Box score A three-run rally in the fifth inning gave the Long Beach State baseball team the insurance runs it needed Saturday for a 7-5 win over UC Riverside at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (18-15, 5-3 Big West Conference) had a big night both on the mound and at the[Read More…]
Baseball
Dirtbags prevail in 12-inning pitcher’s duel
Box score With a single up the middle in the bottom of the twelfth inning, infielder Matt Duffy insured a walk-off win for the Long Beach State baseball team in a 1-0 victory against UC Riverside Highlanders on Friday night at Blair Field. For nearly 12 innings, both the Dirtbags[Read More…]
Dirtbags rally not enough against No. 12 UCLA
The Long Beach State baseball team rallied from a five-run deficit to score four runs in the sixth inning, but it wasn’t enough to overcome No. 12-ranked UCLA on Tuesday in a 6-4 loss at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins jumped to an early lead in the first inning as[Read More…]
Buckley hit with ejection, Dirtbags avoid three-game sweep
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team denied UC Davis a three-game series sweep with a 3-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Blair Field. The LBSU (16-14, 3-3 Big West Conference) bullpen finally found its footing after the first two losses to the Aggies (7-19, 2-4 Big West) as Ryan[Read More…]
Dirtbags unable to cool off Aggies’ bats … again
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team took an early lead again Saturday only to get blown out later by UC Davis for the second night in a row in an 11-1 loss at Blair Field. “[Tonight was] not very good baseball in all facets,” Dirtbags head coach Troy[Read More…]
Beach volleyball snaps three-game skid
Box score The No. 5-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team earned a much-needed win in four sets Saturday night when it knocked off No. 11 UC San Diego at the Walter Pyramid – 25-17, 21-25, 17-25, 20-25. LBSU (13-13, 11-10 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was led by freshman outside[Read More…]
Aggies rough up Dirtbags ace in series opener
Box score Long Beach State starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon cruised through first two innings Friday night against UC Davis when he retired the first seven batters he faced. However, the junior ace couldn’t sustain his early success as the Aggies routed the Dirtbags, 8-1, in the first game of a[Read More…]
LBSU hurlers stifle SDSU bats
Box score Behind six no-hit innings from Jake Stassi and Ryan Strufing, the Long Beach State baseball team silenced the bats of San Diego State in a 3-1 victory Tuesday at Blair Field after returning from a seven-game roadstretch. Stassi and Strufing (1-0) each threw three innings and combined to[Read More…]
Dirtbags take second straight from Pacific
Box score Kirk Singer’s two-run double in the fourth inning sparked a rally that put the Long Beach State baseball team ahead by four runs as it held on for a 5-3 road victory against the University of Pacific on Saturday. Branden Pinder (1-3) earned his first win of the[Read More…]
Dirtbags blow two-run lead in ninth, fall to Pacific
Box score Sophomore Juan Avila hit two home runs to give the Long Beach State baseball team a two-run lead over the University of Pacific, but it wasn’t enough to capture its first series sweep of the season. The Dirtbags conceded three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning[Read More…]