STOCKTON, Calif. – With conference play underway, the Tigers head south, facing Pepperdine for a weekend series. 

Brandon Motheral leads the team in batting average (.346) with five extra-base hits and nine RBI. Thomas Gavello and Colby Canales have been the power hitters for the Tigers. Gavello has five home runs and 18 RBI, while Canales has four home runs and 11 RBI. They both have nine extra-base hits and 37 total bases, all numbers which lead the team. Gavello also leads the team in stolen bases with four. Chaz Myers leads the team in doubles with six and has 22 hits while scoring 18 runs, both team-leading numbers. 

Jackson Vaughan leads the Tigers in ERA (0.77), allowing only one run in 11.2 innings pitched. Hunter Hayes leads the team in innings pitched (22.0) and strikeouts (22) with five stars. Nick Swanson leads the Tigers in appearances with 10 while having a 3.21 ERA. With 14.0 innings pitched, Swanson has the highest innings pitched for a pitcher without a start on the Tigers. 

Pepperdine has started the season strong, with sweeps of Villanova and Cal State Fullerton but is coming off series losses to UCONN and San Diego. 

The two teams have played 21 times since 2014, and the Waves lead the all-time series 11-10. Neither team has ever swept the other since the Tigers joined the WCC. 


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