Richard Scott Hirtensteiner (born October 9, 1967) is the head coach for the Pepperdine Waves baseball team as of December 2020. He previously played at Pepperdine for four years, earning All-American honors in 1989. In 1987, he represented the United States in the

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. From 1989 to 1994, he played professionally.

Playing career

In 877 at-bats at Pepperdine, he hit .336 with 27 home runs and 176 RBI. In his All-American senior year, he slashed .366/.469/.620 with 12 home runs, 41 RBI and 13 steals. In the 1987 Pan American Games, he batted .409. In 1988, he played

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with the Harwich Mariners of the

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(CCBL) and was named a league all-star. He was drafted three times, last by the

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in the 8th round of the

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. He played in the Angels system through 1990 before joining the unaffiliated

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in 1991. With them, he hit .356 with 11 home runs and 20 RBI in 70 games. He joined the Montreal Expos system in 1992, played briefly at Triple-A in 1993 (spending most of the year in the independent ranks) and finished his career in the Florida Marlins system in 1994.

Coaching career

He later became an assistant coach at Lamar University before joining Pepperdine as an assistant. In 1998, he returned to the CCBL as an assistant coach for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox He became Pepperdine's head coach in 2015.Pepperdine page
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Head coaching record

References

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