Saturday, March 26
Malibu, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
13-8, 0
5
vs
3
Pacific
7-14, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Trevor Hinkel
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Pepperdine Collects Series Win in Game Two Against Pacific
3/26/2022 5:33:00 PM | Baseball
MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine baseball team clinched its West Coast Conference series against Pacific with a 5-3 game two win on Saturday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.
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Trevor Hinkel and the Waves (13-8, 3-2) shut down the Tigers (7-14, 0-5) through seven innings. Pepperdine took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third and never let up.
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BIG WAVES
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In the bottom of the third inning, Nolan Lingley (Tracy, Calif./Ripon Christian School) drew a walk and Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa./Malvern Prep) singled through the left side to advance Lingley to second. Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) put down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners into scoring position for the first out. Peck hit a line drive over the shortstop to give the Waves an early 1-0 lead with one out. Malinchak hit a rocket towards the shortstop for an infield single that drove in another run for Pepperdine to make it 2-0. Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling HS) had an infield hit that went towards the middle that scored the third run for the Waves.
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The Waves added another run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a Lingley single to the outfield to increase the lead at 4-0. In the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs, Malinchak singled to left center and Bradshaw followed with a single up the middle to advance Malinchak to second. On a 0-2 count, Landis roped a double to right center that scored Malinchak to go up 5-0.
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In the top of the eighth inning, Pacific singled down the right-field line to get its first run of the day and make it 5-1. Pacific added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to make it 5-3, before Grant Georges (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) collected the final three outs, including a game-ending strikeout with the tying run in scoring position for his sixth save of the season.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves and Pacific will meet for the series finale on Sunday, March 27 with first pitch set for 1 p.m. The game will be live on the WCC Network.
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Trevor Hinkel and the Waves (13-8, 3-2) shut down the Tigers (7-14, 0-5) through seven innings. Pepperdine took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third and never let up.
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BIG WAVES
- Junior RHP Trevor Hinkel (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral HS) threw a career-high 7.0 innings while only giving up three hits. Hinkel also tied his career-high in strikeouts with seven.
- Sophomore infield John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) went 2-for-4 with one RBI and scored a run.
- Graduate student outfielder Mike Malinchak (Delray Beach, Fla./American Heritage HS) had two hits on the day with one RBI and crossed the plate once.
- Junior outfielder Quintt Landis (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) had the Waves' only double of the day.
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In the bottom of the third inning, Nolan Lingley (Tracy, Calif./Ripon Christian School) drew a walk and Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa./Malvern Prep) singled through the left side to advance Lingley to second. Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) put down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners into scoring position for the first out. Peck hit a line drive over the shortstop to give the Waves an early 1-0 lead with one out. Malinchak hit a rocket towards the shortstop for an infield single that drove in another run for Pepperdine to make it 2-0. Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling HS) had an infield hit that went towards the middle that scored the third run for the Waves.
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The Waves added another run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a Lingley single to the outfield to increase the lead at 4-0. In the bottom of the seventh inning, with two outs, Malinchak singled to left center and Bradshaw followed with a single up the middle to advance Malinchak to second. On a 0-2 count, Landis roped a double to right center that scored Malinchak to go up 5-0.
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In the top of the eighth inning, Pacific singled down the right-field line to get its first run of the day and make it 5-1. Pacific added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning to make it 5-3, before Grant Georges (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) collected the final three outs, including a game-ending strikeout with the tying run in scoring position for his sixth save of the season.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves and Pacific will meet for the series finale on Sunday, March 27 with first pitch set for 1 p.m. The game will be live on the WCC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hinkel, Trevor (2-2)
L: Hunter Hayes (1-4)
S: Georges, Grant (6)
Batting:
RBI: Thomas Gavello 1 ; James McClenaghan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Jarron Silva 1 ; Chase Graves 1 ; Ben Nemivant 1
HBP: Thomas Gavello 1
Batting:
2B: Landis, Quintt 1
RBI: Peck, John 1 ; Malinchak, Mike 1 ; Landis, Quintt 1 ; Lingley, Nolan 1
SH: Masino, Charles 1 ; Malinchak, Mike 1 ; Mehlhaff, Greg 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peck, John 1 ; Malinchak, Mike 1 ; Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Lingley, Nolan 1 ; Conley, Cam 1
CS: Conley, Cam 1
HBP: Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Conley, Cam 1
Game Leaders
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3
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1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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