Pepperdine's starting pitcher: Junior Matt Bywater (lefty, 6-2/193) --2010/junior: 1-0 record, 14 strikes outs in 14 innings, 0.64 ERA, .178 opponent batting avg. --2009/sophomore: 6-1 record, 66 strikes outs, 3.57 ERA, .217 opponent batting avg. --2008/freshman: 7-3 record, 41 strikeouts, 5.54 ERA, .299 opponent batting avg. --2007/high school senior: California 1st Team All-State. Led high school to #31 national ranking by Baseball America... 12-0 record, 1.12 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 62.1 innings pitched.
Landry leads off. Fast ball strike Foul - 0-2 Hit to left center field but Pepperdine gets it. One out.
In the bottom of the 1st. Watkins walked, Nola grounded out (they tried to get Waktins at 2nd for the double play but he was too fast). Dean struck out. 2 outs. Watkins on 2nd. And Gibbs took the first pitch and singled to center... Watkins scored. (Run #1 for LSU). Then Hanover singled to RF, but they got Gibbs trying for 3rd for out #3.
