MALIBU, Calif. -- Pepperdine got a two-out, two-run, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning to claim a 5-3 victory Saturday afternoon over BYU.

The Waves, now 14-13, took an early 3-0 lead thanks to a pair of home runs, but BYU battled back to tie the score in the seventh inning.

BYU, now 14-12, finally got on the scoreboard when it loaded the bases and scored on a walk by Dane Nielsen. Stephen Wells tied the game at three-all with a two-run double to right field.

After a steady one-hit effort by Blake Torgerson for 3.1 innings, Cougar junior Matthew Neil came on in relief and retired the side in order in the sixth and seventh. Neil retired the first two batters of the eighth before surrendering four consecutive singles.

BYU struggled after falling behind in the first and second innings. The Cougars’ missed a scoring opportunity when Chase Frampton grounded into an inning-ending double play in the fifth which ended the threat with two on.

“We are disappointed we didn’t come away with a sweep, but pleased overall,” said BYU coach Vance Law.

The Cougars bus back to Provo to host Utah Valley University on Tuesday at 6 p.m., in a game televised live by BYUtv.

Brigham Young Univ. at Pepperdine
Apr 02, 2011 at Malibu, Calif. (Eddy D Field Stadium)
Brigham Young Univ. 3 (14-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WELLS, Stephen cf........  2  0  1  2   2  1  3  0   0
LAW, Andrew ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
BERNAL, Ryan lf..........  3  0  0  0   1  2  1  0   2
FRAMPTON, Chase dh.......  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
BRUGMAN, Jaycob rf.......  4  0  1  0   0  1  3  0   0
HALL, Austin 1b..........  3  1  1  0   0  1  8  0   1
WOLFE, Alex c............  4  1  2  0   0  0  6  1   0
LOPEZ, Bret 3b...........  3  1  0  0   1  2  0  2   2
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  3  0  0  1   1  0  2  0   0
ANDERSON, Mark p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 TORGERSON, Blake p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 NEIL, Matthew p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 29  3  5  3   5  8 24  7   6
Pepperdine 5 (14-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KAIN, H. rf..............  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   2
SILVERSTEIN 3b...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
DIEDRICH, T. c...........  4  1  2  2   0  2  7  1   0
AMEZQUITA, C dh..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
MEYER, S. 1b.............  3  0  0  0   1  1 12  0   2
HUMPHRIES cf.............  3  1  2  0   1  0  1  0   0
VINCEJ, Z. ss............  3  1  2  0   0  0  0  7   0
BRUBAKER, T. lf..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   3
 COOPER, T. ph/lf........  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 DIPAOLA, D. lf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SEVER, J. 2b.............  4  1  2  3   0  1  4  3   1
GATES, A. p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 McILHENNY, B p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 32  5 10  5   2  6 27 13   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 300 -  3  5  1
Pepperdine.......... 210 000 02X -  5 10  0
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E - LAW(11). DP - PEP 2. LOB - BY 6; PEP 8. 2B - BRUGMAN(10). HR - DIEDRICH,
T.(2); SEVER, J.(1). HBP - LAW; HALL; KAIN, H.. SH - SILVERSTEIN(6); VINCEJ,
Z.(8). CS - KAIN, H.(3).
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ANDERSON, Mark......  1.1  5  3  3  2  0  8 12
TORGERSON, Blake....  3.2  1  0  0  0  2 11 12
NEIL, Matthew.......  3.0  4  2  2  0  4 13 13
Pepperdine             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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GATES, A............  6.1  5  3  3  5  6 21 28
McILHENNY, B........  2.2  0  0  0  0  2  8  8
Win - McILHENNY, B (2-1).  Loss - NEIL (1-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by ANDERSON (KAIN, H.); by GATES, A. (HALL); by GATES, A. (LAW).
Umpires - HP: Phillip Detro  1B: Dan Ignosci  3B: Frank Plugradt
Start: 1 p.m.   Time: 2:08   Attendance: 308
Weather: 68, Partly Sunny
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 5/cf WELLS; 6/ss LAW; 10/lf BERNAL; 30/dh
FRAMPTON; 4/rf BRUGMAN; 26/1b HALL; 18/c WOLFE; 13/3b LOPEZ; 16/2b NIELSEN;
23/p ANDERSON;
Pepperdine starters: 1/rf KAIN, H.; 6/3b SILVERSTEIN; 18/c DIEDRICH, T.; 32/dh
AMEZQUITA, C; 33/1b MEYER, S.; 21/cf HUMPHRIES; 3/ss VINCEJ, Z.; 25/lf
BRUBAKER, T.; 9/2b SEVER, J.; 2/p GATES, A.;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WELLS walked. LAW grounded into double play ss
to 2b to 1b; WELLS out on the play. BERNAL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine 1st - KAIN, H. hit by pitch. SILVERSTEIN grounded out to p,
SAC, bunt; KAIN, H. advanced to second. DIEDRICH, T. homered to left field, 2
RBI; KAIN, H. scored. AMEZQUITA, C grounded out to 3b. MEYER, S. walked.
HUMPHRIES walked; MEYER, S. advanced to second. VINCEJ, Z. singled to right
field; HUMPHRIES advanced to second; MEYER, S. advanced to third. BRUBAKER, T.
popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - FRAMPTON grounded out to 2b. BRUGMAN grounded
out to ss. HALL hit by pitch. WOLFE singled to shortstop; HALL advanced to
second. LOPEZ struck out swinging, grounded out to c unassisted. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Pepperdine 2nd - SEVER, J. homered to left field, RBI. KAIN, H. singled
up the middle. SILVERSTEIN popped up to 1b, bunt. DIEDRICH, T. singled down the
lf line; KAIN, H. advanced to second. TORGERSON to p for ANDERSON. AMEZQUITA, C
flied out to rf. MEYER, S. struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - NIELSEN flied out to rf. WELLS struck out
swinging, out at first c to 1b. LAW hit by pitch. LAW out at first p to 1b,
picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine 3rd - HUMPHRIES singled through the right side. VINCEJ, Z.
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; HUMPHRIES advanced to second. COOPER, T. pinch
hit for BRUBAKER, T.. COOPER, T. flied out to lf. SEVER, J. grounded out to 3b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - COOPER, T. to lf. BERNAL struck out looking.
FRAMPTON grounded out to ss. BRUGMAN doubled to left center. HALL struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Pepperdine 4th - KAIN, H. reached on a throwing error by ss. SILVERSTEIN
fouled out to 1b. KAIN, H. out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. DIEDRICH, T.
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - WOLFE grounded out to ss. LOPEZ struck out
looking. NIELSEN grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine 5th - AMEZQUITA, C fouled out to ss. MEYER, S. flied out to
cf to right center. HUMPHRIES flied out to cf to left center. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - WELLS walked. LAW popped up to 2b. BERNAL
walked; WELLS advanced to second. FRAMPTON grounded into double play ss to 2b
to 1b; BERNAL out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Pepperdine 6th - NEIL to p for TORGERSON. VINCEJ, Z. flied out to rf.
COOPER, T. struck out swinging. SEVER, J. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - BRUGMAN grounded out to 1b unassisted. HALL
singled up the middle. WOLFE singled through the left side; HALL advanced to
second. LOPEZ walked; WOLFE advanced to second; HALL advanced to third. NIELSEN
walked, RBI; LOPEZ advanced to second; WOLFE advanced to third; HALL scored.
WELLS singled through the right side, 2 RBI, advanced to second on the throw;
NIELSEN advanced to third; LOPEZ scored; WOLFE scored. McILHENNY, B to p for
GATES, A.. LAW reached on a fielder's choice to third base; NIELSEN out at
third 3b unassisted. BERNAL reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; LAW out
at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Pepperdine 7th - KAIN, H. flied out to cf. SILVERSTEIN grounded out to
ss. DIEDRICH, T. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - FRAMPTON struck out swinging. BRUGMAN struck
out swinging. HALL flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine 8th - AMEZQUITA, C struck out looking. MEYER, S. flied out to
rf. HUMPHRIES singled to pitcher. VINCEJ, Z. singled to third base; HUMPHRIES
advanced to second. COOPER, T. singled to shortstop; VINCEJ, Z. advanced to
second; HUMPHRIES advanced to third. SEVER, J. singled through the right side,
2 RBI; COOPER, T. advanced to second; VINCEJ, Z. scored; HUMPHRIES scored.
KAIN, H. grounded out to p, bunt. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - DIPAOLA, D. to lf for COOPER, T.. WOLFE
grounded out to 1b unassisted. LOPEZ grounded out to p. NIELSEN flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

A preview of a future West Coast Conference opponent takes place this week when BYU's baseball team plays three non-league games at Pepperdine University.

On Thursday afternoon, BYU sophomore Taylor Cole (3-1, 2.08) takes the mound for the Cougars who bring a 12-11 record into the series, while Pepperdine is 13-11. The games on Friday and Saturday will be broadcast live locally over Radio 960 AM/92.9 FM and on the Internet through BYU Radio at 3 p.m., and 1 p.m. MT, respectively.

On the hill for BYU on Friday will be sophomore Chris Capper (1-2, 2.70), while Saturday's starting pitcher is TBA for the Cougars.

"It doesn't change anything," says BYU coach Vance Law in reference to these non-conference games. "We are not going to experiment no matter who we are playing. Pepperdine is a good team with good tradition and will be a future conference foe."

Following the Pepperdine series, the Cougars return to Provo for another non-conference game on Tuesday when they host Utah Valley University.

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