2021 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 31
Michael Mahony
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Huntington Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Edison HS
CAREER: Was with the Waves for six seasons and appeared in 69 contests in relief ... Racked up eight career saves, a 4-3 record and a 3.36 ERA over 56.1 innings pitched ... Struck out 73 batters.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Made 10 appearances as a sixth-year senior ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year ... Struck out five in 6.1 innings ... Got a win vs. Santa Clara (5/16) ... Struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. UCLA (4/20) ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in three games as a redshirt senior during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Had a 0.00 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over two innings pitched ... Struck out three batters ... Opponents hit .143 against him ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 15 games for the Waves as a redshirt junior ... Struck out 11 batters over 10.1 innings ... Picked up three saves ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2018: Had a breakout year as the Waves’ number one option out of the bullpen as a redshirt sophomore ... Led the team in appearances with 26 (tied for fourth in the WCC) ... Allowed only four earned runs in 21.1 innings, good for a 1.69 ERA ... Allowed a miniscule .147 opponent batting average ... Had 36 strikeouts ... Notched three saves ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2017: Was one of the Waves’ most effective relievers as a redshirt freshman, making 15 appearances out of the bullpen ... Posted two saves and a 2.76 ERA ... Struck out 18 of the 55 batters he faced and walked nine ... Allowed a .236 opponent batting average ... Picked up the win against Saint Joseph’s (2/19) in his first collegiate appearance ... Posted a season-high four strikeouts against Pacific (3/26) in 2.0 innings of work ... Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings against Portland (4/9) ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2016: Did not appear in a game and redshirted his first season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Edison High School, located in Huntington Beach, Calif., in 2015 ... Played three years of varsity baseball ... Did not pitch during his senior year due to Tommy John surgery ... Was All-Sunset League second team as an outfielder during his senior year ... During his junior year, compiled eight saves and a 0.78 ERA, and a 0.00 ERA during league play ... Admitted into the Edison Athletics Hall of Fame... Member of the Sunset League All-Academic team.
PERSONAL: Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2019 and is pursuing a master’s degree in dispute resolution ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Meg and Sean Mahony ... Chose Pepperdine because of the “great Christian community and environment, as well as a phenomenal baseball program.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Buster Posey (pro athlete), Los Angeles Angels (pro team), The Hunger Games (book), Step Brothers (movie), Prison Break (TV show), Zedd (musical artist), sushi (food) and basketball (sport other than baseball).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Made 10 appearances as a sixth-year senior ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year ... Struck out five in 6.1 innings ... Got a win vs. Santa Clara (5/16) ... Struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings vs. UCLA (4/20) ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in three games as a redshirt senior during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Had a 0.00 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over two innings pitched ... Struck out three batters ... Opponents hit .143 against him ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 15 games for the Waves as a redshirt junior ... Struck out 11 batters over 10.1 innings ... Picked up three saves ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2018: Had a breakout year as the Waves’ number one option out of the bullpen as a redshirt sophomore ... Led the team in appearances with 26 (tied for fourth in the WCC) ... Allowed only four earned runs in 21.1 innings, good for a 1.69 ERA ... Allowed a miniscule .147 opponent batting average ... Had 36 strikeouts ... Notched three saves ... Named WCC All-Academic honorable mention ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2017: Was one of the Waves’ most effective relievers as a redshirt freshman, making 15 appearances out of the bullpen ... Posted two saves and a 2.76 ERA ... Struck out 18 of the 55 batters he faced and walked nine ... Allowed a .236 opponent batting average ... Picked up the win against Saint Joseph’s (2/19) in his first collegiate appearance ... Posted a season-high four strikeouts against Pacific (3/26) in 2.0 innings of work ... Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings against Portland (4/9) ... Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2016: Did not appear in a game and redshirted his first season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Edison High School, located in Huntington Beach, Calif., in 2015 ... Played three years of varsity baseball ... Did not pitch during his senior year due to Tommy John surgery ... Was All-Sunset League second team as an outfielder during his senior year ... During his junior year, compiled eight saves and a 0.78 ERA, and a 0.00 ERA during league play ... Admitted into the Edison Athletics Hall of Fame... Member of the Sunset League All-Academic team.
PERSONAL: Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2019 and is pursuing a master’s degree in dispute resolution ... Born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... Son of Meg and Sean Mahony ... Chose Pepperdine because of the “great Christian community and environment, as well as a phenomenal baseball program.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Buster Posey (pro athlete), Los Angeles Angels (pro team), The Hunger Games (book), Step Brothers (movie), Prison Break (TV show), Zedd (musical artist), sushi (food) and basketball (sport other than baseball).










































































