Huskies Take Down Pepperdine 11-2 To Close Road Swing

Tuesday, March 24

Malibu, Calif.

12:35 p.m. PT

University of Washington

10-14

Pepperdine

6-18

Washington

Pepperdine

March 24, 2026 | Baseball

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MALIBU, Calif. – The Diamond Dawgs brought the heat to Pepperdine on Tuesday afternoon, closing their road trip with an 11-2 victory over the Waves.

The Huskies improve to 10-14 on the season with the win.

Tommy Brandenburg turned in a dominant start, throwing 5.0 innings of scoreless baseball to lead the Huskies to the win. He finished with five hits allowed and five strikeouts with one walk.

Jackson Hotchkiss batted leadoff again for the Dawgs and continued his hot streak. The sophomore knocked his third home run in the last two games, bringing his season total to a career-high seven home runs.

He was also one of five Huskies who contributed multi-hit games on Tuesday, joined by Colton Bower with three, and Sam DeCarlo, Blake Wilson, and Ty Cowan with two hits apiece.

Washington also knocked five extra base hits as Bower, Wilson, and Cowan chipped in doubles to go along with Hotchkiss's home run.

Bryce Johnson and Peysen Sweeney pitched in relief to close out the game. Johnson took over for innings six through eight, allowing three hits and two runs with two walks and a strikeout.

Sweeney finished off the contest, throwing the final frame, allowing one hit and one walk with no runs.

Washington returns to action this weekend against Northwestern at Husky Ballpark, starting the three-game series on Friday evening at 7 p.m.

DAWG BITES

Jackson Hotchkiss launched his seventh home run of the season against Pepperdine, setting a new career-high
He leads the team in batting average (.449), slugging percentage (1.000), on base percentage (.491), doubles (6), home runs (7), and total bases (49)
Tommy Brandenburg earned his first win of the season, throwing 5.0 innings with five strikeouts and five hits allowed
Hotchkiss leads the team with a 12-game reached base streak
Colton Bower has hit safely in six straight games

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Saturday, March 21

Huskies Fall In Series Opener To No. 13 USC

Friday, March 20

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Northwestern

Mar 27 (Fri)

7:00 p.m. PT

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Brandenburg, Tommy (1-0)

L: Howe, Pierson (0-1)

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Batting:

2B: Cowan, Ty 1 ; Bower, Colton 1 ; Wilson, Blake 1 ; Pearson, Alexander 1

HR: Hotchkiss, Jackson 1

RBI: Wilson, Blake 3 ; Pearson, Alexander 1 ; Paul, Mic 1 ; Hotchkiss, Jackson 1 ; Porras, Daniel 1

SH: Porras, Daniel 1

SF: Wilson, Blake 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Cowan, Ty 1 ; Bower, Colton 1 ; Wilson, Blake 2 ; Dougherty, Aidan 1 ; Terry, Braeden 2 ; Hotchkiss, Jackson 1 ; Porras, Daniel 1 ; DeCarlo, Sam 2