Anderson Named Blue and Orange World Series MVP
11/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
MALIBU, Calif. - The Pepperdine baseball team's annual Blue and Orange World Series wrapped up this week and junior first-baseman Brad Anderson was named MVP after leading Team Blue to a series sweep.
Anderson was on a tear through the five-game series, batting .538 with six runs driven in to lead all players in both categories. Anderson also led the series with five extra-base hits, including two doubles, one triple and two homers. The 6-4 righty scored a series-best six times and walked once as well.
Anderson is coming off a season in which he started all 61 games for the Waves and was named to the WCC All-Tournament team. He hit .282 and drove in 33 runs as a key figure on a Pepperdine squad that won the WCC title and made a run to the NCAA Super Regionals.
Here's a look at some of the top performers in this year's Blue and Orange World series. The Waves' regular season opens on Feb. 13 when Pepperdine hosts Tulane for a three-game series.
Offense
Batting average
.538 - Brad Anderson
.471 - Chris Fornaci
.438 - Ben Rodriguez
Hits
8 - Chris Fornaci
7 - Brad Anderson
Ben Rodriguez
Brandon Caruso
RBI
6 - Brad Anderson
Aaron Barnett
5 - Brandon Caruso
Runs
6 - Brad Anderson
4 - Chris Fornaci
Chase Lambert
Pitching
Innings
10 - Jackson McClelland
9.2 - Chandler Blanchard
9.1 - Kiko Garcia
A.J. Puckett
ERA (4+ IP)
0.00 - Jayson Balades
Jeremy Erisman
0.99 - Kiko Garcia
Strikeouts
10 - Jackson McClelland
9 - A.J. Puckett
8 - Kiko Garcia
Opponent Batting Avg. (4+ IP)
.125 - Jayson Balades
.143 - Max Gamboa
.208 - Ryan Wilson
