Photo courtesy of Taylor Alvarado / Pepperdine Athletics
Pepperdine baseball opened the 2017 campaign with a three-game sweep of Saint Joseph’s at home, winning both games of the doubleheader 8-0 and 7-5 on Saturday followed by a 9-5 win Sunday afternoon.
“It’s never easy to win a doubleheader, let alone pulling off a sweep” Head Coach Rick Hirtensteiner said. “It’s tough to come out and finish three games in the span of 24 hours, but the guys were focused and ready to play.”
The season opener was originally scheduled for Friday, but due to heavy rainstorms in Malibu on Friday, the game was delayed until early Saturday for a doubleheader.