# Pepperdine Waves baseball

The Pepperdine Waves baseball team represents Pepperdine University in the sport of baseball. The Pepperdine Waves compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the West Coast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Tyler LaTorre.
The Waves have been to the College World Series twice, winning the national championship in 1992 under head coach Andy Lopez with a win over Cal State Fullerton.

## Head coaches

| Coach | Tenure | Record | Pct. |
| Wade Ruby | 1939 | 8–10 | .444 |
| Benny Lefebvre | 1940–1941; 1962 | 27–33 | .450 |
| Morris Ruby | 1942 | 4–8 | .333 |
| Shan Deniston | 1944 | 2–10 | .167 |
| Clarence Shaffer | 1945 | 9–4 | .692 |
| John Scolinos | 1946–1960 | 263–219 | .546 |
| Walter Glass | 1961 | 12–19 | .387 |
| Gary Marks | 1963–1967 | 75–96 | .439 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1968 | 9–28 | .243 |
| Wayne Wright | 1969–1976 | 195–166–3 | .540 |
| Bob Zuber | 1977–1978 | 59–45–4 | .565 |
| Dave Gorrie | 1979–1988 | 409–202–11 | .666 |
| Andy Lopez | 1989–1994 | 241–107–3 | .691 |
| Pat Harrison | 1995–1996 | 69–38–1 | .644 |
| Frank Sanchez | 1997–2003 | 257–161 | .615 |
| Steve Rodriguez | 2004–2015 | 299–229 | .566 |
| Rick Hirtensteiner | 2016–2024 | 194–226 | .462 |
| Tyler LaTorre | 2025–present | 0–0 | |
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## Year-by-year results

| Season | Coach | Record | Record | Postseason |
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Postseason |
| 1939 | Wade Ruby | 8-10 | — | — |
| 1940 | Benny Lefebvre | 5-9 | — | — |
| 1941 | Benny Lefebvre | 5-9 | — | — |
| 1942 | Maurice Ruby | 4-8 | — | — |
| 1943 | No team | No team | No team | No team |
| 1944 | Shan Deniston | 2-10 | — | — |
| 1945 | Clarence Shaffer | 9-4 | — | — |
| 1946 | John Scolinos | 17-8 | — | — |
| 1947 | John Scolinos | 18-16 | — | — |
| 1948 | John Scolinos | 17-14 | — | — |
| 1949 | John Scolinos | 12-9 | — | — |
| 1950 | John Scolinos | 22-18 | — | — |
| 1951 | John Scolinos | 23-15 | — | — |
| 1952 | John Scolinos | 11-15 | — | — |
| 1953 | John Scolinos | 15-16 | — | — |
| 1954 | John Scolinos | 17-10 | — | — |
| 1955 | John Scolinos | 19-12 | — | NCAA tournament |
| 1956 | John Scolinos | 15-23 | — | — |
| 1957 | John Scolinos | 19-14 | — | NCAA tournament |
| 1958 | John Scolinos | 16-17 | — | — |
| 1959 | John Scolinos | 13-20 | — | — |
| 1960 | John Scolinos | 29-12 | — | NCAA tournament |
| 1961 | Walter Glass | 12-19 | — | — |
| 1962 | Benny Lefebvre | 17-15 | — | — |
| 1963 | Gary Marks | 26-8 | — | — |
| 1964 | Gary Marks | 11-25 | — | — |
| 1965 | Gary Marks | 17-17 | — | — |
| 1966 | Gary Marks | 12-25 | — | — |
| 1967 | Gary Marks | 9-21 | — | — |
| West Coast Conference |||||
| 1968 | Gail Hopkins | 9-28 | 6-14 | — |
| 1969 | Wayne Wright | 9-31-2 | 3-17 | — |
| 1970 | Wayne Wright | 20-22 | 9-12 | — |
| 1971 | Wayne Wright | 20-24 | 8-13 | — |
| 1972 | Wayne Wright | 24-17 | 11-7 | — |
| 1973 | Wayne Wright | 17-28 | 7-11 | — |
| 1974 | Wayne Wright | 38-12 | 15-3 | NCAA tournament |
| 1975 | Wayne Wright | 37-13 | 14-2 | NCAA Regional |
| 1976 | Wayne Wright | 29-19-1 | 16-2 | NCAA Regional |
| Southern California Baseball Association |||||
| 1977 | Bob Zuber | 23-27-2 | 12-11 | — |
| 1978 | Bob Zuber | 36-18-2 | 20-8 | — |
| 1979 | Dave Gorrie | 53-18 | 19-9 | College World Series (3rd place) |
| 1980 | Dave Gorrie | 30-25-2 | 17-11 | — |
| 1981 | Dave Gorrie | 31-25-2 | 14-14 | — |
| 1982 | Dave Gorrie | 46-21-1 | 21-7 | NCAA Regional |
| 1983 | Dave Gorrie | 33-20-1 | 15-13 | — |
| 1984 | Dave Gorrie | 41-21 | 16-12 | — |
| West Coast Conference |||||
| 1985 | Dave Gorrie | 52-15-1 | 20-4 | NCAA Regional |
| 1986 | Dave Gorrie | 38-21-2 | 19-5 | NCAA Regional |
| 1987 | Dave Gorrie | 48-12-3 | 22-2 | NCAA Regional |
| 1988 | Dave Gorrie | 37-24-1 | 19-4-1 | NCAA Regional |
| 1989 | Andy Lopez | 41-19-1 | 20-4 | NCAA Regional |
| 1990 | Andy Lopez | 37-23 | 24-12 | — |
| 1991 | Andy Lopez | 41-17 | 25-10 | NCAA Regional |
| 1992 | Andy Lopez | 48-11-1 | 23-4 | College World Series Champions |
| 1993 | Andy Lopez | 41-17 | 24-6 | NCAA Regional |
| 1994 | Andy Lopez | 33-20 | 20-10 | — |
| 1995 | Pat Harrison | 36-19-1 | 23-3-1 | NCAA Regional |
| 1996 | Pat Harrison | 33-19 | 20-8 | — |
| 1997 | Frank Sanchez | 34-25 | 20-8 | — |
| 1998 | Frank Sanchez | 32-22 | 21-9 | — |
| 1999 | Frank Sanchez | 46-16 | 21-9 | NCAA Regional |
| 2000 | Frank Sanchez | 36-23 | 22-8 | — |
| 2001 | Frank Sanchez | 42-18 | 25-5 | NCAA Regional |
| 2002 | Frank Sanchez | 31-32 | 18-12 | — |
| 2003 | Frank Sanchez | 36-25 | 23-7 | NCAA Regional |
| 2004 | Steve Rodriguez | 30-32 | 19-11 | NCAA Regional |
| 2005 | Steve Rodriguez | 41-23 | 21-9 | NCAA Regional |
| 2006 | Steve Rodriguez | 42-21 | 15-6 | NCAA Regional |
| 2007 | Steve Rodriguez | 35-22 | 14-7 | NCAA Regional |
| 2008 | Steve Rodriguez | 38-21 | 14-6 | NCAA Regional |
| 2009 | Steve Rodriguez | 31-23 | 12-9 | — |
| 2010 | Steve Rodriguez | 24-30 | 12-9 | — |
| 2011 | Steve Rodriguez | 22-34 | 7-14 | — |
| 2012 | Steve Rodriguez | 36-23 | 16-8 | NCAA Regional |
| 2013 | Steve Rodriguez | 27-23 | 13-11 | — |
| 2014 | Steve Rodriguez | 42-16 | 18-9 | NCAA Super Regional |
| 2015 | Steve Rodriguez | 30-27 | 17-10 | NCAA Regional |
| 2016 | Rick Hirtensteiner | 29-24 | 16-11 | — |
| 2017 | Rick Hirtensteiner | 20-32 | 8-19 | — |
| 2018 | Rick Hirtensteiner | 31-24 | 17-10 | — |
| 2019 | Rick Hirtensteiner | 24-25 | 14-13 | — |
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## Pepperdine in the NCAA tournament

* The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
* The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
| 1955 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Fresno State in the District 8 playoffs |
| 1957 | 3–3 | .500 | Eliminated by California in the District 8 playoffs |
| 1960 | 0-2 | .000 | Eliminated by Southern California in the District 8 playoffs |
| 1974 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Southern California in the District 8 playoffs |
| 1975 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in West Regional |
| 1976 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in West Regional |
| 1979 | 6–2 | .750 | Won the Mideast Regional College World Series |
| 1982 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Stanford in West I Regional |
| 1985 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Stanford in West I Regional |
| 1986 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Arizona in Central Regional |
| 1987 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by UCLA in West II Regional |
| 1988 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Arizona State in West II Regional |
| 1989 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Wichita State in West II Regional |
| 1991 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Southern California in West I Regional |
| 1992 | 8–1 | .889 | Won the West Regional College World Series champions |
| 1993 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by St. John's in the West II Regional |
| 1995 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Long Beach State in the West Regional |
| 1999 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Southern California in the Los Angeles Regional |
| 2001 | 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated by Fresno State in the Los Angeles Regional |
| 2003 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Minnesota in the Long Beach Regional |
| 2004 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Fullerton Regional |
| 2005 | 3–2 | .600 | Eliminated by Southern California in the Long Beach Regional |
| 2006 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Missouri in the Malibu Regional |
| 2007 | 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated by Long Beach State in the Long Beach Regional |
| 2008 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional |
| 2012 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Stanford in the Palo Alto Regional |
| 2014 | 4–2 | .667 | Won the San Luis Obispo Regional Eliminated by TCU in the Fort Worth Super Regional |
| 2015 | 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated by Cal State Fullerton in the Fullerton Regional |
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## Individual awards

A number of Pepperdine players have earned individual honors, including All-American honors, All-College World Series honors, and West Coast Conference honors.

### All College World Series

* 1979
    Mike Gates, 2B
* 1992
    Pat Ahearne, P
    Dan Melendez, 1B
    Steve Rodriguez, 2B
    Scott Vollmer, C

### Brooks Wallace Award

* 2012
    Zach Vincej, SS

### Conference awards
## Waves in Major League Baseball

34 former Pepperdine players have played Major League Baseball.