Valentine’s Day had a rough start for the Long Beach State softball team, as it were handed its second loss of the season Tuesday morning in a 9-1 loss to No. 8 University of Washington at the LBSU Softball Complex. The Beach put up one more error than hits in[Read More…]
Softball
Long Beach State softball team ready for the first pitch
With the start of a new season just hours away, the Long Beach State’s softball team has nothing less than positive thoughts about what the future holds. Head coach Kim Sowder expressed how excited she is for the beginning of the season. Sowder, going into her 11th year coaching LBSU[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball team hires Danielle Spaulding as pitching coach
In another shuffle with the assistant coaches at Long Beach State, the softball team announced Danielle Spaulding was hired as the new pitching coach July 21. Spaulding comes to LBSU after being the head coach at the University of Redlands for the last three year. During her tenure the Bulldogs[Read More…]
Weekend preview
Baseball Who: Hawai’i (18-23, 7-8) When: Friday and Saturday at 9:35 p.m. PST and Sunday at 4:30 p.m. PST Where: Les Murakami Stadium, Honolulu, Hawai’i Need to know: The Long Beach State baseball team heads to Honolulu looking to continue its four-game winning streak in conference play. The Dirtbags[Read More…]
Torres, Tautalafua lead LBSU past Cal State Fullerton in series finale
FULLERTON, Calif. — Behind a record-breaking outing by senior Darian Tautalafua and sophomore L.T. Torres’ five RBIs, the Long Beach State softball team defeated Cal State Fullerton 8-4 on Friday at Anderson Family Field. Trailing 2-1, the 49ers (28-18, 8-7) used a five-run fifth inning to put the game away[Read More…]
LBSU, Cal State Fullerton split doubleheader to open series
FULLERTON, Calif. — After night and day performances by the Long Beach State softball team, the 49ers split their doubleheader against Cal State Fullerton Wednesday at Anderson Family Field. The 49ers (27-19, 7-8) picked up an 8-1 win in game one, notching 14 hits and three home runs in the[Read More…]
Weekend previews
Baseball Who: UC Riverside (15-19, 3-3) When: Friday and Saturday at 6 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m. Where: Riverside Sports Complex, Riverside Need to know: Long Beach State (21-14, 5-4) continues its four-game road swing against UC Riverside. The Dirtbags lead the all-time series 57-32-1 and last season LBSU[Read More…]
LBSU bats go cold in series against Cal Poly
The Long Beach State softball team suffered its first series loss this season after dropping a pitcher’s duel in the series finale against Cal Poly 1-0 on Sunday at the LBSU Softball Complex. The 49ers (24-16, 4-5) dropped below .500 in the conference after scoring just one run across three[Read More…]
Weekend previews
Men’s volleyball Who: UC San Diego (5-21, 0-20) When: Friday at 7 p.m. Where: RIMAC Arena, San Diego Need to know: Long Beach State (21-6, 15-5) dominates the all-time series 62-5 and has won eight straight matchups against the Tritons, the last six of which by a score of[Read More…]
What you missed at LBSU
Movin’ on up Before going on break, then-No. 21 LBSU women’s water polo team thumped Chapman University 16-3 at home on March 24. Sophomore utility Virginia Smith scored a team-high three goals and four other 49ers finished with two goals each. Then on March 26, the 49ers made a[Read More…]