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…]
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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…]
Beach volleyball snaps two-game skid
If the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was looking to avoid a ‘hangover effect’ Friday after dropping consecutive matches at home last weekend, then it certainly took a step in the right direction. Behind career-high kills from freshman Taylor Crabb and senior Antwain Aguillard, the No. 9-ranked Long Beach[Read More…]
Freshman paces LBSU track in Day 1 of Stanford Invitational
Freshman Heath Reedy highlighted the first day of the Stanford Invitational for the Long Beach State track and field team as he won his section of the men’s 5000-meter run Friday in Palo Alto, Calif. Reedy crossed the finish line in 14 minutes, 16.62 seconds to finish ahead of the[Read More…]
‘Niners pitchers deal two shutouts against Canisius
The Long Beach State softball team wasted little time Friday. Freshman Erin Jones-Wesley and junior Taylor Petty pitched back-to-back complete game shutouts to lead the 49ers to a doubleheader sweep of Canisius at the 49er Softball Complex. The 49ers won both games, 4-0. The two pitchers combined to allow just[Read More…]
LBSU point guard receives national recognition
Long Beach State junior point guard Casper Ware added to his extraordinary list of achievements this season, except this time, he was honored as one of the best defensive basketball players in the country. Ware became one of 21 NCAA Division I basketball players to be selected to the 2011[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 25
It hasn’t been two weeks since Klaudia Malenovska returned to the tennis court from her suspension, and she has already made her presence felt on the Long Beach State women’s tennis team. After completing her first full week of competition last week, Malenovska was named the Big West Conference Player[Read More…]
49ers sweep Ohio in shortened doubleheader
Box Score The Long Beach State softball team took advantage of costly pitching mistakes and fielding errors to collect a 6-4 victory over Ohio in the second game of a rain-shortened doubleheader Wednesday at the 49er Softball Complex. LBSU starting pitcher Brooke Turner (7-3) earned the victory after giving up[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…]
49ers collect first tournament victory in two years
The Long Beach State women’s golf team rallied from a three-stroke deficit Tuesday to capture the Folino Invitational Tournament title in Irvine. The victory marked the first tournament victory since winning the Big West Conference tournament in 2009. The 49ers, which improved by six shots from Monday’s opening round of[Read More…]