By Steve PinkertonStaff Writer The Waves surge into a tough week of baseball against heavyweights Long Beach State and the University of San Diego, fueled by three strong victories over Santa Clara last weekend. The wins catapulted Pepperdine into first place in the West Coast Conference. However, the Waves fell hard on Wednesday, losing to Long Beach 16-1. In Wednesday’s game … [Read more...] about Boys of spring are back on track
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Ty Harper SPORT:BaseballYEAR: JuniorHEIGHT/WEIGHT:6-2, 210 lbs.HOMETOWN: Newport Beach, Calif. WHAT HE DID ...Ty has been tearing up opposing pitchers as of late as he is leading the baseball team in batting average (.354), total at-bats (127) and hits (45). He has obviously been the main target of pitchers as well as he is leading the team in getting hit by pitches at six so … [Read more...] about ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Who is Beau Daniels?
by Michael HurlbutAssistant Sports Editor Texas. Home of rabit high school football, oil rigs, and … men’s volleyball? It’s not necessarily a hotbed, but Pepperdine setter Beau Daniels is proof that an unknown Texan can become the best-kept secret in Division I volleyball. Daniels started playing volleyball on Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas, his sophomore year of high … [Read more...] about Who is Beau Daniels?
Intramurals: The other basketball program
By Lauren GustusSports Editor Odds are you didn’t have Pork Tornado, $50 of Applesauce, Blatz Attack, the Stinky’s or I Must Break You in your NCAA bracket this March. You’ve probably never even heard of them. But that doesn’t mean these teams aren’t bigtime. They are. In the Pepperdine Intramurals Basketball program. The IMR basketball scene, a nightly affair at Firestone … [Read more...] about Intramurals: The other basketball program
Going Pro: Golf after graduation
By Joann GroffStaff Writer Although we can never really be sure what Tom Petty was thinking when he wrote the words, “into the great wide open,” one thing is certain. He sang of new beginnings where “the sky was the limit.” A remarkable number of golfers from Pepperdine have already taken, or are preparing to take, a step into the great wide open that they hope will culminate … [Read more...] about Going Pro: Golf after graduation