Long Beach State’s three-game baseball series at UC Santa Barbara has been moved to Cal State Fullerton because of the fires in the Santa Barbara area. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday with the first game starting at 2 p.m. Sunday’s game will be at 1 p.m.[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
‘Niners drop to 17th at NCAA West Regional
The No. 15-seeded Long Beach State women’s golf team ended the second round of the NCAA West Regional in 17th place Friday. Entering the day in a six-way tie for 13th place, the 49ers shot 22-over-par 310 at the Karsten Golf Course on the campus of Arizona State in Tempe.[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Bittner, Watten named All-Americans
A pair of Long Beach State men’s volleyball players were named All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday. Junior opposite Dean Bittner was tabbed a first-team honoree while senior libero Dustin Watten earned second-team honors. Bittner led the 49ers in aces (42) and kills, which he also ranked[Read More…]
Bats help Dirtbags run win streak to 4
Box score Long Beach State has smashed opposing pitching as of late, and it continued Tuesday night against Pepperdine. The Dirtbags had 12 hits as they extended their winning streak to four games with a 10-5 victory over the visiting Waves at Blair Field. David Brown (2-0) picked up the[Read More…]
Three is the key
VIDEO Box score The last time Josh Corrales took the Blair Field mound, it was two Sundays ago and his last chance to pitch in front of his ailing father. Four days later, his father passed away so it was with a heavy heart Corrales took the hill again Sunday.[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop Aggies, 5-2
Box score Blair Field was buzzing Saturday night and Dirtbags baseball was just part of the reason. With the initials “DH” inscribed in chalk in the dirt behind home plate, Jake Thompson attacked UC Davis hitters with the same fervor Dallas Humphreys fights his leukemia. The 11-year old East Long[Read More…]
Dirtbags blast Aggies in 16-3 rout
Box score The Long Beach State offense continued to swing the bats well Friday night as it put double-digit runs on the scoreboard for the third time in the last four games. T.J. Mittelstaedt went 3-for-4 to help the Dirtbags pick up the 16-3 victory against the visiting UC Davis[Read More…]
The Postseason Push: Dirtbags need strong run to make NCAAs
At the halfway point in their Big West Conference schedule, the Dirtbags are 7-5 and sit at 20-20 overall. The 7-5 mark puts them fourth in the Big West race behind UC Irvine (11-1), Cal Poly (10-5) and Cal State Fullerton (9-6). While the Dirtbags were swept at UCI three[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Women’s golf earns No. 15 seed for NCAA West Regional
Softball Junior earns first Player of the Week honor Junior left fielder Ashley Weber was named Big West Conference Softball Player of the Week on Monday. Weber earned the first weekly honor of her career after helping the 49ers take two out of three against Cal State Fullerton as she[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Dirtbags sweep Pacific
Baseball LBSU sweeps Pacific The Dirtbags (20-19, 7-5 Big West Conference) completed the series sweep with a 10-3 win Sunday over the Pacific Tigers (16-22, 7-8 Big West). Down two in the third, the Dirtbags scored four runs and captured the lead for good. Devin Lohman and TJ Mittelstaedt each[Read More…]