In an afternoon doubleheader dominated by pitchers, the 49er softball team dropped the late game against UC Davis, 2-0, in extra innings despite another strong outing from freshman right-hander Taylor Petty. Petty (8-3) lasted eight innings to post three strikeouts, nine hits and two unearned runs as Long Beach State[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Softball outlasts UC Davis in 9-inning affair
Just one day after dropping a game to UC Davis in extra innings, the Long Beach State softball team found a way to return the favor. Third baseman Jennifer Griffin produced the game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth to lift the 49ers (21-14, 2-1 Big West Conference) to[Read More…]
Softball travels for series with national champs
Head coach Kim Sowder’s Long Beach State softball team won’t be easing into its first three-game series of the season. After starting the season with six tournaments, the 49ers will travel to face defending national champion Arizona State at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The teams will play Friday at[Read More…]
Hegarty, LBSU part ways
Long Beach State women’s head basketball coach Mary Hegarty won’t be back for another season with the team, she said in an e-mail Wednesday. Athletic Director Vic Cegles has decided not to renew her six-year contract that expired at the end of this season. A meeting between the coach and[Read More…]
49er women receive 3 conference honors
Click here for a complete list of honorees In a season plagued by injuries and capped without a postseason berth, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team still took home three individual honors. Juniors Whitney Fields and Lauren Sims were joined by freshman Adelle Walton as Big West Conference selections[Read More…]
Turner flirts with no-hitter
LBSU vs. UCLA box score LBSU vs. Syracuse box score LAKEWOOD — In a pitcher’s duel where hits were hard to come by, sophomore starting pitcher Brooke Turner was nearly untouchable for the Long Beach State softball team. The right-hander held the No. 3 UCLA Bruins hitless for 5 1/3[Read More…]
Hitting woes continue as 49ers lose second straight
Box score LAKEWOOD — Just like Friday night when Florida International snapped their nine-game winning streak, the 49ers’ bats disappeared when they needed them most against Iowa. The Long Beach State softball team fell to the Hawkeyes, 3-0, Saturday to drop its second game of the Long Beach Invitational at[Read More…]
No Big West Tournament for women’s hoops
Long Beach State’s women’s basketball season came to an end Saturday night with a 74-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara in front of 665 at the Walter Pyramid. UCSB (20-9, 15-1 Big West Conference) senior guard Lauren Pedersen had a game-high 15 points and grabbed five rebounds. Senior guard Sha’Rae[Read More…]
On a roll: ‘Niners run win streak to 9
Box score LAKEWOOD — A pair of two-out rallies and dominant starting pitching propelled the Long Beach State softball team to its ninth consecutive victory Friday morning. The 49ers blanked the Longwood Lancers, 4-0, in the opener of the Long Beach State Invitational at Mayfair Park. Freshman starter Taylor Petty[Read More…]
Golden Panthers pounce on ‘Niner miscues to snap streak
Box score LAKEWOOD — The timely hitting that had propelled the 49er softball team to a nine-game winning streak vanished Friday night at Mayfair Park. Florida International (11-11) stunned Long Beach State (13-8), 9-3, in a game where the ‘Niners stranded 11 runners and left the bases loaded to end[Read More…]