Waves Can’t Complete Comeback in San Diego

Saturday, May 1

San Diego, Calif.

6:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

14-18, 6-8

San Diego

27-8, 13-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Pepperdine	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	6	11	1
San Diego	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	7	8	1

Justin Lutes

Photo by: Jeff Golden

5/1/2021 10:59:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – For the second game in a row, the Pepperdine baseball team nearly completed a comeback against San Diego, falling 7-6 on Saturday night.

The Waves (14-18, 6-8 WCC) got back-to-back home runs from Justin Lutes and Billy Cook in the fourth inning and tried to mount a comeback in the ninth, but the Toreros (27-8, 13-4 WCC) had a five-run first inning, which was too much for the Waves to overcome.

BIG WAVES

Senior outfielder Justin Lutes (Las Vegas, Nev./College of Southern Nevada) went 3-for-4 with two RBI, including the first leg of back-to-back home runs.
Senior utility Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) had one hit on the day, the second leg of the back-to-back homers.
Freshman outfielder Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y./Trinity-Pauling HS) went 2-for-5 on the day with an RBI – an RBI double in the ninth inning.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Waves got the scoring started early, as Wyatt Young led the game off with a double and was singled in by Aharon Modlin. San Diego then scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth and to take a 5-1 lead through an inning.

Justin Lutes then doubled to right center, scoring Ryan Johnson who walked to lead off the second inning. Lutes then scored on a throwing error, cutting the Toreros' lead to 5-3 through two innings.

In the third, the Toreros got two more runs to take a 7-3 lead through three innings.

In the fourth inning, Lutes and Billy Cook hit back-to-back solo shots to cut the lead to just two runs.

The Waves mounted a valiant comeback in the ninth inning. With one out, Reese Alexiades singled. Then John Peck drew a nine-pitch walk to put runners on first and second with two outs. Connor Bradshaw doubled down the left field line, scoring Alexiades and putting runners on first and third. A ground ball to the shortstop ended the threat, securing the victory for the Toreros.

UP NEXT
The Waves and Toreros finish the series on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.