Friday, May 8
Malibu, Calif.
3:00 p.m. PT
Pepperdine University
vs
Portland
Photo by: Greg Bintz
Baseball Hosts' Portland in Last Home Series of Season
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MALIBU, Calif. - Pepperdine baseball is preparing for its final home series of the 2026 season as the Waves (18-29, 12-9 WCC) welcome the Portland Pilots (25-20, 11-10 WCC) to Eddy D. Field Stadium this weekend.
Friday, May 8 | 3:00 pm PT | Eddy D. Field Stadium | Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats
Friday - Dollar hot dogs for the first 30 fans to concessions
Saturday - Trading card pack giveaway (20 fans postgame)
Sunday - Kids Run the Bases
Euper has been nothing short of incredible for the Waves this season. The southpaw, who made his first three appearances of the campaign out of the bullpen, has been lighting it up recently. He's gone at least six innings in his last five starts, winning three of them. The Irvine, California native is tied for third in the West Coast Conference in ERA (2.91) and is tied for the 10th-most innings pitched (58.2). Euper's 49 strikeouts tie for the 13th-most in the conference and has the 15th-highest strikeouts per nine innings (7.52). Only a sophomore, Euper hasn't given up more than three earned runs in his last six starts and has pushed at least a mid-90s pitch count in three consecutive starts. He's been solid against right-handed batters this season (.229 BAA) while holding opponents to a dominant .198 average with at least one runner on base.
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 35 former Waves reach the MLB while seeing 41 All-American selections.
TICKETS
For more information and to purchase tickets to upcoming home events, visit here.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine baseball news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineBASE.
Friday, May 8 | 3:00 pm PT | Eddy D. Field Stadium | Watch (ESPN+) | Live Stats
- Probable starting pitchers: LHP #33 Casey Euper (4-3, 2.91 ERA) vs. RHP #11 Will Labonte (3-2, 2.40 ERA)
- Probable starting pitchers: RHP #24 Tommy Scavone (5-3, 4.06 ERA) vs. RHP #16 Trey Newmann (2-5, 5.63 ERA)
- Probable starting pitchers: LHP #22 Collin Valentine (2-5, 4.13 ERA) vs. TBA
Friday - Dollar hot dogs for the first 30 fans to concessions
Saturday - Trading card pack giveaway (20 fans postgame)
Sunday - Kids Run the Bases
Euper has been nothing short of incredible for the Waves this season. The southpaw, who made his first three appearances of the campaign out of the bullpen, has been lighting it up recently. He's gone at least six innings in his last five starts, winning three of them. The Irvine, California native is tied for third in the West Coast Conference in ERA (2.91) and is tied for the 10th-most innings pitched (58.2). Euper's 49 strikeouts tie for the 13th-most in the conference and has the 15th-highest strikeouts per nine innings (7.52). Only a sophomore, Euper hasn't given up more than three earned runs in his last six starts and has pushed at least a mid-90s pitch count in three consecutive starts. He's been solid against right-handed batters this season (.229 BAA) while holding opponents to a dominant .198 average with at least one runner on base.
His counterpart on Friday, Will Labonte, will make his 13th start of the season. The right-handed freshman from Montreal, Quebec has a solid .224 BABIP (expected batting average on balls put in play). He's recorded at least five innings in all but two of his starts, having gone exactly six innings in five of his last six starts. While Labonte has improved in the walks department throughout the season, he's surrendered six hits to opponents in three of his last four outings, and the Pilots have coincidentally lost all three of those contests.It's already our last home series of the season 😮
— Pepperdine Baseball (@PepperdineBASE) May 7, 2026
Don't miss out on your last chance to get to Eddy D. Field Stadium and help our guys make a postseason push‼️
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EXTRA BASES
- Daniel Patterson (20), Trey Dunn (18), and Joshua Woodworth (17) all extended their reached base streaks against UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday night.
- Woodworth tied Patterson for the team's longest hitting streak this season at 11 games.
- Since April 14 (12 games), Kai Laxa has racked up seven multi-hit games, raising his season batting average from .261 to a team-leading .306. Laxa's latest multi-hit game was on Tuesday at UCSB, a three-hit effort.
- Patterson has a 5.57 runs created per nine innings (sabermetric measuring total offensive contribution), the best on the team. Trey Dunn is the next-highest at 4.97.
- The Waves will send Tommy Scavone to the hill on Saturday. Scavone has a hot hand, winning four consecutive starts and seven of his last nine. He earned WCC Co-Pitcher of the Week on May 4 after tossing eight shutout against San Francisco last Saturday.
- Pepperdine's scheduled starter for Sunday, Collin Valentine, has dominated left-handed batters to the tune of a .137 BAA (7-for-51). He has induced a team-best 11 double plays.
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 35 former Waves reach the MLB while seeing 41 All-American selections.
TICKETS
For more information and to purchase tickets to upcoming home events, visit here.
FOLLOW
To stay up-to-date on the latest Pepperdine baseball news, follow the Waves on social media @PepperdineBASE.
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