Game 1Game 2 With its season coming to a close, the Long Beach State softball team looks like it will end it on a positive note. The Beach (25-26, 9-11 Big West Conference) picked up a pair of victories over UC Riverside on Saturday at the 49er Softball Complex to[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Figueroa released by Sparks
Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa was released by the Los Angeles Sparks as the team was making final cuts to its 2010 roster. “These are tough decisions to make because we’re trying to put the best team out on the floor that can win us a championship,” Sparks Head[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 9
Softball: 49ers win series against rival Titans Box score Long Beach State earned the series victory against Cal State Fullerton after dropping the Titans, 6-2, in the finale on Sunday afternoon at Anderson Family Field. Junior Brooke Turner (11-10) allowed two runs on three hits, struck out two and issued four[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 8
Softball: 49ers split ESPNU doubleheader Game 1Game 2 Long Beach State split a doubleheader against Cal State Fullerton Saturday afternoon as the 49ers won the opener, 4-3, before dropping a 5-1 decision at Anderson Family Field. Long Beach State 4, Cal State Fullerton 3 The 49ers (22-26, 6-11 Big West[Read More…]
Figueroa held in check, Sparks drop exhibition
Los Angeles Sparks first-year head coach Jennifer Gillom wasn’t concerned about the team’s preseason loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The Silver Stars defeated the Sparks, 86-77, in front of 1,521 fans as Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa made her return to[Read More…]
Figueroa returns to Pyramid as member of Los Angeles Sparks
The WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks will play in the Walter Pyramid for the first time in six years when the team participates in an exhibition game on Saturday. Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa, who averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game in her final collegiate season,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 2
Baseball: Bullpen blows two extra-inning leads in series finale Box score Long Beach State dropped its series finale to Cal Poly, 16-15, in 11 innings as the Dirtbags’ relievers could not hold on to leads in the 10th and 11th innings on Sunday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (12-27, 5-10[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 1
Baseball: Dirtbags surrender 14 hits in loss to Cal Poly Box score Long Beach State (20-19, 7-7 Big West Conference) dropped the second game of its series to Cal Poly, 8-4, on Saturday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs pounded out 14 hits on their way to the victory, led by[Read More…]
Softball surrenders 2 homers to drop finale
Box score One day after tossing a four-hit shutout, Long Beach State pitcher Taylor Petty gave up two home runs against Cal Poly that proved to be costly. The 49ers dropped a 6-2 decision to the Mustangs on Sunday at the 49er Softball Complex, in front of a crowd of[Read More…]
Petty tosses shutout to key doubleheader split
Game 1Game 2 After being shut out by Cal Poly in the first game of a doubleheader, Long Beach State bounced back to take the nightcap, 4-0, in front of 362 spectators on Saturday at the 49er Softball Complex. LBSU (21-21, 5-6 Big West Conference) scored all of its runs[Read More…]