Feb. 23, 2008

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Pepperdine's Brett Hunter outdueled Wake Forest's Ben Hunter in the season opener as the Waves posted a 3-2 win. Pepperdine right fielder Donald Brown drove in a pair of runs with a double in the fourth inning to give the Waves the season-opening victory.

Allan Dykstra led the Deacons with three of their four hits on the afternoon.

After giving up a one-out walk to Wake's Steven Brooks and a base hit to Allan Dykstra in the first, Pepperdine's Brett Hunter retired the next eight batters until Dykstra led off the fourth with a single to right. After Willy Fox was hit by a pitch, Brett Linnenkohl moved both runners up with a sacrifice bunt. Dustin Hood fouled off four pitches before singling to left to drive in Dykstra and give the Deacons a 1-0 lead. With Fox on third, Hood took off for second, drawing a pickoff throw to first. Fox was able to beat the relay throw home to put Wake ahead 2-0.

Ben Hunter pitched of a jam in the second. After allowing three consecutive soft base hits, he fanned the bottom two hitters in the order in second baseman Denny Duron and David Harris.

The Waves took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth. A walk and a base hit put runners on second a third. A single by centerfielder Bryce Mendonca scored one before Brown doubled down the rightfield line to drive in two and give Pepperdine a 3-2 advantage.

Ben Hunter went five innings for the Deacons, scattering seven hits while striking out five and walking three. Brett Hunter, with a consistent 97 mile per hour fastball, went six innings for the Waves, allowing just four hits and fanning six while walking one. Pepperdine's Nick Gaudi earned the save by pitching a scoreless seventh inning