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.
