MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team walked off a 2-1 win against Tulane at Eddy D. Field Stadium Friday afternoon.
 
The Waves (2-8) were in a pitching duel with the Green Wave (7-2), coming out on top thanks to a walk-off single by junior Joe Cardinale (Salinas, Calif.).
 
BIG WAVES
 
Redshirt junior RHP Tommy Scavone (Pleasanton, Calif.) pitched a full seven innings, only giving up one run while striking out three.
 
Junior outfielder Joe Cardinale (Salinas, Calif.) sent a single right past the shortstop in the bottom of the ninth to score the second run, winning the game for Pepperdine.
 
Graduate outfielder Nick Upstill (Huntington Beach, Calif.) was the only Wave with multiple hits this afternoon, including a clutch bunt in the bottom of the ninth to load the bases.
 
 
RECAP
 
Friday was a game of aces. Pepperdine's Scavone against Tulane's Luc Fladda turned out to be a showdown for the majority of the game. Outside of one run given up on either side in the first inning, both pitchers put up zeros for six innings.
 
After Tulane scored in the top half of the opening inning, junior catcher Max Aude (Woodland Hills, Calif.) responded by raking in his sixth RBI of the season after three straight singles by senior infielder Julian Nunez (Encinitas, Calif.), redshirt sophomore infielder Max Bernal (Clovis, Calif.) and senior outfielder Luke Pemberton (Boulder, Colo.).
 
The next five innings would be a clinic by Scavone, allowing just two hits in six innings. Sophomore Colin Valentine (Dallas, Texas) came in to pitch for the eighth and ninth innings, allowing just one hit to give his team the opportunity to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth inning.
 
Freshman outfielder Brodey Bitove (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and senior infielder Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa.) started the inning off with back-to-back walks. Upstill was next, loading the bases with a perfect bunt laid between the first baseman and pitcher. Cardinale came up to bat with bases loaded ready to swing. On a 2-1 count, the junior sent a bullet past the Green Wave shortstop for a single, scoring Bitove.
 
Pepperdine's second win of the season comes in a thrilling walk-off fashion 2-1.
 
 
NEXT
 
The Waves continue the series with the Green Wave tomorrow with game two of the series setting to start 1:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) and live stats can be found at  www.pepperdinewaves.com. Tickets for the game can be purchased at tickets.pepperdinewaves.com