Close Battle with Toreros Results in 2-4 Saturday Loss

Saturday, April 20

Malibu, Calif.

1:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

12-27, 0

San Diego

25-12, 0

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

Photo by: Morgan Cheatham

Close Battle with Toreros Results in 2-4 Saturday Loss

4/20/2024 5:11:00 PM | Baseball

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By: by Pepperdine Athletics

MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team outhit San Diego nine to six, but could not turn those into runs, leaving seven on base throughout the game.

The Waves (12-27, 6-8) stayed toe-to-toe with the Toreros (25-12, 10-4) all game, but a three-run fourth inning would be enough to give San Diego the win as Pepperdine would fall 2-4, looking to avoid the sweep in the third and final game of the series.

BIG WAVES
Senior Connor Walsh (Niceville, Fla.) went 2-for-4 today, bringing in one of the Waves' two runs on the day.

Junior Julian Nunez (Encinitas, Calif.) was responsible for the other Pepperdine RBI on the afternoon on a sac fly in the sixth inning.

RECAP
Pepperdine struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Leadoff hitter junior designated hitter Justin Rubin (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) dropped a ball into left field, good for a single. After advancing to second, senior outfielder Connor Bradshaw (New Rochelle, N.Y.) would take first thanks to being hit by a pitch. Advancing to third, Rubin was 90 feet from scoring with two outs. Walsh stepped up to the plate and hit a ball right past the shortstop into left field, scoring Rubin. The Waves led 1-0 by the end of the first inning.

Before Pepperdine could add to the lead, San Diego would respond. Three hits, including a ball threaded down the left field line for a double, scored three for the Toreros and by the end of the third, the Waves trailed 1-3.

San Diego added to their lead in the top of the sixth inning, bringing Jack Gurevitch home after he led the inning off with a double to the left field wall. The Toreros had a 4-2 lead going into the middle of the inning.

Responding immediately, the Waves got one back. A single into right by Walsh would give him his second hit of the day and a leadoff runner on first. Senior infielder Charles Masino (Newbury Park, Calif.) put runners at the corners with no one out. Looking to lessen the deficit, Nunez sent a ball deep enough into right field to score Walsh from third, recording a sac fly. By the end of the sixth, Pepperdine would be back to only trailing by two.

The Toreros would send the next nine Waves packing and squash all hopes of a rally. Pepperdine loses the second game of the series 2-4, falling to 6-8 in West Coast Conference play.

UP NEXT
The Waves close out the series with the Toreros tomorrow at Eddy D. Field Stadium with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.