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Number Project 6

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The Greatest Waves at Every Number: #6

MALIBU, California – Who are the best Waves ever to wear a particular number on their jersey or cap? This series will aim to identify the most accomplished Pepperdine student-athletes, number by number.
 
Today, the greats who wore number six are listed.
 
First, some caveats:
  • Student-athletes before a certain year may not be included, as complete numerical rosters only go back so far. For the eight sports that wear numbers, only women's soccer and women's beach volleyball have every roster available.
  • The complete numerical rosters for baseball (1971), men's basketball (1968-69), women's basketball (1979-80), men's volleyball (1975), women's indoor volleyball (1976) and men's water polo (1982) date back to the year shown here.
  • In some cases, additional standout student-athletes from prior to those years were identified.
  • Any student-athlete who received at least all-conference honors during this time, and others of note, were included based on current available information.
  • Pepperdine sponsored football between the years of 1946 and 1961. Fifteen football players have been inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame and those former student-athletes have been included in this series.
BASEBALL 
  • Jim Brinton played from 1955-57 and was on Pepperdine's first two teams to advance to the NCAA District Playoffs. He batted .293 as a senior. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2008.
  • Ray Sims played from 1956-60. As a senior, he went 8-4 with 2.94 ERA and struck out 96 in 93 1/3 innings. He held the single-season strikeout record until 1983. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of fame in 1980.
  • Martin Montano (Redondo Beach, Calif./South HS) was all-conference first team in 1984. He batted .353 with 44 RBI and went 7-7 with five saves on the mound that season.
  • Steve Kirkpatrick (Laguna Niguel, Calif./Mater Dei HS) was all-conference first team in 1986. The outfielder batted .343 that season and hit .330 over his three seasons with 99 RBI.
  • Matt Howard (Irvine, Calif./Marist School) was all-conference first team in 1989. He hit .346 with 45 RBI as a senior and had four-year totals of a .322 batting average, 16 home runs and 117 RBI. He went on to play one season in MLB.
  • Damon Katz (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista HS) was twice all-conference, including the first team in 1999. The infielder batted .343 that season and was a career .284 hitter over four seasons with 106 total RBI.
  • Donald Brown (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo HS) was twice all-conference, including the first team in 2007. The outfielder batted .328 that season and had career totals of a .290 batting average, 11 home runs and 120 RBI.
WOMEN'S SOCCER 
  • Janelle Hillseth (San Clemente, Calif./Capistrano Valley HS) was a standout midfielder who scored the Waves' first-ever NCAA Tournament goal in 2001. She appeared in 81 total games and had five goals and nine assists.
  • Samantha Hire (El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2004 and 2005 before switching to #8.
  • Christina Settles (Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS) was All-WCC second team in 2017 and honorable mention in 2015 and 2018. The midfielder appeared in 74 career games and had five goals and five assists.
MEN'S VOLLEYBALL 
  • John Zabriskie (Honolulu, Hawai'i/Kalani HS) was all-conference second team in 1977 and honorable mention in 1978.
  • Craig Buck (Tarzana, Calif.) made the All-American second team in 1980 before switching to #12 and earning All-American honors again. He went on to be a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. in 1984 and 1988. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985.
  • Tom Sorensen (Racine, Wis./Racine Case HS) earned All-American first team honors in 1992 and 1993 – his third and fourth times being named an All-American after previously doing it at #7 and #9. The outside hitter had 2,207 career kills (#2 all-time at Pepperdine), plus 464 blocks, 429 digs and 155 aces. He was a 1996 U.S. Olympian. Sorensen was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.
  • Lee Bradford (Bakersfield, Calif./Pierce College) was all-conference honorable mention in 1995. The middle blocker averaged 6.22 kills per set that season.
  • Brad Keenan (Westminster, Calif./Fountain Valley HS) was the National Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 and a four-time All-American. He is Pepperdine's all-time leader in aces (187) and blocks (745) and had 1,198 career kills. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
WOMEN'S INDOOR VOLLEYBALL 
  • Pam Lawrence (Corona del Mar, Calif.) made the All-WCC first team in 1986. The outside hitter averaged 3.26 kills and 1.71 digs that season.
  • Carolyn Hueth (Torrance, Calif./West HS) was All-American honorable mention in 1991 and made three All-WCC teams, including the first team in 1990 and 1991. The setter/outside hitter had career totals of 1,669 assists, 1,371 digs and 639 kills.
  • Tara Kroesch (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor HS) made the All-WCC second team in 1994 and was honorable mention in 1992. The outside hitter collected 838 kills and 707 digs in her four seasons.
  • Kate Taylor (Tampa, Fla./Tampa Prep) made the All-WCC second team in 2000 and was honorable mention in 1999. The middle blocker had 573 kills and 234 blocks in her career.
  • Breegan Mulligan (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Mater Dei HS) was All-WCC honorable mention in 2002. The outside hitter had 564 kills and 855 digs in her four seasons.
  • Rachel (Lumsden) Grochmal (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS) made the All-WCC first team in 2009 and was honorable mention in 2006 and 2008. The outside hitter posted 1,205 career kills along with 991 digs and 228 blocks in her career.
MEN'S WATER POLO 
  • Greg Outcalt (Eagle River, Alaska/San Marcos HS) was All-American honorable mention in 1983.
  • Henry Rabello (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Golden West College) earned the first of his three All-American awards wearing #6 in 1990 before switching to #5. He scored 83 goals that season.
  • Alex Asta (Santa Ynez, Calif./Cuesta College) made the All-American second team in 1992. He scored 69 goals that season and had 112 in two seasons.
  • Christian Jensen (Laguna Beach, Calif./Laguna Beach HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 1996. He scored 21 goals that year and had 47 in his four seasons.
  • Andrew Milcovich (Walnut Creek, Calif./De La Salle HS) was All-American honorable mention in 2011. He scored 40 goals that season and had 96 in his career.
 
 
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