Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsMost students dream of graduation day. Pepperdine baseball players dream of the draft.If draft comes first for the player, they have a tough decision to make.Pepperdine is no stranger to the annual Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. They took a total of 161 Waves in the team’s history, including 10 players the past three seasons.This … [Read more...] about Draft, degree or both: What Pepperdine baseball players are striving toward
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Baseball Team Eyes NCAA Appearance in 2019
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Golden After a disappointing injury-plagued 2017 campaign, the Pepperdine Baseball team rebounded to capture the West Coast Conference regular season title in 2018 before falling a game short of winning the conference tournament. The Waves hope to ride the same balance and depth from 2018 to finish the job and make a deep postseason run in … [Read more...] about Baseball Team Eyes NCAA Appearance in 2019
Baseball Stays Hot, Sweeps San Diego
Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine Baseball extended their season-long winning streak to six, sweeping San Diego with a 14-1 win Friday, April 20, a 4-0 win on Saturday, April 21 and a 7-4 win on Sunday, April 22. With their streak at six straight wins dating back to last week's series against Santa Clara, the Waves are now 21-17 overall and 12-6 in West Coast Conference … [Read more...] about Baseball Stays Hot, Sweeps San Diego
Baseball rallies late to defeat Cal Poly, 11-9
Photos by Arthur Puu Pepperdine Baseball held off a late rally by Cal Poly to take a 11-9 win on Tuesday, April 17. The Waves held an 8-3 lead heading into the seventh inning, but saw it slip away as the Mustangs stormed back with a six-run inning. However, junior Cory Wills hit his second home run of the day to help Pepperdine regain the lead. "We've been playing … [Read more...] about Baseball rallies late to defeat Cal Poly, 11-9
Baseball takes two of three against Pacific
Photos by Joanna Cabalquinto Pepperdine Baseball took the weekend series over Pacific with back-to-back 5-3 and 6-3 wins on Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7, respectively. But the Waves couldn't sweep the Tigers, and their bats fell flat in a 4-3 loss Sunday, April 8. With the 2-1 series win, the Waves are 14-16 overall — including 9-8 at home — and 6-6 in West Coast … [Read more...] about Baseball takes two of three against Pacific