MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team will close out the regular season with a three-game West Coast Conference series with BYU in Utah.
 
SCHEDULE:
Thursday, May 18 - Pepperdine (18-28, 7-17) at BYU (22-27, 11-13) at 5 PM PT
Friday, May 19 - Pepperdine at BYU at 5 PM PT
Saturday, May 20 - Pepperdine at BYU at 12 PM PT
 
COVERAGE: All three games will be broadcasted live on BYUtv. Links to broadcasts as well as live stats are available at pepperdinewaves.com.
 
SERIES VS. BYU: Pepperdine leads the overall series against BYU 30-24. Though the Waves hold the series lead, the Cougars have won the last three series dating back to the 2019 season. Pepperdine did collect the series 2-1 in 2018 at Eddy D. Field Stadium.
 
LAST GAME: In the final three-game homestand for the Waves, Pepperdine fell 3-0 to LMU in the series.
 
In game one, the Lions earned an 8-3 victory over the Waves. The Waves fell behind early to the Lions 3-0 after the first inning, and tried to climb back, but the LMU pitcher was tough to get around as he shut down the squad in six of his eight innings pitched. Connor Bradshaw was 2-for-3 and had one RBI. Bradshaw hit his first triple of the season. Jack Basseer, Charles Masino and Grant Schoen all had two hits apiece.
 
In game two, Pepperdine fell 10-0 to LMU. The Waves and Lions were scoreless after the first two innings, but LMU broke it open in the top of the third and never let up. Connor Bradshaw had another two-hit day. John Peck had one hit.
 
In the series finale, the Waves fell 4-2 to LMU. The Waves and Lions were tied after the fifth inning, but LMU plated the go-ahead run in the top of the sixth and grabbed an insurance run in the top of the ninth to secure the series victory. Jack Basseer was 2-for-3 including crossing the plate once for the Waves.
Basseer had the squad's only double. John Peck was 2-for-4. Ryan Johnson hit his 17th home run of the season. Nick Bonn got his first collegiate start throwing a career-high 5.0 innings. Bonn only allowed three hits and sat down two Lions.
 
RECORD WATCHIN': Ryan Johnson currently has 36 career home runs and is currently in sole possession of third on the Pepperdine career all-time list. The current school record in career home runs is 45 and held by Dane Sardinha (1998-00). On the season, Johnson has hit 17 home runs and is now tied for third on the all-time single season list with Ruben Gonzalez (1987), Dane Sardinia (2000) and former teammate Billy Cook (2021).
 
HONORS: Ryan Johnson notched the season's first West Coast Conference weekly honors for the Pepperdine baseball team when he was named Player of the Week on March 6. He batted a .571 and had an 11 RBI week, while posting back-to-back games with two home runs and five RBI to tie a career-high in RBI. In four appearances last week, Johnson only had two strikeouts and scored seven runs. He ended the week with five homers and a double.
 
Shane Telfer earned the second West Coast Conference weekly honors for Pepperdine as he was named the Pitcher of the Week on March 27. He threw 6.0 scoreless innings against Gonzaga in the series-opening 15-0 victor en route to his third win of the season. Telfer held the Bulldogs to only two hits and five walks, while earning eight strikeouts, two shy from his career-high.
 
John Peck collected the third West Coast Conference weekly honors for the Waves being named Player of the Week on April 10. In four games, Peck batted a .550, had a slugging percentage of .850 and helped Pepperdine go 3-1 last week. On April 4 against Cal Poly, Peck was 3-for-5 including a double and two triples. His two triples against the Mustangs was the first time this season he hit two in one game and the second time in his career. In game one of the WCC series against Saint Mary's, Peck was 4-for-5 and scored three runs for the Waves. He also had two hits in game two, brought in two runs and stole a base against the Gaels. On Sunday, in the rubber match, Peck again had two hits versus Saint Mary's including a double.
 
WCC LEADERS: The Waves rank top-five in multiple categories on the WCC leaderboards. Pepperdine is fourth in doubles (88), fifth in RBI (269), home runs (46) and runs scored (292).
 
Pepperdine also has multiple Waves in the top-20 in WCC stats. Ryan Johnson leads the conference in home runs (17), tied for fourth in RBI (42), fifth in slugging (.640) and 18th in on-base percentage (.414). Jack Basseer is ninth in the WCC in batting average (.342) and 19th in on-base percentage (.413). Quintt Landis is seventh in the conference in on-base percentage (.438). Lincoln Orellana is 10th in the WCC for on-base percentage (.427). John Peck is tied for 16th in stolen bases (eight) and tied 20th in RBI (33).
 
On the pitching side, Jack Baird is third on the leaderboard in saves (six). Shane Telfer is seventh in ERA (4.28), tied for seventh in strikeouts (62) and tied for ninth in wins (four). Nick Bonn is also tied for ninth in wins (four). Gunnar Nichols is tied for 12th in the WCC in saves (two).
 
OFFENSIVE STREAKS: John Peck has the longest on-base streak this season, having reached base in 30 straight games.