Waves Bus to Fullerton for Midweek
GAME #36—COVERAGE:SERIES VS. FULLERTON:SCOUTING THE TITANS:LAST TIME OUTWCC PRESEASONYARD SALEUP WITH UPSTILLWAVES IN THE DRAFTPOSTSEASON HISTORYTICKETS:ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITYThe Pepperdine baseball team plays the first of a six in an eight-day span tomorrow at Titan Stadium, home of California State, Fullerton.Pepperdine (9-26, 5-7) vs Cal State, Fullerton (17-18, 9-6) | Tuesday, April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Titan Stadium | Fullerton, Calif.The game will all be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required). Links to the broadcasts as well as live stats will be available at pepperdinewaves.com.All time, the Waves are trailing the Titans 53-73. Holding the advantage in the last 10 played 6-4, Pepperdine last played Cal State, Fullerton in a three-game series in 2023, taking one in the three-game series. The last loss for the Waves in Fullerton was in 2018 with the most recent win on the road coming in a three-game sweep in 2022.Coming off a sweep at home to #8 Oregon State, Cal State, Fullerton is just one game below .500 at 17-18. Notable wins include a sweep against UC Riverside as well as taking a midweek from USC on March 11. With five guys batting above .300, Seniors Mattox Latta and Matthew Bardowell lead the charge offensively.The Waves are fresh off a heartbreaking 7-8 loss in 12 innings to the Portland Pilots Sunday afternoon. After a Friday loss, the Waves bounced back to take Saturday's game 5-2, before battling through three extra innings Sunday, eventually dropping the rubber match. The last time a game went to 12 innings was 2022 and the last time it happened against Portland was over a decade ago in 2009.: Identical to last season, Pepperdine is predicted to finish seventh in the West Coast Conference this year. The whole list is as follows:1. San Diego 2. Portland T-3. Gonzaga T-3. Saint Mary's 5. Santa Clara 6. LMU 7. Pepperdine 8. San Francisco; 9. Pacific.So far this season, 10 different Waves have notched a home run, with freshmanand seniorsandhitting multiple. All but six have been solo shots.Graduateleads the Waves with a .333 batting average, including a team-high 10 extra base hits. With a perfect stolen base percentage, the Huntington Beach native is intentional when he is on base, reflected by his statistics as he leads Pepperdine in nearly all offensive categories.In the 2019 MLB Draft, Easton Lucas was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 14th round with the 411th overall pick. He made his big league debut with the Oakland Athletics on 9/8/23 as a relieving pitcher against the Texas Rangers. Actively, Lucas has transitioned into a starter role with the Toronto Blue Jays and through two starts this season, has pitched 10.1 scoreless innings.In 2023, middle infielders Ryan Johnson and John Peck were both selected in the MLB Draft. Peck was the Waves' highest drafted player since 2016, having been selected in the seventh round by the Detroit Tigers. Johnson was drafted in the eighth round by the Houston Astros. This is the first time since 2010 that Pepperdine had two picks in the first eight rounds. Left handed pitcher Shane Telfer also signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on 7/17/23.Last season, Billy Cook premiered in the majors with the Pittsburgh Pirates, originally drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB Draft.Pepperdine won its only College World Series title in 1992 and also played in the 1979 CWS. The Waves made their 30th and most recent appearance in NCAA postseason play in 2015, advancing to the NCAA Fullerton Regional final. In 2014 Pepperdine made its first ever NCAA Super Regional after winning the San Luis Obispo Regional Tournament. The Waves eventually fell to TCU, two games to one in the best-of-three series.Season tickets are now available for just $99! Any group inquiries for discounted rates can contact alrick.drummond@pepperdine.edu. All tickets can be purchased at tickets.pepperdinewaves.com. Register your youngster today to get exclusive perks like a JR WAVES t shirt and access to home events. Email joey.swett@pepperdine.edu for all interests.Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 20 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, five times (most recently in back-to-back years during the 2022-23 and 2021-22). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #76 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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