The Long Beach State baseball team let a solid outing from pitcher Shawn Stuart go to waste, losing to the No. 10-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) 3-2 in twelve innings Friday night at Blair Field. The loss is the Dirtbags sixth loss in one-run games this season and fifth[Read More…]
Baseball
Dirtbags take series over No. 20 Cal
Led by starting pitcher Ryan Strufing’s eight innings of one-run baseball, the Long Beach State baseball team defeated No. 20-ranked Cal, 2-1 on Sunday to win the weekend series with the Bears. Strufing, the Big West Pitcher of the Week, did not surrender a walk in eight innings of work,[Read More…]
LBSU dropped by Cal in extra innings
The Long Beach State baseball team dropped an extra innings affair with the No. 20-ranked Cal Bears 2-1 to even up the weekend series at Blair Field Saturday night. While junior starting pitcher Matt Anderson kept the Cal bats quiet for six innings the LBSU (3-3) bullpen surrendered the lead[Read More…]
Dirtbags hold off No. 20 Cal
Sophomore reliever Kyle Friedrichs pitched two and 2/3 scoreless innings as the Long Beach State baseball team was able to stave off the visiting No. 20-ranked California Bears 7-4 in the series-opener Friday night at Blair Field. Friedrichs came in for starting pitcher Shawn Stuart with one out in the[Read More…]
LBSU comes up short against USC
The top four hitters for the Long Beach State baseball team went 0-15 against the University of Southern California Trojans in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night at Blair Field. Center fielder Brennan Metzger was the only offensive spark on the evening, collecting three of the Dirtbags (2-2) five hits on[Read More…]
Dirtbags walk-off with their first win
Long Beach State baseball center fielder Brennan Metzger battled the whole game, reaching base three out of the five times he came up to bat, but none was bigger than his last at-bat in the bottom of the ninth inning. Metzger was able to draw a walk that secured a[Read More…]
Rams ninth inning surge sinks Dirtbags
The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to steal a season-opening win from the Long Beach State baseball team at Blair Field Friday night, 5-4. The Dirtbags held a 4-1 lead heading into the ninth inning after a two-run single from sophomore[Read More…]
Dirtbags looking to return to form
The Long Beach State baseball team will look to improve upon the big strides it made last season, starting with a three-game series against Virginia Commonwealth University. Going into 2011 the Long Beach State baseball team looked poised to register its third straight losing season, especially with two-thirds of the[Read More…]
Dirtbags picked to finish third in Big West
The Long Beach State baseball team has been slated to finish third in Big West Conference play as voted on by the nine coaches, and announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. The Dirtbags will be one of the most experienced teams in the Big West as it welcomes back[Read More…]
MLB star Danny Espinosa to be keynote speaker for 2012 Leadoff Dinner
Washington Nationals second baseman and former Dirtbag Danny Espinosa will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Leadoff Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 at The Grand in Long Beach. The Leadoff Dinner serves as an opportunity to get a first glimpse of the 2012 Long[Read More…]