MALIBU, Calif.- The Pepperdine baseball team could only find the way around the bases in one inning, dropping the midweek against the Mustangs 10-2.
 
The Waves (5-19, 1-2) threw eight different pitchers in the bullpen game against the Mustangs (15-8, 6-0) with the sole runs scored coming on a home run from Joe Cardinale.
 
BIG WAVES
 
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Joe Cardinale (Salinas, Calif.) hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth for the only scoring on the afternoon.
 
Junior LHP Cade Barry (Simi Valley, Calif.) had his longest appearance for the Waves this season, pitching 3.0 innings allowing no hits and striking out two.
 
Freshman infielder Danny Cook (Monument, Colo.) scored on Cardinale's home run, reaching on a single as one of the Waves' three hits in the game.
 
RECAP
 
After a scoreless first inning, Cal Poly jumped in front in the second inning with two runs scored.
Barry would come into the game and pause the Mustang scoring as the Waves got the opportunity to tie the game up. Cook dropped a single in center to give Pepperdine a base runner. With two outs, Cardinale crushed the ball over the left field wall to tie the game at 2-2 at the end of the fifth inning.
 
Offense went cold for the Waves the remainder of the game as the Mustangs took control. Eight runs over the next three innings gave Cal Poly the lead and without a run scored from either side in the ninth, the game ended with a final score of 10-2.
 
NEXT
 
The Waves head two hours south for the second conference series of the season this weekend against the San Diego Toreros. First pitch Friday is slated for 6 p.m. the game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) and live stats can be found at  www.pepperdinewaves.com.