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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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