The Pepperdine baseball team dropped the first midweek game of the season to the Lancers of California Baptist 2-12 Thursday night in Riverside.
 
Despite an early 2-0 lead, Pepperdine (0-5) lost the edge in the fifth inning and never regained it with the game ending after seven innings with a final score of 2-12 in favor of the Lancers (4-1).
 
BIG WAVES
 
Junior catcher Max Aude (Woodland Hills, Calif.) had an RBI on the evening, hitting a single to bring in the second run of the night.
 
Senior shortstop Justin Rubin (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) was the first run scored for the Waves, crossing home on a wild pitch.
 
Sophomore RHP Jordan Cole (Huntington Beach, Calif) started for the Waves, allowing no runs, three hits, and striking out four in 4.0 IP.
 
RECAP
 
Pepperdine came out of the gate swinging, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Two walks to open up the game gave Pepperdine base runners and after a wild pitch scored Rubin, a single dropped into left field by Aude scored senior infielder Julian Nunez (Encinitas, Calif.) as the Waves jumped ahead 2-0.
 
Through 4.0 innings pitched, Cole didn't allow a run with only three hits and four strikeouts. Sophomore RHP Kam Croghan took over in the fifth and two doubles aided the Lancers in scoring four runs, giving CBU a 4-2 lead by the end of the fifth inning.
 
Without a response from Pepperdine in the top of the sixth, the Lancers continued their offensive tear and with the help of two errors in the bottom half of the inning, CBU scored eight to give them a 10 run advantage.
 
No traction in the top of the seventh ended the game on NCAA run rules, with a final score of 12-2 in seven innings.
 
NEXT
 
The Waves head to San Diego for the Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament. The first game will be against UCSD tomorrow at 6 p.m. and can be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required).