MALIBU, Calif. (Interstat) — Collin Valentine tossed six innings of five-hit, one-run ball and Joshua Woodworth hit a two-run homer as Pepperdine defeated Portland 5-2 on Sunday evening at Eddy D. Field Stadium.

Woodworth’s blast in the first inning plated Nunez and gave the Waves a 2-0 lead. Portland tied the game in the third on a run-scoring groundout by Bean. Pepperdine answered with three runs in the fourth on an RBI single by James, a sacrifice fly by Cook and a run-scoring single by Romero. The Pilots closed to 5-2 in the sixth on Carter Stewart’s RBI single.

Valentine (2-2) struck out two, walked two and allowed one earned run over six innings for Pepperdine (21-29). Morgan Codron tossed 4 1/3 hitless innings with four strikeouts for Portland (25-23), but Kaden Segel (3 2/3 innings, five earned runs) took the loss. Dylan Stewart and Lucien Wechsberg combined for three scoreless relief innings. Portland grounded into two double plays.