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BYU baseball: Rucker and No. 26 Cougars claim 9-5 victory at Pepperdine

Mike Rucker kept his record unblemished at 10-0 as he helped No. 26 BYU baseball to a 9-5 win at Pepperdine on Thursday.

The Cougars improved to 31-11 and just as important to 13-6 to remain in first place in the West Coast Conference.

One of Rucker’s shining moments came in the fourth inning. The junior right-hander walked the first two Waves in that frame before registering his second of five strikeouts in the game on three-straight pitches.

Pepperdine then loaded the bases before Rucker struck out his third victim, looking on a full count in the fourth.