Box score FULLERTON — The Long Beach State Dirtbags managed only three hits as they were swept for the second consecutive weekend Sunday, losing the series-finale to cross-town rivals No. 9-ranked Cal State Fullerton, 6-1, at Goodwin Field. After a scoreless three innings, the Titans picked up the go ahead[Read More…]
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No. 9 Titans spoil Dirtbags’ comeback in 26-run onslaught
Box score FULLERTON — The Long Beach State Dirtbags dug itself out of a nine-run hole and took a two-run lead, but ultimately fell short in a 14-12 loss to No. 9-ranked Cal State Fullerton on Saturday night at Goodwin Field. Tied at 9 in the seventh inning, LBSU (24-24,[Read More…]
Fullerton hurler pitches gem against Dirtbags
Box score The rivalry lived up to its hype, but the Long Beach State baseball team had no answer for Cal State Fullerton’s starting pitcher Noe Ramirez as the Titans upended the Dirtbags, 4-2, in the first game of a three-game series at Goodwin Field on Friday. Ramirez (8-2) threw[Read More…]
Dirtbags upset No. 13 UCLA, end three-game skid
Box score Following a rough weekend in Arizona that saw the Long Beach State baseball team get swept for the first time all season, the Dirtbags and Shawn Stuart returned in stunning form as they pitched their way to a 4-2 victory against No. 13-ranked UCLA on Tuesday night at[Read More…]
LBSU gets swept in slugfest at No. 6 ASU
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team put together its second best offensive game of the season, but it wasn’t enough to avoid its first series sweep of the season Sunday in a 17-9 loss to No. 6-ranked Arizona State at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Dirtbags’ designated hitter[Read More…]
Dirtbags show little resistance in loss to ASU
Box score Behind a 5-for-5 performance from third baseman Joey DeMichele, No. 6-ranked Arizona State steamrolled past the Long Beach State baseball team for the second consecutive night, 9-2, Saturday at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. DeMichele finished with three RBIs on five hits to add to his two-day total[Read More…]
Junior named to CoSIDA Academic All-District team
Junior outfielder Brennan Metzger of the Long Beach State baseball team earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors Friday for the second season in a row. Metzger was a second-team choice, one of six outfielders selected from four conferences: the Big West, Pac-10, WAC and West Coast Conferences. Metzger, a native of[Read More…]
ASU’s bats too much for Dirtbags
Box score Mike Marjama had three hits, scoring once and driving in two runs for the Long Beach State baseball team, but four runs in the sixth and seventh innings allowed No. 6 Arizona State to pull away for a 6-3 win on Friday at Packard Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.[Read More…]
Dirtbags to face crucial stretch of the season
With 14 games remaining, the Long Beach State Dirtbags will arguably be facing the most difficult stretch of the their regular season. That’s because 10 of the Dirtbags’ remaining 14 games will be against top 25 ranked opponents. Not to mention, six of those contests will be played against two fellow Big West[Read More…]
Dirtbags escape with win in extra innings
Box score Well, it wasn’t pretty, but the Long Beach State baseball team proved that it has what it takes to win in the clutch, even if it means playing 12 innings. The Dirtbags improved its record to 5-0 in extra innings Tuesday as they escaped with a 7-6 victory[Read More…]