MALIBU, Calif.- The Pepperdine baseball team struggled on offense to start, fighting an uphill battle for the majority of the game.
 
The Waves (4-15) broke the scoring drought in the fourth inning and despite keeping pace with Nebraska on hits 9-11, respectively, the Huskers (8-11) never lost the lead, defeating Pepperdine with a final score of 4-11.
 
BIG WAVES
 
Freshman outfielder Joey Damelio (San Mateo, Calif.) hit his first collegiate home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
Senior infielder Cam Conley (Lincoln University, Pa.) knocked in the first runs for the Waves with a team-leading two RBIs in the fourth.
 
Senior infielder Julian Nunez (Encinitas, Calif.) reached base three times on four plate appearances, including two singles.
 
RECAP
 
Strikingly similar to yesterday, the game started with no runs scored on either side. The Huskers scored in the next three innings, taking a 4-0 lead in the middle of the fourth. A single from graduate Nick Upstill (Huntington Beach, Calif.), a Nunez walk, and senior utility player Andrew Savage (Woodstock, Ontario, Canada) being hit by a pitch loaded the bases for Conley, who hit two home on the second extra-base hit of the day for the Waves. At the end of four, Pepperdine trailed 4-2.
 
Nebraska took the four-run lead back immediately, scoring two in the top of the fifth to lead 6-2. The Waves did not respond as the Huskers tacked on another in the sixth, taking a 7-2 advantage.
 
The next score change would come in the bottom of the seventh when Damelio hit the first home run of his career on a 12-pitch at bat, sending the ball over the left field wall for a single RBI, shrinking the Husker lead to four.
 

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Trading runs in eighth, both squads scored one on two hits for an 8-3 score heading into the ninth and final inning.
 
In the highest single-inning production for the Huskers, three runs were added in the ninth as Nebraska pulled away 11-4.
 
Just one baserunner in the bottom half of the inning would not lead to anyone crossing home plate as Pepperdine lost the second game against Nebraska on military appreciation day 4-11.
 
NEXT
 
Starting West Coast Conference play this weekend, the Waves welcome the Gonzaga Bulldogs to Malibu for a three-game series beginning Friday at 3 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required), live stats can be found at  www.pepperdinewaves.com and tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.pepperdinewaves.com