Thursday, May 14
Santa Clara, Calif.
6:00 p.m. PT
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Photo by: Morgan Davenport
Baseball Travels to Santa Clara, Faces Broncos to End Regular Season
5/13/2026 5:54:00 PM | Baseball
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The regular season is winding out for Pepperdine baseball as the Waves (21-29, 15-9 WCC) rolled up highway five to Santa Clara to take on the Broncos (22-28, 10-14 WCC) this weekend.
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Thursday, May 14 | 6:00 pm PT | Stephen Schott Stadium | Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats
On the other hand, the Broncos sit only a game back of Portland and Seattle for the final spot in the conference tournament. The path is significantly easier for Santa Clara, since they own the head-to-head tiebreaker over both Portland and Seattle. The Broncos have caught fire, winning five straight and six of their last seven.
The Waves will remain focused on controlling their own destiny as Pepperdine sends Casey Euper to the mound on Thursday evening. The southpaw tied Tommy Scavone last week for the most wins on the team (5), while the blue and orange have won three out of his last four outings, including four of the previous six. Euper made it six consecutive starts that he's gone at least a half-dozen innings following his seven-inning outing last Friday against Portland. It was another quality start, his sixth of the year, as he surrendered only three runs (all earned) while walking a pair and striking out eight. Euper has become a strikeout machine this season, tying for the 13th-most in the league to this point. His 3.02 ERA and 1.23 WHIP rank fifth and fourth in the WCC, respectively.
Right-hander Max Bayles will take the bump for Santa Clara. The six-foot-three San Diegan has an opponent batting average of .197, which ranks fourth on the Broncos. He paces Santa Clara with four wins, and his 2.69 ERA is third on the team and in the WCC. He's gone more than five innings only three times in his 13 starts and averages 81 pitches per outing. In his most recent start last Friday against Seattle, he went 5.0 scoreless innings while walking three, striking out six, and giving up four hits. Bayles has a near three-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career and makes opponents swing on top of the ball (53 groundouts, 41 flyouts this season).
EXTRA BASES
Pepperdine baseball has one of the richest traditions and success stories among mid-major baseball programs in the country. The Waves won the NCAA National Championship in 1992 and have made 28 NCAA Tournament appearances in total. Located in scenic Malibu, California, Eddy D. Field Stadium boasts one of the most remarkable views in college baseball and has seen 41 former Waves reach the MLB while seeing 41 All-American selections.
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TICKETS
For more information and to purchase tickets to upcoming home events, visit here.
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To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine baseball news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineBASE.
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- Probable starting pitchers: LHP #33 Casey Euper (5-3, 3.02 ERA) vs. RHP #45 Max Bayles (4-3, 2.69 ERA)
- Probable starting pitchers: TBA vs. RHP #36 Jace Gillmore (3-4, 3.99 ERA)
- Probable starting pitchers: LHP #22 Collin Valentine (3-5, 3.88 ERA) vs. RHP #29 Tyler Alleman (1-1, 4.66 ERA)
On the other hand, the Broncos sit only a game back of Portland and Seattle for the final spot in the conference tournament. The path is significantly easier for Santa Clara, since they own the head-to-head tiebreaker over both Portland and Seattle. The Broncos have caught fire, winning five straight and six of their last seven.
The Waves will remain focused on controlling their own destiny as Pepperdine sends Casey Euper to the mound on Thursday evening. The southpaw tied Tommy Scavone last week for the most wins on the team (5), while the blue and orange have won three out of his last four outings, including four of the previous six. Euper made it six consecutive starts that he's gone at least a half-dozen innings following his seven-inning outing last Friday against Portland. It was another quality start, his sixth of the year, as he surrendered only three runs (all earned) while walking a pair and striking out eight. Euper has become a strikeout machine this season, tying for the 13th-most in the league to this point. His 3.02 ERA and 1.23 WHIP rank fifth and fourth in the WCC, respectively.
Right-hander Max Bayles will take the bump for Santa Clara. The six-foot-three San Diegan has an opponent batting average of .197, which ranks fourth on the Broncos. He paces Santa Clara with four wins, and his 2.69 ERA is third on the team and in the WCC. He's gone more than five innings only three times in his 13 starts and averages 81 pitches per outing. In his most recent start last Friday against Seattle, he went 5.0 scoreless innings while walking three, striking out six, and giving up four hits. Bayles has a near three-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio in his career and makes opponents swing on top of the ball (53 groundouts, 41 flyouts this season).
EXTRA BASES
- Lucien Wechsberg extended his career-high in saves with 10 last Sunday, which is tied for the 10th-most in a single season (Derek Wallace in 1990, 28 games). His 4.06 FIP (fielding independent pitching; sabermetric measuring events pitchers have control of and removes results on balls hit into the field of play) also paces the Waves.
- Get a fast start: Pepperdine is 4-1 when leading after the first inning this season.
- The Waves are facing all right-handed starting pitchers this weekend; Pepperdine has faced a right-handed SP in 37 of its 50 contests (14-23 record).
- Joshua Woodworth has a current team-best 14-game hit streak and will look to tie Daniel Patterson's team-high 21 on-base streak on Thursday.
- Run Daniel Run: Patterson leads the squad with 10 multiple-runs games (37 total runs scored)
- Since April 14 (15 games), Kai Laxa has racked up nine multi-hit games, raising his season batting average from .261 to a team-leading .315. Laxa's latest multi-hit game was on Sunday against Portland, a two-hit effort.
- Outfielder Trey Dunn leads Pepperdine with a .380 BABIP (expected batting average on any ball put in play).
Pepperdine baseball has one of the richest traditions and success stories among mid-major baseball programs in the country. The Waves won the NCAA National Championship in 1992 and have made 28 NCAA Tournament appearances in total. Located in scenic Malibu, California, Eddy D. Field Stadium boasts one of the most remarkable views in college baseball and has seen 41 former Waves reach the MLB while seeing 41 All-American selections.
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TICKETS
For more information and to purchase tickets to upcoming home events, visit here.
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FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine baseball news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineBASE.
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