Chad Tracy

April 2, 2004

Freshman catcher Chad Tracy was named the West Coast Conference's (WCC) Player of the Month for March, the conference announced on Friday. Tracy batted a team-high .449 (31-for-69) in 16 games for the Waves.

Tracy helped lead Pepperdine to the top of the WCC West Division, as the Waves posted a 5-1 record to begin their conference slate. The native of Claremont, CA, paced the conference with seven home runs, while hitting five doubles, a triple, and driving in 20 runs.

Tracy also scored 16 runs during the month and posted an .855 slugging percentage. The freshman had 10 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games, while hitting safely in 14-of-16 contests. He had five games with three or more hits, recording four hits on two occasions and totaled a career-high four RBI at Portland on March 27.

During a seven-game hitting streak, Tracy batted .393 (11-for-28) with six runs scored, three home runs and nine RBI. In a 12-11 win over then-No. 8 Tulane, Tracy went 4-for-5 with two home runs, three RBI, and three runs scored. Tracy had a pair of two-home run games during the month.