SAN DIEGO, Calif.- The Pepperdine baseball team took game one against the Toreros after a flurry of runs in the first half of the game, securing the 6-5 victory.
 
The Waves (6-19, 2-2) outlasted the Toreros (4-21, 1-3), capitalizing on San Diego mistakes while locking down defensively to never give up the lead after scoring in the second inning. 
 
BIG WAVES
 
Freshman infielder Danny Cook (Monument, Colo.) hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run bomb in the second inning to give the Waves the lead.
 
Graduate outfielder Nick Upstill (Huntington Beach, Calif.) was 2-for-3 on the night with two RBIs on a bases-clearing double, walking his other two appearances at the plate.
 
Redshirt sophomore Adam Troy (Houston, Texas) has cemented himself as the go-to in a save situation, allowing just one hit and no runs scored in tonight's game.
 
RECAP
 
With the first score of the night for either side, Cook nailed a two run shot off the scoreboard in the top of the second inning, scoring redshirt sophomore Max Bernal (Clovis, Calif.) who reached on a walk to give Pepperdine an early 2-0 lead.
 
San Diego responded immediately in the bottom half of the second with a solo home run, cutting the Waves lead in half 2-1 at the end of the second. Taking advantage of Torero errors in the top of the third, the Waves were able to extend the lead back to two, leading 3-1 after Upstill, who reached on a walk, found his way around the bases with the help of a Bernal single.
 
No change in the bottom half of the third allowed Pepperdine to score three insurance runs in the fourth to lead 6-1. After senior utility player Andrew Savage scored, a single by freshman outfielder Brodey Bitove (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and a successful bunt by redshirt sophomore outfielder Joe Cardinale (Salinas, Calif.) put two on for Upstill to score them both on a double drilled to right-center field. At the break in the fourth, the game seemed to be under control.
 
Bringing themselves right back into the game, San Diego scored four in the bottom of the fourth to make it a 6-5 ballgame.
 
Neither side would score again, as Troy recorded his fourth save on the season to secure the 6-5 series-opening victory for the Waves. Redshirt Junior RHP Tommy Scavone (Pleasanton, Calif.) picks up his first win of the year, moving to 1-1 on the season.
 
 
NEXT
 
Continuing the series against the Toreros, Pepperdine is back in San Diego for game two slated to begin at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required) and live stats can be found at  www.pepperdinewaves.com.