UCLA PREVAILS ON WILD PITCH UCLA 4, PEPPERDINE 3.Byline: - Daily News Sean Carpenter was in the right place at the right time Tuesday. The 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 freshman entered the game as a pinch runner pinch runner n. Baseball A substitute base runner. with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch as the Bruins (25-28) rallied from a one-run deficit to defeat host Pepperdine 4-3 in a nonconference game. Trailing 3-2 heading into the ninth, the Bruins rallied when Ryan McCarthy walked with no outs, and Brandon Averill and Adam Simon followed with infield singles to load the bases. The Bruins tied the score on Preston Griffin's sacrifice fly and won the game after Carpenter replaced Averill and scored when Paul Coleman threw a wild pitch. The loss overshadowed a strong outing by Pepperdine (34-19) right-hander James Johnson James Johnson may refer to: Artists, authors, and musicians
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