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Tommy Scavone
Charlie Blake
Tommy Scavone
5
Winner Pepperdine PEPP 2-3
4
CSUN CSUN 4-1
Winner
Pepperdine PEPP
2-3
5
Final
4
CSUN CSUN
4-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pepperdine PEPP 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
CSUN CSUN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 1

W: Scavone, Tommy (1-1) L: Braun. Lucas (1-1) S: Baird, Jack (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | by Athletic Communications

Pepperdine Earns 5-4 Victory Over CSUN

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team held on to a 5-4 victory over CSUN in game one of the home and away series on Sunday afternoon at Matador Field.
 
The Waves (2-3) jumped out first with a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the third, but the Matadors (4-1) did not give up and got within one in the bottom of the ninth. Pepperdine stayed focused and collected three straight outs to give CSUN its first loss of the year.
 
BIG WAVES
  • Freshman infielder Jack Goodman (Medfield, Mass./Medfield HS) had two hits including his first career home run. This was Goodman's first two-hit game in a Pepperdine uniform.
  • Senior infield Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) also had two hits on the day. Johnson picked up an RBI and crossed the plate once.
  • Redshirt sophomore RHP Tommy Scavone (Pleasaton, Calif./Foothill HS/Cal State East Bay) threw 3.2 innings only giving up three hits and striking out six Matador hitters. Scavone collected his first win as a Wave in relief.
  • Graduate student RHP Jack Baird (Boulder, Colo./Boulder HS) threw 1.1 innings and collected his first save of the season.
GAME RECAP
 
After two and a half scoreless innings, the Waves broke open in the bottom of the third with five runs. Goodman led off with a solo blast against the slight breeze over the left center wall to give Pepperdine a 1-0 lead. Cole Sheehan (Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS) and Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) drew back-to-back walks. The Matadors collected the first out, but on a 0-2 count Greg Mehlhaff (Gresham, Ore./Clackamas HS) singled up the middle to move the runners and load the bases. Johnson roped an RBI single off the left field wall to give Pepperdine a 2-0 lead. The Waves took advantage of a two-out error to tally three more runs to the lead.
 
In the bottom of the fourth inning, CSUN got on the scoreboard with two runs on two hits to make it 5-2. Following four scoreless innings, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Matadors earned a walk to lead off. Joey Kramer of CSUN sent one out to cut the Waves lead to one at 5-4. The Matadors then singled through the left side to put the tying run on base. Pepperdine struck out a CSUN batter and made a smart play to get the lead runner at second and collect the second out. The Waves got the final out on a ball to the right side and held onto the victory.
 
UP NEXT
 
Pepperdine will be back at Eddy D. Field Stadium to host CSUN for another game on Monday, Feb. 27. First pitch is set for 12 p.m. and the game will be streamed on the WCC Network.
 
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