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Late-inning rally pushes Dirtbags past UC Santa Barbara

Box score The Dirtbags’ contest with UC Santa Barbara was rolling along, before every baseball player’s biggest fear suddenly put a stop to the action on a 1-1 pitch. The Gauchos’ starting pitcher Nick Capito – a Whittier native – was struck directly in the face by a screaming line[Read More…]

Dirtbags’ bats too much for Gauchos in series opener

Box score The chilly weather didn’t help UC Santa Barbara in its quest to cool off the sizzling Long Beach State bats on Friday night at Blair Field. Just three days after dismantling nationally-ranked UCLA by 12 runs, the Dirtbags used Blair Field’s dimensions to their advantage en route to[Read More…]

Casas leads power surge in upset win

Box score LOS ANGELES — In an offensive role reversal against one of the top hitting teams in the nation, the Dirtbags exploded for 16 runs on 18 hits en route to a 16-4 victory over No. 5 UCLA (27-6) at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. The victory came nearly two[Read More…]

‘Niner Notes: April 18

Baseball: Dirtbags drop finale at Riverside Box score Long Beach State took an early 2-0 lead against UC Riverside, but four home runs by the Highlanders in the bottom of the third gave UCR a 6-2 lead on the way to a 7-5 win in the third game between the[Read More…]

‘Niner Notes: April 17

Baseball: Dirtbags even series with UCR Box score Long Beach State (15-16, 4-4 Big West Conference) pounded out nine extra-base hits and eight singles to defeat UC Riverside 8-5 on Saturday night, evening the series at one game apiece. Brennan Metzger tied a school-record with three doubles and Kirk Singer hit[Read More…]

No sweet sendoff for 49er seniors at Walter Pyramid

Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was unable to send its seniors out with a victory in Saturday’s season finale at the Walter Pyramid. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest saw the USC Trojans defeat the 49ers (12-17, 8-14 MPSF) in three quick sets, 30-25, 30-25, 30-23[Read More…]

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