No. 20 Long Beach State (2-2) defeated the Liberty Lady Flames, 5-2, on Sunday to finish off play at the Cathedral City Kickoff. Freshman right-hander Taylor Petty picked up the first win of her college career after coming in for junior Bridgette Pagano after the third inning. Right fielder Danielle[Read More…]
Softball
Beach softball prepares for season opener
Long Beach State head coach Kim Sowder has every reason to be excited about 2009. Her 49ers softball team is the run-away favorite to win the Big West Conference title, receiving seven of eight first-place votes in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The ‘Niners also enter the season at No. 20[Read More…]
Beach softball debuts in ranking
Complete preseason Top-25 Poll The Long Beach State softball team debuted at No. 20 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason poll released on Tuesday. LBSU, also picked to finish first in the Big West Conference by the coaches, tallied 120 points and was the only Big West team to crack the[Read More…]
4 recruits sign to play softball at The Beach
Three high school standouts and one junior college recruit signed national letters of intent on Tuesday to play softball at Long Beach State. Liz Javier, Caitrin DeBaun, Dana Garcia and Nalani St. Germain will join the 49ers for the 2009 season. “This recruiting class will certainly help to continue the[Read More…]