Pepperdine Waves Baseball

Team Set Showcase

Sports & Teams · 2026

Custom trading cards created for the 2026 Pepperdine Waves baseball team.

Player roster

0 + checklist

Cards per pack

Cards printed

Project overview

The Pepperdine Waves baseball program wanted to create something special for the 2026 team — a collectible keepsake for players, and something fun to share with fans during home games.

The final project became a full team trading card set featuring the entire 38-player roster along with a checklist card for the series. Each player received their own card featuring their photo and player details.

The full print run of 9,750 cards was packaged into foil trading card packs that were given to the team and used as a promotional giveaway at Pepperdine home games — players kept a set from the season, while fans opened packs to discover players from the roster.

Project details

✓38-player roster trading card set
✓1 checklist card included in the series
✓Custom front and back card design
✓Player photo, position, and roster details
✓Designed using Pepperdine Waves team colors and identity
✓Printed on premium 16 pt. trading card stock

The full set

Every card in the Pepperdine Waves Baseball set — the 38-player roster and the series checklist.

Pepperdine Waves Baseball39 cards

Fronts 1–9 · Spread 1 / 6

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The packaging experience

The cards were packaged in foil trading card packs inspired by classic sports card releases. Each pack contains 10 random player cards from the 38-card roster along with 1 checklist card.

Across a print run of 9,750 cards, Pepperdine used the packs two ways: full sets were given to players as a season keepsake, and additional packs were distributed during home games as a promotional giveaway for fans. The pack format adds excitement while turning the roster into something collectible and fun to open.

What Pepperdine provided

We worked within the program's brand guidelines to turn their materials into a finished, print-ready set.

Team roster

Player names, numbers, and positions for the full 38.

Player photos

Headshots for every player on the roster.

Brand guidelines & colors

Official Pepperdine Waves colors and identity to match the program.

How the sponsorship worked

Pepperdine wanted a keepsake for the 2026 roster. Trading Card Memories wanted its work in the hands of people who collect. They met in a partnership: one rate covered the whole job — designing all 38 player cards, separate back designs for pitchers and fielders, the checklist and the foil wrapper label, then printing, sealing and shipping 250 packs — and TCM sponsored the difference in exchange for its mark travelling on the finished set.

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Johnny's ability to bring an idea to life while working within our brand guidelines was fantastic. The team, fans, and parents all loved the design. I appreciate the time you spent understanding our branding and colorways. Your proofs page was great for us to reference and see updates in real-time. Looking forward to working with you again in the future!

Matt Rosato

Director of Marketing & Events, Pepperdine Athletics