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 numbers 36 through 39 are listed. Only Pepperdine baseball has used these numbers.
 
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.

 
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• Dennis Burbank (Anaheim, Calif./Valencia HS) was all-conference second team in 1988. The right-handed pitcher went 11-2 with a 3.73 ERA in his only season with the Waves.
• Jay Gehrke (Fargo, N.D./Arizona State) wore both #20 and #36 during the 1999 season when he was an All-American first team pick. The right-handed pitcher set Pepperdine's single-season record for saves (18) that season. He recorded a 0.86 ERA in 31.1 innings.
• Rock Mills (Westlake, Ohio/Alabama) was twice all-conference, including the second team in 2002. The catcher hit .306 with 22 home runs and 87 RBI over his two seasons.

 
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• Corey Miller (Laguna Niguel, Calif./JSerra Catholic HS) made three all-conference teams, including the first team in 2014. The right-handed pitcher won 22 games and had a 2.72 ERA over his four seasons. He went 9-5 with a 1.90 ERA as a senior.

 
BASEBALL 

• Matthew Kanfer (Playa del Rey, Calif./L.A.C.E.S.) made the all-conference first team in 2018. The outfielder hit .315 with seven home runs and 35 RBI that season.

 
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• Ryan Heroy (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS) was all-conference first team in 2008. The infielder hit .289 with 20 home runs and 121 RBI over his four years.