NCAA MALIBU REGIONAL: NOTHING TO CROW ABOUT PEPPERDINE STIFLED BY MISSOURI STARTER MISSOURI 4, PEPPERDINE 1.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer MALIBU -- In an NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association baseball regional dominated by outstanding pitching, Aaron Crow would have been among the last suspects for handing top-seeded Pepperdine its first loss of the postseason. Crow, a Missouri freshman who hadn't won a game all season, shocked the Waves with a six-hitter in Missouri's 4-1 victory Sunday that kept the fourth-seeded Tigers' season alive. The win forces a deciding game today at 1 p.m. in the Malibu Regional at Eddy D. Field Eddy D. Field is home of the Pepperdine University Waves' baseball team located in Malibu, California. It was originally built in 1973, but underwent renovations in 1980 and 1999. It now holds up to 2,000 spectators, all box seats. Stadium. The Waves (42-20) beat Tigers ace Max Scherzer Maxwell M. Scherzer (born July 27, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Scherzer was drafted by the St. , a potential first-round draft pick, on the first day of the double-elimination tournament A double-elimination tournament is a competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. , and could have clinched the regional championship with a victory. Crow (1-4) entered the game with a 4.54 ERA, and opponents were batting .315 against him. Against Pepperdine, however, the right-hander did not allow more than one hit in an inning after the Waves scored their lone run on three hits in the first. Pepperdine had only one other runner advance as far as third base, with Luke Salas being stranded there in the seventh inning. ``He pitched the game of his life,'' Pepperdine coach Steve Rodriguez said of Crow. ``You have to tip your cap to him. He was keeping our guys off balance and throwing strikes. You look at his numbers and he's not that kind of pitcher, but he was today.'' Crow hopes his teammates take notice. ``The guys have been ragging on me the last couple weeks for not getting a win,'' he said. ``I'll be glad to have that stop.'' Missouri (34-26) gave Crow the lead in the fifth inning. A two-out double by Evan Frey scored J.C. Field to break a 1-1 tie. John McKee John McKee (1771 – August 12, 1832) was an American politician who served as the first Representative of Alabama's 2nd District from 1823 to 1829. McKee was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia (then part of Augusta County), and attended Liberty Hall Academy in Lexington. added twomore runs in the sixth inning on his third home run of the season. Frey, McKee and Brock brock n. Chiefly British A badger. [Middle English brok, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin.] Bond each had two of the Tigers' 10hits off Waves starter James Johnson James Johnson may refer to: Artists, authors, and musicians
Adrian Ortiz and Danny Worth had two hits each for Pepperdine. Crow was the Tigers' second freshman to pitch a complete game Sunday. Left-hander Rick Zagone threw a six-hitter against second-seeded UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX to stave off stave n. 1. A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure. 2. A rung of a ladder or chair. 3. A staff or cudgel. 4. Music See staff1. elimination earlier in the day. ``Usually when you see a team come through the loser's bracket, you see things that haven't been done all year,'' Missouri coach Tim Jamieson said. ``For us to have two freshmen pitch complete games on the same day is phenomenal. But I think it's also a testament to their capabilities. ``We scored just enough runs to win and we're excited to be playing tomorrow and looking forward to the opportunity.'' The Tigers are not sure who will pitch for them today in the rematch REMATCH Cardiology Clinical trials–Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance Therapy as an alternative in Congestive Heart failure–related to use of a portable, electric left ventricular-assist system–LVAS–eg, HeartMate® with Pepperdine sophomore right-hander Barry Enright, who beat them Friday. The Waves, who are in the regional championship game for the third year in a row, are trying to win a regional for the first time since 1992, when they won the College World Series. heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- cover -- color) CRASH AND RETURN Pepperdine loses to Missouri in Malibu Regional, forcing deciding game today (2) Pepperdine's Luke Salas goes airborne, but can't catch a home run hit by Missouri's John McKee in the sixth inning. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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