MALIBU, Calif. – It was a good old-fashioned pitcher's duel at Eddy D. Field Stadium on Friday afternoon as both hurlers kept a scoreless game going until the seventh inning when Pepperdine finally plated a run on a sacrifice fly to center field.
USF starter (1-4) went seven strong innings in the loss, allowing just one run on six hits while striking out three.
Meanwhile, Waves' starter A.J. Puckett (4-2) earned the win with 8.2 scoreless innings where he scattered five hits, walked two and struck out 10. Chandler Blanchard earned his first save by getting the final out in the ninth.