Pepperdine Waves baseball



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 Tyler LaTorre.

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.

Head coaches
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Year-by-year results
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Pepperdine in the NCAA tournament

 * The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
 * The format of the tournament has changed through the years.

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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.

All-Americans

 * 1979
 * Mike Gates, 2B


 * 1982
 * Jon Furman, P


 * 1985
 * Brad Bierley, OF
 * Scott Marrett, P


 * 1987
 * Paul Faries, SS


 * 1989
 * Rick Hirtensteiner, OF


 * 1990
 * Steve Duda, P (Freshman)
 * Steve Rodriguez, 2B (Freshman)


 * 1991
 * Pat Ahearne, P
 * Steve Montgomery, P
 * Steve Rodriguez, 2B


 * 1992
 * Pat Ahearne, P
 * Dan Melendez, 1B
 * Steve Montgomery, P
 * Steve Rodriguez, 2B


 * 1993
 * Steve Duda, P


 * 1995
 * Ryan Christenson, OF


 * 1997
 * Randy Wolf, P
 * Steve Schenewerk, P (Freshman)


 * 1999
 * Jay Adams, P
 * Jay Gehrke, P
 * Dane Sardinha, C
 * Dan Haren, P (Freshman)


 * 2000
 * Dane Sardinha, C


 * 2001
 * Dan Haren, P
 * Noah Lowry, P
 * Jared Pitney, 1B


 * 2003
 * David Uribes, SS (Freshman)


 * 2004
 * Chad Tracy, C (Freshman)


 * 2005
 * Steve Kleen, P
 * Chad Tracy, C
 * Barry Enright, P (Freshman)


 * 2006
 * Chase d'Arnaud, P (Freshman)
 * Brett Hunter, P (Freshman)


 * 2007
 * Barry Enright, P


 * 2008
 * Eric Thames, OF


 * 2009
 * Cole Cook, P (Freshman)


 * 2016
 * A. J. Puckett, P

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

 * West Coast Conference Player of the Year
 * Mark Lee - 1976
 * Brad Bierley - 1985
 * Steve Erickson & Paul Faries - 1987
 * Rick Hirtensteiner - 1989
 * Steve Rodriguez - 1992
 * Ryan Christenson - 1995
 * Dane Sardinha - 2000
 * Dan Haren - 2001
 * Kevin Estrada - 2003
 * Chad Tracy - 2005
 * Eric Thames - 2008
 * Joe Sever - 2012


 * West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
 * Scott Marrett - 1985
 * Mike Fetters - 1986
 * Doug Simons - 1988
 * Britt Craven - 1989 & 1990
 * Pat Ahearne - 1992
 * Steve Duda - 1993
 * Randy Wolf - 1997
 * Jay Adams - 1999
 * Noah Lowry - 2001
 * Greg Ramirez - 2003
 * Paul Coleman - 2005
 * Barry Enright - 2006
 * A. J. Puckett - 2016

Waves in Major League Baseball
34 former Pepperdine players have played Major League Baseball.


 * Pat Ahearne
 * Bill Bathe
 * Ryan Christenson
 * Chase d'Arnaud
 * Barry Enright
 * Paul Faries
 * Mike Fetters
 * Danny Garcia
 * Mike Gates
 * Dan Haren
 * Gail Hopkins
 * Matt Howard


 * Chad Kreuter
 * Jalal Leach
 * Mark Lee
 * Noah Lowry
 * David Matranga
 * Steve Montgomery
 * Jon Moscot
 * David Newhan
 * Will Ohman
 * Rob Picciolo
 * Ryan Radmanovich
 * Steve Rodriguez


 * Dane Sardinha
 * Mike Scott
 * Doug Simons
 * Andy Stankiewicz
 * Eric Thames
 * Jason Thompson
 * Chad Tracy
 * Derek Wallace
 * Matt Wise
 * Randy Wolf
 * Danny Worth