Pepperdine Waves baseball

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Pepperdine Waves | |
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Founded | 1939 |
University | Pepperdine University |
Head coach | Rick Hirtensteiner (1st season) |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Location | Malibu, California |
Home stadium | Eddy D. Field Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Waves |
Colors | Blue, White, and Orange[1] |
NCAA Tournament champions | |
1992 | |
College World Series appearances | |
1979, 1992 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1955, 1957, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
2014, 2015 | |
Conference champions | |
1974, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014 |

Eddy D. Field Stadium
The Pepperdine Waves baseball team represents Pepperdine University in the sport of baseball. The Pepperdine Waves compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the West Coast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Rick Hirtensteiner.[2]
The Waves have been to the College World Series twice, winning the national championship in 1992 under head coach Andy Lopez with a win over Cal State Fullerton.[3]
Contents
1 Head coaches
2 Year-by-year results
3 Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament
4 Individual awards
4.1 All-Americans
4.2 All College World Series
4.3 Brooks Wallace Award
4.4 Conference awards
5 Waves in Major League Baseball
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Head coaches
Name |
Years |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Pct. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wade Ruby |
1939 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
.444 |
Benny Lefebvre |
1940–41; 1962 |
27 |
33 |
0 |
.450 |
Maurice Ruby |
1942 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
.333 |
Shan Denniston |
1944 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
.167 |
Clarence Shaffer |
1945 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
.692 |
John Scolinos |
1946–1960 |
263 |
219 |
0 |
.546 |
Walter Glass |
1961 |
12 |
19 |
0 |
.387 |
Gary Marks |
1963–1967 |
75 |
96 |
0 |
.439 |
Gail Hopkins |
1968 |
9 |
28 |
0 |
.243 |
Wayne Wright |
1969–1976 |
195 |
166 |
3 |
.540 |
Bob Zuber |
1977–1978 |
59 |
45 |
4 |
.565 |
Dave Gorrie |
1979–1988 |
409 |
202 |
11 |
.667 |
Andy Lopez |
1989–1994 |
241 |
107 |
3 |
.691 |
Pat Harrison |
1995–1996 |
69 |
38 |
1 |
.644 |
Frank Sanchez |
1997–2003 |
257 |
161 |
0 |
.615 |
Steve Rodriguez |
2004–2015 |
299 |
229 |
0 |
.566 |
Rick Hirtensteiner |
2016-Present |
49 |
56 |
0 |
.466 |
Source[4]
Year-by-year results
Season |
Coach |
Record |
Postseason |
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Overall | Conference |
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1939 |
Wade Ruby |
8-10 |
— |
— |
|
1940 |
Benny Lefebvre |
5-9 |
— |
— |
|
1941 |
5-9 |
— |
— |
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1942 |
Maurice Ruby |
4-8 |
— |
— |
|
1943 |
No team |
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1944 |
Shan Denniston |
2-10 |
— |
— |
|
1945 |
Clarence Shaffer |
9-4 |
— |
— |
|
1946 |
John Scolinos |
17-8 |
— |
— |
|
1947 |
18-16 |
— |
— |
||
1948 |
17-14 |
— |
— |
||
1949 |
12-9 |
— |
— |
||
1950 |
22-18 |
— |
— |
||
1951 |
23-15 |
— |
— |
||
1952 |
11-15 |
— |
— |
||
1953 |
15-16 |
— |
— |
||
1954 |
17-10 |
— |
— |
||
1955 |
19-12 |
— |
NCAA Tournament |
||
1956 |
15-23 |
— |
— |
||
1957 |
19-14 |
— |
NCAA Tournament |
||
1958 |
16-17 |
— |
— |
||
1959 |
13-20 |
— |
— |
||
1960 |
29-12 |
— |
NCAA Tournament |
||
1961 |
Walter Glass |
12-19 |
— |
— |
|
1962 |
Benny Lefebvre |
17-15 |
— |
— |
|
1963 |
Gary Marks |
26-8 |
— |
— |
|
1964 |
11-25 |
— |
— |
||
1965 |
17-17 |
— |
— |
||
1966 |
12-25 |
— |
— |
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1967 |
9-21 |
— |
— |
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West Coast Conference | |||||
1968 |
Gail Hopkins |
9-28 |
6-14 |
— |
|
1969 |
Wayne Wright |
9-31-2 |
3-17 |
— |
|
1970 |
20-22 |
9-12 |
— |
||
1971 |
20-24 |
8-13 |
— |
||
1972 |
24-17 |
11-7 |
— |
||
1973 |
17-28 |
7-11 |
— |
||
1974 |
38-12 |
15-3 |
NCAA Tournament |
||
1975 |
37-13 |
14-2 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1976 |
29-19-1 |
16-2 |
NCAA Regional |
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Southern California Baseball Association | |||||
1977 |
Bob Zuber |
23-27-2 |
12-11 |
— |
|
1978 |
36-18-2 |
20-8 |
— |
||
1979 |
Dave Gorrie |
53-18 |
19-9 |
College World Series (3rd place) |
|
1980 |
30-25-2 |
17-11 |
— |
||
1981 |
31-25-2 |
14-14 |
— |
||
1982 |
46-21-1 |
21-7 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1983 |
33-20-1 |
15-13 |
— |
||
1984 |
41-21 |
16-12 |
— |
||
West Coast Conference | |||||
1985 |
Dave Gorrie |
52-15-1 |
20-4 |
NCAA Regional |
|
1986 |
38-21-2 |
19-5 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1987 |
48-12-3 |
22-2 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1988 |
37-24-1 |
19-4-1 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1989 |
Andy Lopez |
41-19-1 |
20-4 |
NCAA Regional |
|
1990 |
37-23 |
24-12 |
— |
||
1991 |
41-17 |
25-10 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1992 |
48-11-1 |
23-4 |
College World Series Champions |
||
1993 |
41-17 |
24-6 |
NCAA Regional |
||
1994 |
33-20 |
20-10 |
— |
||
1995 |
Pat Harrison |
36-19-1 |
23-3-1 |
NCAA Regional |
|
1996 |
33-19 |
20-8 |
— |
||
1997 |
Frank Sanchez |
34-25 |
20-8 |
— |
|
1998 |
32-22 |
21-9 |
— |
||
1999 |
46-16 |
21-9 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2000 |
36-23 |
22-8 |
— |
||
2001 |
42-18 |
25-5 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2002 |
31-32 |
18-12 |
— |
||
2003 |
36-25 |
23-7 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2004 |
Steve Rodriguez |
30-32 |
19-11 |
NCAA Regional |
|
2005 |
41-23 |
21-9 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2006 |
42-21 |
15-6 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2007 |
35-22 |
14-7 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2008 |
38-21 |
14-6 |
NCAA Regional |
||
2009 |
31-23 |
12-9 |
— |
||
2010 |
24-30 |
12-9 |
— |
||
2011 |
22-34 |
7-14 |
— |
||
2012 |
36-23 |
16-8 |
NCAA Regional |
Source[4]
Pepperdine in the NCAA Tournament
- The NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament started in 1947.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
Year |
Record |
Pct |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1955 |
1–2 |
.333 |
Eliminated by Fresno State in the District 8 Playoffs |
1957 |
3–3 |
.500 |
Eliminated by California in the District 8 Playoffs |
1960 |
0-2 |
.000 |
Eliminated by Southern California in the District 8 Playoffs |
1974 |
1–2 |
.333 |
Eliminated by Southern California in the District 8 Playoffs |
1975 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in West Regional |
1976 |
1–2 |
.333 |
Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in West Regional |
1979 |
6–2 |
.750 |
Won the Mideast Regional College World Series |
1982 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Stanford in West I Regional |
1985 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Stanford in West I Regional |
1986 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Arizona in Central Regional |
1987 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by UCLA in West II Regional |
1988 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Arizona State in West II Regional |
1989 |
0–2 |
.000 |
Eliminated by Wichita State in West II Regional |
1991 |
0–2 |
.000 |
Eliminated by Southern California in West I Regional |
1992 |
8–1 |
.889 |
Won the West Regional College World Series Champions |
1993 |
1–2 |
.333 |
Eliminated by St. John's in the West II Regional |
1995 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Long Beach State in the West Regional |
1999 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Southern California in the Los Angeles Regional |
2001 |
1–2 |
.333 |
Eliminated by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Regional |
2003 |
0–2 |
.000 |
Eliminated by Minnesota in the Long Beach Regional |
2004 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Fullerton Regional |
2005 |
3–2 |
.600 |
Eliminated by Southern California in the Long Beach Regional |
2006 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Missouri in the Malibu Regional |
2007 |
0–2 |
.000 |
Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional |
2008 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional |
2012 |
2–2 |
.500 |
Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional |
Source[3]
Individual awards
A number of Pepperdine players have earned individual honors, including All-American honors, All-College World Series honors, and West Coast Conference honors.[4]
All-Americans
|
|
All College World Series
- 1979
Mike Gates, 2B
- 1992
Pat Ahearne, P- Dan Melendez, 1B
Steve Rodriguez, 2B- Scott Vollmer, C
Brooks Wallace Award
- 2012
Zach Vincej, SS
Conference awards
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Waves in Major League Baseball
34 former Pepperdine players have played Major League Baseball.[5]
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See also
- List of NCAA Division I baseball programs
References
^ "Official Colors | Resources | Pepperdine Community". Community.pepperdine.edu. Retrieved April 5, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Silardi, Maya (June 27, 2015). "Pepperdine hires new baseball coach". Malibu Times.
^ ab "2011 Division 1 Championship Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ abc "Pepperdine baseball history and records book" (PDF). PepperdineWaves.com. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "Pepperdine University Waves Major Leaguers". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
External links
- Official website
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