First pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium is scheduled for 6 p.m.
