There won’t be too much downtime for Long Beach State teams as students take a week away from school. While some LBSU squads prepare to begin Big West Conference play, others will look to finish strong down the stretch. Baseball The Dirtbags might not have started the 2010 season the[Read More…]
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‘Niner Notes: March 21
Baseball: Late error foils attempt at sweep Box score An error in the ninth inning cost the Dirtbags (9-9) a series sweep against UNLV as they fell, 2-1, to the Rebels on Sunday. Long Beach State closer David Brown (2-1) was charged with the loss. He picked up the last out[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 20
Baseball: Mittelstaedt sets school record in 10-1 win Box score The Dirtbags (8-8) defeated UNLV, 10-1, on Saturday on 12 hits, including senior TJ Mittelstaedt’s 17th career triple, breaking the Long Beach State record. Jake Thompson (2-0) threw 7.2 innings, striking out five and allowing one run to help LBSU[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 19
Baseball: Dirtbags win slugfest in Vegas Long Beach State (8-8) racked up 19 hits on its way to a 17-8 win over UNLV on Friday to kick off a three-game series with the Rebels. Joey Terdoslavich led LBSU with four RBIs for the game, which included a three-run home run[Read More…]
Late-game dry spell pushes Dirtbags in Lions’ den
Box score LOS ANGELES – Long Beach State head coach Mike Weathers summoned reliever Cris Trout to face Loyola Marymount designated hitter Colton Plaia, who had homered earlier to tie the game, with the game knotted at four in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run on first with two[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 15
Baseball: Terdoslavich picks up Player of the Week nod Junior third baseman Joey Terdoslavich was named the Big West Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office today. Terdoslavich hit .615 on the week and had five RBI. The Miami (Fla.) transfer was a key part of an[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 14
Baseball: LBSU takes series against No. 21 Wichita State Box score Joey Terdoslavich went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Branden Pinder earned his first win of the season as Long Beach State defeated No. 21 Wichita State, 7-3, on Sunday to grab the series victory. Devin Lohman added a pair of[Read More…]
Gagnon finds no support in shutout loss
Box score When a grounds crew member lost his footing, and took a dive while preparing the field 15 minutes before the Dirtbags were set to face Wichita State, many of the 1,141 fans at Blair Field chuckled and gave him a round of applause as he worked his way[Read More…]
Bottom of lineup comes through against Shockers
Box score Back-to-back two-run hits from Derek Legg and Kellen Hoime in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Dirtbags to a 7-4 win against Wichita State on Saturday at Blair Field. Long Beach State (6-7) fought hard in a game that went back-and-forth to hand the Shockers (10-2) their[Read More…]
Terdoslavich delivers game-winner against Aztecs
Box score With his first swing of the night, pinch hitter Joey Terdoslavich broke a tie in the bottom of the eighth with an RBI-single that turned out to be the game-winning hit. The Dirtbags’ late-game heroics were enough to defeat San Diego State, 4-3, on Tuesday night at Blair[Read More…]