[youtube sJNblcTXGxs] Malibu, CA—The Pepperdine Baseball team started white hot in the 2012 season—and a myriad of reasons can be attributed to their 16-6 record, including: A four-man starting rotation with ERAs under 3.00, 18 of their first 22 games at Eddy D. Field Stadium, the emergence of Zach Vincej as a premier lead-off hitter, and even the modest 103-98 combined record … [Read more...] about Waves left Aggie-vated by Texas A&M in series opener
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Q&A with Adam Steinberg, Men's tennis coach
Graphic: How did you start your tennis career? Adam Steinberg: My older brother was playing the sport. He started when he was 14 and you always want to copy what your older brother does. He was a pretty good player, and I saw him playing competitively. I wanted to do that too and fell in love with the sport, and 37 years later I am still in it. I still love it as much as I did … [Read more...] about Q&A with Adam Steinberg, Men's tennis coach
Lionel Messi’s brilliance transcends mere words
A few weeks ago, Lionel Messi was unanimously considered the best soccer player on the planet and one of the best of all time. Since then, the young Argentine wizard has been in the form of his life (which, by his own incredibly high standards is unimaginable). He is now in a league of his own and the argument as to who is better between Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi is now … [Read more...] about Lionel Messi’s brilliance transcends mere words
Underdogs bust brackets
The Waves may not have made it to the Big Dance (aka the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament) this year, but the WCC conference did have three other teams represented: St. Mary’s, BYU and Gonzaga. But all three of them dropped out within three rounds — not a great confidence booster for any team in the WCC, Pepperdine included. However, aside from the unfortunate 14 … [Read more...] about Underdogs bust brackets
Kass: Leading to the top
Athletics have always been a big part of senior Garrett Kass’s busy life. He is a double major in Sports Medicine and Mathematics. In addition, he leads the Pepperdine Rugby team to victories as the president of the team. More impressively, Kass did not start playing rugby until his junior year at Pepperdine. He was able to quickly gain the necessary skills to become the … [Read more...] about Kass: Leading to the top