Waves Drop Midweek Game Against #25 UCSB

Tuesday, May 3

Santa Barbara, Calif.

5:30 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

20-19

UC Santa Barbara

31-10

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

John Peck

Photo by: Jeff Golden

5/3/2022 8:55:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

SANTA BARBARA, California – The Pepperdine baseball team dropped a midweek non-conference matchup against #25 UC Santa Barbara 7-4 on Tuesday night at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

The Gauchos (31-10) scored early in the bottom of the second inning and the Waves (20-19) tried to battle back, but fell short to split the non-conference series 1-1.

BIG WAVES

Sophomore infielder John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) went 3-for-4 and crossed the plate twice. Peck was one hit shy of tying his career high of four.
Junior catcher Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) hit his ninth home run of the season. Johnson had a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
Sophomore outfielder Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling HS) hit his fourth home run of the season and had two RBI.
Freshman infielder Devon Walczykowski (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Jesuit HS) went 1-for-2 on the night.

GAME RECAP

The Gauchos scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning to take an early 4-0 lead. In the top of the fourth inning, Peck roped a double to right field to start. With one out, Johnson smacked a two-run home run ball over the left-field wall to cut the deficit in half and make it 4-2.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Broc Mortensen of UCSB hit a three-run home run to add to the Gauchos' lead and make it 7-2. With one out in the top of the eighth inning, Peck sent a single to right field. Bradshaw, on a 2-1 count, hit an opposite field two-run home run to get the Waves back within three at 7-4.

In the top of the final inning, the Gauchos retired the Waves on a double play and a strikeout to secure the win.

UP NEXT

Pepperdine will be on its home turf this weekend hosting BYU for a West Coast Conference series beginning on Thursday, May 5 with first pitch set for 3 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network.