Photos: Pepperdine sneaks by Arizona State, 3-2

Pepperdine’s Austin Davidson is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game’s first run. By Owen Main

Pepperdine snuck past Arizona State 3-2 in sunny San Luis Obispo on Friday afternoon in the first game of the Cal Poly regional.

Arizona State lost starting pitcher Brett Lilek in the first inning as Lilek tried to cover first on a double play. Lilek and the Sun Devils did not get the double play and Pepperdine scored their first run on the play.

Down 3-0, Arizona State got a run back in the bottom of the second inning on a line-drive home run by Trever Allen. Nate Causey also drove in a run for the Sun Devils in the bottom of the fourth, but neither team scored for the final five innings on a warm day at Bagggett Stadium.

Austin Davidson and Hutton Moyer each had two hits for the Waves, who advance to face Cal Poly Saturday at 6 pm.

Photos by Owen Main