Saturday, May 7
Malibu, Calif.
1:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
20-22, 0
2
vs
4
BYU
27-18, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Pepperdine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Connor Bradshaw
Photo by: Jeff Golden
Pepperdine Falls in Series Finale to BYU
5/7/2022 5:02:00 PM | Baseball
MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine baseball team was unable to rally back and fell 4-2 in the West Coast Conference series finale to BYU on Saturday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium.
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The Waves (20-22, 8-13) outhit the Cougars (27-18, 11-10) 8-5, but it wasn't enough to capture the win. BYU held Pepperdine scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning.
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BIG WAVES
GAME RECAP
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The Cougars jumped out in front in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly to right field and gave BYU a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bradshaw led off swinging at the first pitch and sent it yard over the right-center wall to tie the game at 1-1.
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In the top of the eighth inning, BYU answered back with two runs on two hits and took the lead back at 3-1. In the bottom half of the eighth, Greg Mehlhaff (Gresham, Ore./Clackamas HS) led off with a single to left field. With one out, Devon Walczykowski (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Jesuit HS) also singled to left field and advanced Mehlhaff to second. Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) hit an infield single to load the bases. Peck smacked an RBI single to right field to get the Waves within one at 3-2.
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In the top of the final inning, BYU collected one more run on an infield single to make it 4-2. The Cougars closed out the series with a double play and a fly ball to take game three.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves hit the road and visit Cal Poly for a midweek non-conference matchup on Tuesday, May 10. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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The Waves (20-22, 8-13) outhit the Cougars (27-18, 11-10) 8-5, but it wasn't enough to capture the win. BYU held Pepperdine scoreless until the bottom of the seventh inning.
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BIG WAVES
- Sophomore infielder John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) went 2-for-4 on the day with one RBI.
- Sophomore outfielder Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling HS) hit his fifth home run of the season.
- Junior LHP Shane Telfer (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS) threw a career-high 5.0 innings and only gave up two hits. Telfer had four strikeouts.
GAME RECAP
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The Cougars jumped out in front in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly to right field and gave BYU a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bradshaw led off swinging at the first pitch and sent it yard over the right-center wall to tie the game at 1-1.
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In the top of the eighth inning, BYU answered back with two runs on two hits and took the lead back at 3-1. In the bottom half of the eighth, Greg Mehlhaff (Gresham, Ore./Clackamas HS) led off with a single to left field. With one out, Devon Walczykowski (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Jesuit HS) also singled to left field and advanced Mehlhaff to second. Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) hit an infield single to load the bases. Peck smacked an RBI single to right field to get the Waves within one at 3-2.
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In the top of the final inning, BYU collected one more run on an infield single to make it 4-2. The Cougars closed out the series with a double play and a fly ball to take game three.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves hit the road and visit Cal Poly for a midweek non-conference matchup on Tuesday, May 10. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Nate DAHLE (1-4)
L: Chester, Jack (0-1)
S: Reid MCLAUGHLIN (9)
Batting:
2B: Mitch MCINTYRE 1
RBI: Brock WATKINS 1 ; Ryan SEPEDE 1 ; Austin DEMING 2
SF: Ryan SEPEDE 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brock WATKINS 2 ; Mitch MCINTYRE 1 ; Collin REUTER 1
SB: Mitch MCINTYRE 1 ; Joshua COWDEN 1
HBP: Mitch MCINTYRE 1 ; Joshua COWDEN 1 ; Collin REUTER 1
Batting:
HR: Bradshaw, Connor 1
RBI: Peck, John 1 ; Bradshaw, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bradshaw, Connor 1 ; Mehlhaff, Greg 1
SB: Peck, John 2
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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