Sitting in fourth place in the Big West Conference standings through two-thirds of the way through the 56-game season has to have Long Beach State baseball head coach Troy Buckley in good spirits. In just Buckley’s first year at the helm, his goal was to be able to compete for[Read More…]
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Dirtbags’ freshman homers twice in victory over UCSB
Box score Freshman Ino Patron hit two home runs, including a three-run blast to guide the Long Beach State baseball team to a 6-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the final game of the three-game series Saturday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. With the win, the Dirtbags (19-18, 6-6 Big[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop third consecutive game
Box score Freshman Jeff McNeil collected three hits for the Long Beach State baseball team, but it wasn’t enough as UC Santa Barbara’s pitching staff threw its second straight complete game Friday in a 7-2 win over the Dirtbags at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The loss marked the third in a[Read More…]
Dirtbags unravel late, lose to Gauchos
Box score Long Beach State starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon threw a complete game Thursday, but judging by the final score, you would never know it. Gagnon allowed just five hits. But three unearned runs on two errors proved to be the difference as the Dirtbags squandered a two-run lead in[Read More…]
Highlanders crush Dirtbags’ bid for a sweep
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team’s push for a series sweep was heavily denied in a 14-2 loss to UC Riverside Highlanders on Sunday at Blair Field. The Highlanders hit and scored more than the two previous games against the Dirtbags (18-16, 5-4 Big West Conference) combined as[Read More…]
Dirtbags eyeing sweep with 7-5 win over UC Riverside
Box score A three-run rally in the fifth inning gave the Long Beach State baseball team the insurance runs it needed Saturday for a 7-5 win over UC Riverside at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (18-15, 5-3 Big West Conference) had a big night both on the mound and at the[Read More…]
Dirtbags prevail in 12-inning pitcher’s duel
Box score With a single up the middle in the bottom of the twelfth inning, infielder Matt Duffy insured a walk-off win for the Long Beach State baseball team in a 1-0 victory against UC Riverside Highlanders on Friday night at Blair Field. For nearly 12 innings, both the Dirtbags[Read More…]
Dirtbags rally not enough against No. 12 UCLA
The Long Beach State baseball team rallied from a five-run deficit to score four runs in the sixth inning, but it wasn’t enough to overcome No. 12-ranked UCLA on Tuesday in a 6-4 loss at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins jumped to an early lead in the first inning as[Read More…]
Buckley hit with ejection, Dirtbags avoid three-game sweep
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team denied UC Davis a three-game series sweep with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Blair Field. The LBSU (16-14, 3-3 Big West Conference) bullpen finally found its footing after the first two losses to the Aggies (7-19, 2-4 Big West) as Ryan[Read More…]
Dirtbags unable to cool off Aggies’ bats … again
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team took an early lead again Saturday only to get blown out later by UC Davis for the second night in a row in an 11-1 loss at Blair Field. “[Tonight was] not very good baseball in all facets,” Dirtbags head coach Troy[Read More…]