The Daily 49er sports staff compiled a list of sports that will be in play during the Spring 2018 semester. We did a breakdown of the following sports that are in action: women’s tennis, women’s water polo, beach volleyball, track and field, baseball and softball. Women’s tennis: The Long Beach[Read More…]
Softball
LBSU Athletics introduces new clubhouse
Long Beach State called a press conference Thursday to announce the construction of a new clubhouse for the women’s soccer and softball teams. The $3.5 million project will begin in January and should be finished in late summer. Workers will break ground at the corner of the softball complex nearest[Read More…]
Long Beach State heads to Hawai’i
After dropping two games to UC Riverside this past weekend, the Long Beach State softball team is heading to Hawai’i to wrap up its season In their games against the Highlanders, the Beach lost its first game 5-1, then lost the second game 10-2, but for their final game, the[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball team gets swept as Cal State Fullerton walks away with win
Free bases ended up hurting Long Beach State during its 1-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton at LBSU Softball Complex Sunday afternoon. Freshman Cielo Meza found herself in a pitching duel with CSUF’s Kelsey Kessler as LBSU (20-25-1, 8-7 Big West) tried to avoid getting swept by the Titans. After[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball team can’t hold onto lead against Texas
After a week of rising temperatures in Southern California, the Long Beach State’s softball team was burned by a 10-run sixth inning in a 10-1 loss against Texas on Wednesday. A double from catcher Taylor Ellsworth started off the inning for the Longhorns that would remove starting pitcher for the[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball struggles against top ten teams
Long Beach State softball had a tough outing Tuesday against a pair of top ten teams in the nation. The 49ers lost to No. 5 Arizona 4-0 and No. 9 Oklahoma 14-0 at LBSU Softball Complex. The Long Beach State softball team (7-15-1) struggled to take advantage of runners on[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball team struggles to spark momentum in Judi Garman Classic
Just as the men’s basketball team struggled early in the season, the Long Beach State softball team has run into a roadblock as it takes on its toughest competition during its nonconference schedule. The Beach faced off against Fresno State, Florida, No. 14 Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina. LBSU went[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball team prepares for another action-packed weekend
After some rough losses, the Long Beach State softball team will make it a point to keep its composure and roll with the punches when it heads to Fullerton this week. Julia Lombardi, junior infielder, said, “I think we just let the pressure get to us a little bit these[Read More…]
The Long Beach State softball team splits its game on Sunday
After its Friday and Saturday games were canceled due to storm conditions, the Long Beach State softball team stepped back onto the field at LBSU Softball Complex Sunday. In their game against No. 8 Utah (7-0), the 49ers (3-3-1) lost 8-0 in six innings. The game remained scoreless until the[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s soccer team and softball team receive $200,000 donation
With a need for locker rooms, Long Beach State announced that the softball and women’s soccer received a $200,000 commitment from Long Beach State Board of Directors members Doug and Sandra Leafstedt. Along with the sizeable gift from Leafstedts, the donation was matched by the college with support from President[Read More…]