Pepperdine Waves hold off Seattle Redhawks 7‑6
BELLEVUE, Wash. (Interstat) — Tommy Scavone tossed seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts, allowing no hits as the Pepperdine Waves beat the Seattle Redhawks 7-6 on Saturday at Bannerwood Park. Trey Dunn went 2 for 5 with a three-run homer, and Julian Nunez added two RBIs for Pepperdine, which improved to 16-26. The Waves jumped ahead with a six-run third inning, capped by Dunn’s blast. Gabe Maya, Austin Plisinski and the bullpen held Seattle scoreless until the seventh, when Hayden Carlson homered. The Redhawks, now 12-23, scored three in the eighth and two more in the ninth on Payton Knowles’ two-run single, but the comeback fell short. Kai Laxa went 3 for 4 for Pepperdine. Luke Alwood tossed 3⅓ scoreless innings of relief for Seattle. The Waves outhit Seattle 10-11, and the Redhawks grounded into two double plays.