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 26 through 29 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 

• Steve Scanlon (Anaheim, Calif./Rancho Santiago College) was all-conference second team in 1987. The right-handed pitcher went 6-0 with 11 saves and a 3.60 ERA as a reliever that season.
• Justin Hodgdon (San Bernardino, Calif./San Bernardino HS) was all-conference second team in 1995. The infielder hit .345 that season with 26 RBI.
• Jay Adams (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Peninsula HS) was an All-American third team pick and the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 1999, as well as a three-time all-conference honoree. The right-handed pitcher went 11-3 with a 2.56 ERA that season and accumulated 24 wins and a 3.32 ERA over four years.
• Eric Karch (Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS) made the all-conference first team in 2014. He is Pepperdine's all-time leader in pitching appearances (107). The right-hander won 16 games, had 19 saves and posted a 2.90 career ERA.

FOOTBALL 

• Jack Drager (Los Angeles, Calif.) was a quarterback and halfback on Pepperdine's first four teams (1946-49). He also wore #27 and #46. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Ashley Swanson (Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge HS) was a two-time All-American and a four-time All-WCC pick, making the first team in 2002 and 2004, the second team in 2001 and honorable mention in 2003. The defender had three goals and nine assists in her four years.
• Michelle Pao (Cupertino, Calif./Monte Vista HS) a 2011 All-American, also made four All-WCC teams and is the only Wave to make the first team all four years. The defender had six goals and 18 assists in her four seasons.

 
BASEBALL

• Mike Scott (Hawthorne, Calif./Hawthorne HS) earned all-conference first team honors three times (1974-76). The right-handed pitcher won 26 games over his three seasons and had a 2.10 ERA. He went 11-3 with a 1.55 ERA in 1975. Scott was the 1986 N.L. Cy Young Award winner and played 13 years in MLB. He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1983.
• Tony Lewis (Worth, Ill.) was all-conference first team in 1986. The right-handed pitcher went 10-3 with a 2.48 ERA that season. He won 21 games in his four years.
• Derek Wallace (Oxnard, Calif./Chatsworth HS) won nine games and had a 2.93 ERA over the 1990-92 seasons. The right-handed pitcher went on to play two seasons in MLB.
• Matt Wise (La Verne, Calif./Bonita HS) was all-conference second team in 1995. The right-handed pitcher won 10 games in his two seasons with the Waves.
• Josh Oder (San Marino, Calif./San Marino HS) made the all-conference second team three times (1996-98). The outfielder batted .320 for his career with 119 RBI, and hit .338 in 1997.
• Chris Kelly (Las Vegas, Nev./Durango HS) was all-conference second team in 2003. The infielder batted .337 with 15 home runs and 55 RBI that season. He had a total of 39 home runs and 129 RBI in his three years.
• James Johnson (Reno. Nev./McQueen HS) was all-conference second team in 2006. The right-handed pitcher went 6-2 with a 3.24 ERA that year. He won 12 games in his four seasons.
• Jason Dominguez (Lake Balboa, Calif./Chatsworth HS) was all-conference honorable mention in 2007. He had 12 saves and two wins with a 3.46 ERA that season.
• Jon Moscot (Pacific Palisades, Calif./Cuesta College) was all-conference first team in 2012. The right-handed pitcher went 7-5 with a 2.90 ERA that season. He went on to play two years in MLB.
• Aaron Brown (Chatsworth, Calif./Chatsworth HS) was an All-American first team pick and the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 2014, and a two-time all-conference honoree. The outfielder/left-handed pitcher batted .314 with 13 home runs and 49 RBI while going 13-1 on the mound with a 1.95 ERA that season. He batted .300 for his career and recorded 21 victories as a pitcher.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Emily Wynne (El Cajon, Calif./University HS) made the All-WCC second team in both 2006 and 2008. The midfielder/forward had 12 goals and 21 assists in her career.
• Jennifer Karson (Frazier Park, Calif./Frazier Mountain HS) contributed to the Waves in the midfield from 2009-12.

 
BASEBALL 

• Wayne Helm (Laguna Hills, Calif./Arizona) made the all-conference first team in 1989. The right-handed pitcher won six games as a starter that season.
• David Main (Downey, Calif./Cerritos College) was all-conference first team in 1992. The infielder hit .329 with 33 RBI that season.
• Ryan Christenson (Apple Valley, Calif./Apple Valley HS) was an All-American third team pick and the WCC Player of the Year in 1995 and a two-time all-conference honoree. He batted .376 that season with seven home runs and 32 RBI. The outfielder hit .352 for his three-year career and had 15 home runs and 82 RBI. He went on to play six years in MLB.
• Robert Reid (El Cajon, Calif./Valhalla HS) was all-conference second team in 1997. The infielder hit .318 with 22 RBI that season.
• Steve Zorn (Wolcott, Conn./Los Angeles Valley College) made the all-conference first team in 1998. The infielder batted .397 with eight home runs and 52 RBI that season.
• Chad Tracy (Claremont, Calif./Claremont HS) was an All-American second team selection and the WCC Player of the Year in 2005, and was three-time all-conference. The catcher hit .367 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI that season, and he was a career .334 hitting with 30 home runs and 154 RBI.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Madi Cook (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS) the current #28, scored two goals and made the WCC All-Academic first team this past season.

 
BASEBALL 

• Ruben Gonzalez (Buena Park, Calif./Rancho Santiago College) was all-conference first team in 1987. The infielder hit .363 with 17 home runs and 67 RBI in his only season with the Waves.
• Britt Craven (Kailua, Hawai'i/Menlo College) was the WCC Pitcher of the Year in 1989 and 1990 and a three-time all-conference honoree. The right-hander went 27-8 with a 3.57 ERA in his three seasons.
• Jerry Aschoff (Orange, Calif./Rancho Santiago College) was all-conference honorable mention in 1991. The left-handed pitcher went 6-5 with a 3.44 ERA that season.
• Jason Dietrich (Garden Grove, Calif./Rancho Santiago College) was all-conference honorable mention in 1994. The right-handed pitcher went 4-2 with a 1.66 ERA in his only season with the Waves.
• Luke Salas (Westlake Village, Calif./Westlake HS/USC) was all-conference honorable mention in both 2004 and 2006. He batted .305 for his four seasons with 112 RBI.

FOOTBALL 

• Jim Hamilton (Gary, Ind.) was an end on the first three Pepperdine teams (1946-48). He was inducted into the Pepperdine Athletics Hall of Fame in 1996.

WOMEN'S SOCCER 

• Bri Lariviere (Camarillo, Calif./Camarillo HS) is the only Wave to wear #29, as the defender appeared in three games in 2012.