MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team fell in the series opener 11-0 against Santa Clara on Friday afternoon
 
The Waves (15-22, 7-12 WCC) Could not keep up with the Broncos' (15-27, 8-17 WCC) offensive efforts, as Santa Clara scored in the first four innings of play.
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Broncos opened up the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead through an inning of play.
 
An RBI groundout in the second extended the Bronco's lead to 2-0 after two.
 
With two outs and runners on second and third, a single into right gave the Broncos a 4-0 lead.
 
Another RBI single in the fourth made it 5-0 in favor of the Broncos. Santa Clara added another run on an RBI single. A bases-loaded single added two more runs to push the lead to 8-0.
 
In the sixth, a bases-loaded walk brought in the Broncos' ninth run, giving them a 9-0 lead through six innings.
 
A two-run home run in the eighth gave Santa Clara an 11-0 lead through eight innings, which was too much for the Waves to overcome.
 
UP NEXT
The Waves and Broncos meet again on Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.