Senior third baseman Jennifer Griffin and freshman pitcher Taylor Petty headlined a list of eight Long Beach State softball players who earned Big West Conference honors Tuesday. Griffin was named co-Field Player of the Year, while Petty shared co-Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors. Just the second 49er to receive[Read More…]
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Possible meeting with UNLV exudes familiarity
UNLV softball head coach Pete Manarino probably won’t need a scouting report if the Rebels meet Long Beach State in the NCAA Regionals this weekend. The first-year head coach and LBSU Hall of Famer spent 23 seasons in the 49ers’ dugout, compiling an 843-508-2 record to go with five Women’s[Read More…]
Bruins’ hitting too much for Dirtbags
Box score WESTWOOD — Long Beach State used three pitchers and gave up nine runs before the fourth inning was over in a 15-2 loss to UCLA Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Dirtbags (24-24) lost their fourth straight game and second game this year to the Bruins (25-24). Freshman[Read More…]
Opposing coaches sound off on NCAA Regional field
The 49ers’ softball team will head to Westwood for the NCAA Regionals and they will be joined by three familiar foes. Long Beach State (34-19) nabbed an at-large bid to its 19th NCAA Tournament after finishing third in the Big West Conference and will kick off the double-elimination tournament against[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Softball wins regular season finale, sweeps Pacific
Box score The Long Beach State softball team swept Pacific with a 6-1 win to close out the regular season Saturday afternoon at Bill Simoni Field. The 49ers (34-19, 15-6 Big West Conference), who have won five straight and eight of their last 10 games, remained in third place in[Read More…]
Beach softball grabs NCAA at-large bid
The 49ers’ softball team will head to Westwood for the NCAA regional and they will be joined by three familiar foes. Long Beach State (34-19) nabbed an at-large bid after finishing third in the Big West Conference and will kick off the double-elimination tournament against No. 2 UCLA (41-9) Friday[Read More…]
Dirtbags get swept in Fullerton
Box score FULLERTON — Long Beach State lost two outfielders, along with the game, as UC Santa Barbara completed a three-game sweep of the Dirtbags on Sunday at Goodwin Field. Five pitchers took the mound for LBSU in a disastrous eighth inning as the Dirtbags fell to the Gauchos, 11-9.[Read More…]
Dirtbags come up empty in doubleheader
Game 1 box score Game 2 box score FULLERTON — Much like in Game 1, Long Beach State had a hard time finding success at the plate in Game 2 of a doubleheader with UC Santa Barbara at Goodwin Field. The Dirtbags had eight hits in the contest but fell[Read More…]
Fires force LBSU-UCSB series to Fullerton
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…]
Sowder earns 100th victory in softball doubleheader
Game 1 box score Game 2 box score The Long Beach State softball team swept Pacific in a Big West Conference doubleheader on Friday afternoon, winning 6-1 and 2-1 (eight innings), at Bill Simoni Field. With the victories, third-year head coach Kim Sowder surpassed the century mark, improving her career[Read More…]