The Big West Conference unveiled its postseason awards on Monday with Long Beach State landing a player on the men’s and women’s all-conference first teams. T.J. Robinson and Karina Figueroa earned a spot on the Big West men’s and women’s first teams, respectively, for the first time in their careers.[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Women secure first-round bye
Box score RIVERSIDE — The Long Beach State women’s basketball team spoiled UC Riverside’s chance at capturing a share of the Big West Conference regular season title and also earned itself a first-round bye in this week’s conference tournament. LBSU (13-16, 9-7 Big West) played a complete game on Saturday,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 6
Softball: The Beach shoots down Buffalo to end five-game slide Box score The Long Beach State softball team (6-11) used a four-run second inning to push past Buffalo, 6-2, snapping a five-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at the USD Softball Complex. Junior Brooke Turner (3-3) compiled a season-high nine strikeouts,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 5
Softball: Runs tough to come by on winless day The Long Beach State softball team (5-11) fell to UTEP, 2-1 (8 innings), and Oregon, 1-0, on the first day of the San Diego Classic I on Friday. UTEP 2, Long Beach State 1 (8 innings) In its first game, LBSU[Read More…]
No. 46 Long Beach State returns to win column
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team put together a dominating performance with a 6-1 victory over the Eastern Michigan Eagles on a gusty Thursday at the Rhodes Tennis Center. No. 46 LBSU (7-2) got back on the winning track in the nonconference match after previously losing to 18th-ranked Washington[Read More…]
Final weekend to determine seeds
With only one game remaining for the Long Beach State men and women’s basketball teams, the time has come to determine where they will finish heading into the Big West Conference Tournament. By the end of this weekend, the Big West will know its regular-season champions as well as the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 28
Baseball: Heavy rain cancels series finale against Arizona Heavy rains in the Tucson area forced the cancellation of the final game of the Dirtbags’ three-game series against Arizona. Long Beach State (3-3) had won the first two games of the series, pulling off an 8-7 comeback win over the Wildcats[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 27
Baseball: Offense continues surge with second win over Arizona Box score The Dirtbag offense kept its momentum from yesterday’s comeback win over Arizona, with a 10-3 trouncing of the Wildcats on Saturday. Devin Lohman and Steve Tinoco each had three hits for Long Beach State (3-3). The Dirtbags scored 10[Read More…]
Tigers put a damper on LBSU senior night
Box score After overcoming a 19-point deficit, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team came up short and lost to the Pacific Tigers, 77-67, on senior night at the Walter Pyramid. With the loss, the 49ers (12-16, 8-7 Big West Conference) dropped into a tie for fourth in the Big[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 26
Baseball: Dirtbags come from behind to edge Wildcats Box score Down 4-0 after the first inning, Long Beach State climbed back into the game a couple runs at a time, culminating in a two-run ninth for an 8-7 comeback win over Arizona. Junior Jonathan Jones was 4-for-5 with a double,[Read More…]