Waves Rally Too Late in Loss to Portland

Saturday, March 18

Portland, OR

3:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

5-11, 0-2

Portland

12-6, 2-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Pepperdine	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	6	7	0
Portland	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	1	X	8	14	2

Lincoln Orellana

Photo by: Jeff Golden

3/18/2023 5:59:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Pepperdine baseball team's comeback was a little too late as the Waves fell 8-6 to Portland in game two on Saturday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field.

The Waves (5-11, 0-2) and Pilots (12-6, 2-0) were scoreless for the first three innings, but a four-run fourth inning for Portland put them on top. Pepperdine trailed the rest of the way and tried to make a late comeback in the top of the ninth with four runs. The team cut the deficit to two, but Portland closed out the game with a ground ball to collect the series win.

BIG WAVES

Junior infielder Lincoln Orellana (Apple Valley, Calif./Sheldon HS/Hawai'i/American River College) was 2-for-4 on the day including his first home run in a Pepperdine uniform. Orellana also crossed the plate twice for the Waves.
Senior designated hitter Grant Schoen (Clackamas, Ore./Clackamas HS) was 1-for-3 including a RBI and two walks. Schoen also scored one run.
Senior outfielder Quintt Landis (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) was also 1-for-3 with a RBI, two walks and one run scored.
Junior RHP Brandon Llewellyn (Colleyville, Texas/IMG Academy) struck out a career-high nine batters.

GAME RECAP

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Pilots struck first on a double to right center to take a 1-0 lead. Portland then hit a three-run home run to make it 4-0. In the top of the fifth inning, the Waves took advantage of an infield error that brought Quintt Landis all the way from first to home to get one run back, 4-1.

In the bottom half of the sixth, the Pilots added two more to the lead on a single up the middle and a double down the right field line, 6-1. Lincoln Orellana went yard for the first time in a Pepperdine uniform in the top of the seventh inning to cut the deficit to four, 6-2. Portland added an in the park homerun in the bottom of the seventh to the lead, 7-2.

Portland added one run on a sac fly to right field in the bottom of the eighth inning. In the top half of the final frame, Orellana led off with a single up the middle. Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa./Malvern Prep) then drew a walk. A deep fly ball to right field was able to give Orellana a chance to tag up and move to third. Grant Schoen then sent an RBI single down the right field line to make it 8-3. John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) hit an RBI single through the left side of the field to cut the deficit in half. Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic) got in on the hitting action and singled up the middle to load the bases. Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) singled to the shortstop to make it 8-5. With bases still loaded, a ground ball to second brought in another run to get Pepperdine within two. Portland collected the third out on a ground ball to third and secured the victory.

UP NEXT

Pepperdine and Portland will play the series finale on Sunday, March 19 with first pitch set for 1 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network.