Box score Long Beach State starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon cruised through first two innings Friday night against UC Davis when he retired the first seven batters he faced. However, the junior ace couldn’t sustain his early success as the Aggies routed the Dirtbags, 8-1, in the first game of a[Read More…]
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LBSU hurlers stifle SDSU bats
Box score Behind six no-hit innings from Jake Stassi and Ryan Strufing, the Long Beach State baseball team silenced the bats of San Diego State in a 3-1 victory Tuesday at Blair Field after returning from a seven-game roadstretch. Stassi and Strufing (1-0) each threw three innings and combined to[Read More…]
Dirtbags take second straight from Pacific
Box score Kirk Singer’s two-run double in the fourth inning sparked a rally that put the Long Beach State baseball team ahead by four runs as it held on for a 5-3 road victory against the University of Pacific on Saturday. Branden Pinder (1-3) earned his first win of the[Read More…]
Dirtbags blow two-run lead in ninth, fall to Pacific
Box score Sophomore Juan Avila hit two home runs to give the Long Beach State baseball team a two-run lead over the University of Pacific, but it wasn’t enough to capture its first series sweep of the season. The Dirtbags conceded three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning[Read More…]
Dirtbags score 20 runs in romp of Pacific
Box score Well, it wasn’t pretty, but the Long Beach State baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to conference play in its Big West opener on Friday. That’s because the Dirtbags lit up the University of Pacific for 20 runs on 23 hits in a shutout victory[Read More…]
Dirtbags squander four-run lead against No. 12 Stanford
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team might as well have shot itself in the foot Saturday in its series finale against No. 12-ranked Stanford. After blowing a four-run lead, the Dirtbags evened up the score only to lose the game on an errant throw, 6-5, at Sunken Diamond[Read More…]
Dirtbags fall to No. 12 Stanford
Box Score Just a day removed from one of its best offensive outputs of the season, the Long Beach State baseball team’s bats were silenced Saturday, while its pitching didn’t fare any better either. After a shaky start in the first inning, Dirtbags hurler Brandon Pinder settled down only to[Read More…]
Dirtbags offense shines in rout of No. 12 Stanford
It may be long overdue, but the Long Beach State baseball team finally gave its number one starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon something he hasn’t had all season: run support. In Gagnon’s five previous starts this year, the Dirtbags (12-9) have scored just five runs. But on Friday, The Beach provided[Read More…]
Dirtbags sneak past LMU on the road
The Long Beach State baseball team edged Loyola Marymount with a 3-2 win in Los Angeles on Tuesday before heading to Northern California to begin a six-game road trip. Brennan Metzger and Matt Johnson (2-1) propelled The Dirtbags (11-9) to victory with substantial contributions. Metzger registered two RBIs in the[Read More…]
Dirtbags prevail in extra-inning thriller
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team denied 23rd-ranked Oregon State a three-game sweep in an 11-inning battle for a 2-1 victory Saturday night at Blair Field. “[The Dirtbags] did a nice job salvaging one,” Dirtbags (10-9) head coach Troy Buckley said of LBSU’s victory over the Beavers (15-4)[Read More…]