Waves Fall to Gaels in Game Two

Friday, April 7

Malibu, Calif.

3:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

9-19, 0

Saint Mary's

11-15, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Saint Mary's	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	8	11	1
Pepperdine	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	6	12	1

Devon Walczykowski

Photo by: Jeff Golden

4/7/2023 6:53:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team fell 8-6 to Saint Mary's in game two of the three-game West Coast Conference series on Friday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium. The Gaels evened the series.

The Waves (9-19, 3-8) dropped in the first inning to the Gaels (11-15, 6-5) 3-0, but cut the deficit to two in the bottom of the second inning. Pepperdine held Saint Mary's scoreless after the first inning until the seventh inning when they pulled ahead 5-3. The Waves tied the game twice, but the Gaels plated the go-ahead and added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning to collect the win.

BIG WAVES

Sophomore designated hitter Devon Walczykowski (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Jesuit HS) went 3-for-5 and had one RBI.
Sophomore infielder Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa./Malvern Prep) was 3-for-4 on the day and scored two runs for the Waves. Conley's three hits ties his career-high.
Junior shortstop John Peck (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark HS) had two hits on the day and two RBI.
Freshman RHP Gunnar Nichols (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs HS) notched a new career-high in strikeouts, sitting down three Gaels' hitters.

GAME RECAP

The Gaels took an early 3-0 lead after scoring on two hits in the top of the first inning. The Waves were able to get within two after an infield RBI single, 3-1. Both squads were scoreless for two innings, which brought the Waves to the plate in the bottom of the fifth.

With one out, Cam Conley and Grant Schoen (Clackamas, Ore./Clackamas HS) hit back-to-back singles in the bottom of the fifth. Ryan Johnson (Tempe, Ariz./Seton Catholic HS) then doubled down the left field line which scored a run and cut the deficit to one, 3-2. With two outs, Lincoln Orellana (Apple Valley, Calif./Sheldon HS/Hawai'i/American River College) was intentionally walked to load the bases. On the first pitch to Quintt Landis (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) was hit by a pitch that brought in the tying run, 3-all.

Saint Mary's and Pepperdine were scoreless in the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh, the Gaels took the lead back after scoring two runs on one hit, 5-3. In the top of the eighth inning, the Gaels added another run on a groundout to first to make it 6-3. In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, Jack Basseer (Pleasanton, Calif./Foothill HS) and Conley hit back-to-back singles. With runners on first and second, Schoen sent a single through the right side that scored a run to get Pepperdine within two, 6-4. Johnson was then intentionally walked to load the bases, but John Peck smacked a two-run single to left field to tie the ball game at 6-all.

In the top of the ninth inning, the Gaels got the go-ahead run on a solo home run, 7-6, and then were able to get an insurance run on a single to left to make it 8-6. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Waves had runners on first and third with two outs, but were unable to bring them around and were retired.

UP NEXT

The Waves and Gaels will match up for the series finale on Saturday, April 8 with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network.