MALIBU, Calif. – The Pepperdine baseball team hosts the UC Riverside Highlanders for the first of a three-game series at Eddy D. Field Stadium Friday, March 1. The Waves will head to UC Riverside Baseball Complex for a Saturday night game and Sunday matinee.
SCHEDULE:
GAME #1 — Pepperdine (2-7) vs. UC Riverside (4-5) | Friday, March 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Eddy D. Field Stadium | Malibu, Calif.
GAME #2 — Pepperdine at UC Riverside | Saturday, March 2 | 6:30 p.m. | UC Riverside Baseball Complex | Riverside, Calif.
GAME #3 — Pepperdine at UC Riverside | Sunday, March 3 | 1 p.m. | UC Riverside Baseball Complex | Riverside, Calif.
COVERAGE: All three games will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription required). Links to broadcasts as well as live stats will be available at pepperdinewaves.com.
TICKETS: Tickets to all Pepperdine home men's baseball matches in 2024 will be available via e-ticket only at tickets.pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine faculty, staff and students must show Pepperdine ID card for entry — no ticket purchase is required.
ENTRANCE/PARKING: Due to construction on campus, stadium parking and entrance guidance has changed. Please review the most updated information at pepperdinewaves.com
OPPONENTS: The Waves are 14-3 all time against the Highlanders, with the most recent game at Riverside ending in an extra innings 8-7 win in 2012. With the third most hits in program history, Pepperdine recorded 24 at UC Riverside Sports Complex in May of 2008, resulting in an 18-9 win.
LAST GAMES: Pepperdine ended last weekend's series against Western Michigan without a win at Eddy D. Field Stadium. The Waves got back in the win column after a walk-off 10-9 victory against the nationally ranked #24 UCSB Gauchos.
The Gauchos (3-4) scored early, but the Waves (2-8) stayed competitive with runs in three of the first five innings to keep the score within two. Thanks to two home runs, including a three-run shot in the bottom of the ninth, Pepperdine was able to build off momentum and beat a ranked team for the first time since April 11 of last year.
Junior infielder Julian Nunez (Encinitas, Calif.) went 2-for-4 today with a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth for his first of the year.
Graduate infielder Brady Renck (Bryn Mawr, Pa.) hit 1-for-2 today, including the three-run home run that put the Waves in victory formation.
Freshman utility player Corwin Hemmingsen (Cave Creek, Ariz.) batted 2-for-3 and earned his RBI on the winning run in the bottom of the ninth with a walk.
