LONG BEACH, Calif. – Rocco Peppi hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Long Beach State rallied for a 6-5 win over Wichita State on Saturday night at Blair Field.
Wichita State (0-2) had just taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth inning on an RBI single from Brock Rodden, his second go-ahead hit in the final three innings. Reliever Robert Cranz (0-1) then retired the first man he faced in the ninth before allowing a single to Nick Marinconz. Peppi followed by hooking a 1-0 pitch down the left field line just over the glove of WSU left fielder Jack Little for the first home run in the series by either team.