Pepperdine University
1-2
Boston College
2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| Pepperdine | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Baseball Drops Rubber Match to Boston College
2/19/2023 5:53:00 PM | Baseball
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The Eagles (2-1) clinched the series 2-1 over the Waves (1-2).
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BIG WAVES
- Freshman infielder Jack Basseer (Peasanton, Calif./Foothill HS) went 3-for-4 on the day and crossed the plate once. Basseer collected his first three-hit game in a Waves' uniform.
- Graduate student infielder Greg Mehlhaff (Gresham, Ore./Clackamas HS) hit his first home run of the season, which was a two-run shot to right field.
- Senior infielder Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) also went yard for the first time this season.
- Junior infielder John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) raked his second homer of the season. Peck also crossed the plate twice.
GAME RECAP
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In the top of the second inning, the Eagles took advantage of a Waves' error and scored four runs to take an early 4-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning, the Waves had bases loaded with only one out. Quintt Landis (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) was hit by a pitch, which scored the first runner for the Waves. Jack Goodman (Medfield, Mass./Medfield HS) had a sacrifice fly that was deep in right field to score Basseer to cut the Eagle's lead in half, 4-2.
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Peck led off the bottom of the third inning with a walk. On the first pitch, Mehlhaff saw at the plate, he took it over the right field fence to tie the game at 4-all. Johnson picked out his pitch as well and sent it over the left field fence to give the Waves a 5-4 lead.
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The Eagles tied the game in the top of the fourth inning with a solo homerun. Boston College put together a rally and scored eight runs on five hits to take the lead back at 12-5. In the top of the fifth inning, the Eagles tacked on another run after a sacrifice fly to left field.
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Boston College scored four more runs in the top of the seventh inning to increase the lead to 17-5. In the top of the eighth inning Cameron Leary of BC hit a solo home run and made the score 18-5. In the bottom of the ninth, Peck led off with a solo blast over the left field fence, but the Waves were unable to continue the rally.
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UP NEXT
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The Waves will travel crosstown from Malibu to match up with #12 UCLA on Tuesday, Feb. 21. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m. and the game will be live on the Pac-12 insider.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bobby Chicoine (1-0)
L: Stewart, Dylan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Travis Honeyman 1 ; Joe Vetrano 1 ; Barry Walsh 1
HR: Cameron Leary 1 ; Barry Walsh 1
RBI: Cohl Mercado 4 ; Travis Honeyman 1 ; Patrick Roche 1 ; Cameron Leary 2 ; Nick Wang 1 ; Vince Cimini 2 ; Peter Burns 2 ; Barry Walsh 4
SF: Cameron Leary 1 ; Peter Burns 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cohl Mercado 1 ; Travis Honeyman 1 ; Joe Vetrano 2 ; Patrick Roche 1 ; Cameron Leary 2 ; Nick Wang 3 ; Vince Cimini 3 ; Peter Burns 2 ; Barry Walsh 3
HBP: Daniel Baruch 1
Batting:
2B: Basseer, Jack 1
HR: Peck, John 1 ; Mehlhaff, Greg 1 ; Johnson, Ryan 1
RBI: Peck, John 1 ; Mehlhaff, Greg 2 ; Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Landis, Quintt 1 ; Goodman, Jack 1
SF: Goodman, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peck, John 2 ; Mehlhaff, Greg 1 ; Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Orellana, Lincoln 1 ; Basseer, Jack 1
CS: Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Bradshaw, Connor 1
HBP: Mehlhaff, Greg 1 ; Johnson, Ryan 1 ; Landis, Quintt 1
