Long Beach State’s Erin Jones-Wesley and Andrew Gagnon were honored Monday with Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week nods after both hurlers defeated top-25 programs for their respective teams. Jones-Wesley’s right arm powered the 49ers softball team to a 2-1 victory over No. 6-ranked Oklahoma. The true freshman allowed[Read More…]
Softball
LBSU bats quiet in 4-1 loss
A strong start by the Long Beach State softball team was overshadowed by errors and an even stronger start by Florida State on Saturday. The 49ers lost to the Seminoles, 4-1, in the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. LBSU drew first blood with a bases-loaded walk to Nalani[Read More…]
Softball splits Day 1 in Palm Springs
Texas A&M 8, LBSU 0 Box score What started out as a close game ended in five innings via the mercy rule, as the Long Beach State softball team lost 8-0 to No. 21-ranked Texas A&M on Thursday at the Cathedral Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. Junior pitcher Taylor Petty[Read More…]
Freshmen take down No. 6 Oklahoma
Box score Led by a pair of freshmen, the Long Beach State softball team stunned No. 6-ranked Oklahoma by carving out a 2-1 victory Friday at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. LBSU (9-3) scored both runs in the first inning on freshman Sarah Carrasco’s first career home[Read More…]
Two-out magic snaps 49ers’ streak
Box score A two-run double in the potential final at-bat snapped the Long Beach State softball team’s three-game winning streak Sunday. The 49ers lost to Utah, 3-2, in the finale of the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. LBSU (7-2) finished the tournament with a 3-2 record. With a[Read More…]
LBSU RBI record matched – again
A pair of timely Long Beach State home runs capped the softball team’s pair of wins Saturday at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. LBSU 11, Arkansas 0 (5 innings, mercy-rule victory) Box score Junior Megan Denio’s walk-off grand slam — her first career home run — gave[Read More…]
Bats power The Beach to split in Las Vegas
LBSU 13, Southern Ill.-Edwardsville 5 (5 innings, mercy-rule victory) Box score The Long Beach State softball team posted a season-high 13 runs in a 13-5 mercy-rule victory over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in five innings at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. The 49ers (5-1) received a school record-tying six[Read More…]
MCDANNALD: Who’s the new guy?
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team is starting to come together like a team of Big West Conference championship destiny. While the flu-ridden Casper Ware certainly deserves plenty of headlines for his best Michael Jordan impersonation last Saturday, it is one of his back-ups that deserves some much-needed praise.[Read More…]
Petty tames Lions in the circle
Box score The Long Beach State softball team completed an opening weekend sweep Sunday by beating Loyola Marymount, 4-1, at the 49er Softball Complex. Taylor Petty (2-0) recorded 10 strikeouts and allowed just one earned run in the complete-game win for LBSU (4-0). Four of her seven innings pitched were[Read More…]
Freshman repeats performance against Boise State
Box score Erin Jones-Wesley’s second start for the Long Beach State softball team (3-0) turned out much like her first one, with a 2-0 win over Boise State (1-3) Sunday at the 49er Softball Complex. For the second day in a row, Jones-Wesley (2-0) had eight strikeouts and a complete[Read More…]