Waves Even Series with Two Home Runs

Saturday, May 15

Malibu, Calif.

1:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

16-22, 8-12

Santa Clara

15-28, 8-18

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Santa Clara	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	2
Pepperdine	0	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	X	8	13	1

Billy Cook

Photo by: Jeff Golden

5/15/2021 4:03:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team got back-to-back home runs from Justin Lutes and Billy Cook in the fifth inning on Saturday en route to an 8-4 victory over Santa Clara, evening the weekend series at one game apiece.

The Waves (16-22, 8-12 WCC) scored six runs in three innings, proving too much for the Broncos (15-28, 8-18 WCC).

BIG WAVES

Senior infielder Justin Lutes (Las Vegas, Nev./College of Southern Nevada) hit a go-ahead three run home run in the fifth inning that traveled over 400 feet to right field. He also had a double in the second inning.
Senior utility Billy Cook (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) hit a solo home run just two pitches after Lutes' home run in the fifth. He also had an RBI triple in the second inning to get the Waves on the board.
Freshman outfielder Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) went 3-for-4 on the day with an RBI double.

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Pepperdine got the scoring going in the bottom of the second. Justin Lutes doubled and then was brought in on a Billy Cook triple. Cook then scored on a wild pitch to put the Waves up 2-0.

The Broncos answered with a run of their own in the top of the third to cut the lead to 2-1 after three innings.

In the fourth inning, Santa Clara got a two-run home run to take the lead at 3-2. Cook reached on an error and advanced to second with one out in the fourth. He then scored on a Charles Masino double to right center to tie the game. The game was tied at 3 through four innings.

In the fifth, Reese Alexiades singled up the middle and Aharon Modlin was hit by a pitch before Lutes hit a ball to deep right field, over the scoreboard for a go-ahead three-run home run. He was quickly followed by Cook, who hit a ball over the fence to straight away center, giving the Waves a 7-3 lead through five innings.

A bases-loaded groundout from Modlin extended the Waves' lead to 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth.

In the ninth inning, the Broncos got a solo home run to cut the lead in half, but could not complete the comeback.

UP NEXT
The Waves and Broncos finish the series on Sunday with first pitch at 1 p.m. Sunday is senior day at Pepperdine, and the Waves will honor 13 seniors prior to the game.