Box score The only thing more sizzling than the 90-degree heat at the 49er Softball Complex Sunday afternoon was third baseman Jennifer Griffin’s bat. The Whittier-native went 2-for-2 and drove in four runs as Long Beach State defeated UC Santa Barbara, 6-1, Sunday afternoon to complete the series sweep. The[Read More…]
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Sports Picks: 3 track athletes reach NCAA qualifying marks
Track and field NCAA qualifying marks reached Three ‘Niner athletes set NCAA West Regional qualifying marks at the meet. Junior Colin Dunbar set an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a distance of 190-10. Senior Patrick Smith set a personal-record 203-03 in the javelin. Junior Kenneth Medwood[Read More…]
‘Niners sweep ESPNU doubleheader
Game 1 box score Game 2 box score The 49er softball team relished being in the ESPN spotlight Saturday afternoon. During the week, players mugged for the cameras in vignettes filmed for ESPN television. When game time arrived, they made the Gauchos look silly in front of a national audience.[Read More…]
Dirtbags fall on Reunion Day
Box score The current crop of Dirtbags couldn’t channel the magic from the 1989 Long Beach State squad, which was in attendance at Blair Field. LBSU dropped another pitcher’s duel, 3-1, at the hands of the visiting Cal State Northridge Matadors on Saturday. Pitching and miscues led the way for[Read More…]
How a ‘Dirtbag’ became a term of endearment
Most people associate the term “dirtbag” with a dirty, disgusting person. But for Long Beach State baseball, the term couldn’t be more perfect. Up until 1989, the baseball team was referred to as the 49ers — just like every athletic team at LBSU. Then, the team unofficially became known as[Read More…]
Wilk hurls gem in 1-0 victory
Box score Dirtbag starting pitcher Adam Wilk threw the ball so tirelessly on Friday night that after the game he looked like he was ready to pitch another. The Long Beach State Dirtbags defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors, 1-0, in front of 1,025 at Blair Field. Wilk (5-1) got[Read More…]
Three senior ‘Niners running the extra distance
The Jack Rose Track was a bit noisy for it to be a regular day of track practice. As the women’s distance team rounded the track, loud chants of support rose from several of the runners: “Good job ladies. Finish strong!” It wasn’t hard to notice that the three athletes[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Dirtbags to celebrate 20th anniversary
Baseball Dirtbags host Matadors at Blair Field The Dirtbags (15-17, 2-4 Big West Conference) host a three-game series against Cal State Northridge that begins tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The second game of the series will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. and will have a special ceremony commemorating the 20th[Read More…]
Beach tennis serves up All-World team
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team is pursuing its seventh Big West Conference title with four English players, two Americans, and a French freshman. With five international students, LBSU (15-7, 8-0 Big West) is one of the most diverse squads at The Beach.Seniors Hannah Grady, from Coventry, England, and[Read More…]
Not wasting time: Wynn conducts first practice
VIDEO: Jody Wynn’s first practice and the rest of Beach News It didn’t take long for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team to figure out practices would be run differently this season. Just six days on the job, new head coach Jody Wynn conducted her first on-court activities with[Read More…]