Box score Well, it wasn’t pretty, but the Long Beach State baseball team couldn’t have asked for a better start to conference play in its Big West opener on Friday. That’s because the Dirtbags lit up the University of Pacific for 20 runs on 23 hits in a shutout victory[Read More…]
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Dirtbags squander four-run lead against No. 12 Stanford
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team might as well have shot itself in the foot Saturday in its series finale against No. 12-ranked Stanford. After blowing a four-run lead, the Dirtbags evened up the score only to lose the game on an errant throw, 6-5, at Sunken Diamond[Read More…]
Dirtbags fall to No. 12 Stanford
Box Score Just a day removed from one of its best offensive outputs of the season, the Long Beach State baseball team’s bats were silenced Saturday, while its pitching didn’t fare any better either. After a shaky start in the first inning, Dirtbags hurler Brandon Pinder settled down only to[Read More…]
Dirtbags offense shines in rout of No. 12 Stanford
It may be long overdue, but the Long Beach State baseball team finally gave its number one starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon something he hasn’t had all season: run support. In Gagnon’s five previous starts this year, the Dirtbags (12-9) have scored just five runs. But on Friday, The Beach provided[Read More…]
Dirtbags sneak past LMU on the road
The Long Beach State baseball team edged Loyola Marymount with a 3-2 win in Los Angeles on Tuesday before heading to Northern California to begin a six-game road trip. Brennan Metzger and Matt Johnson (2-1) propelled The Dirtbags (11-9) to victory with substantial contributions. Metzger registered two RBIs in the[Read More…]
Dirtbags prevail in extra-inning thriller
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team denied 23rd-ranked Oregon State a three-game sweep in an 11-inning battle for a 2-1 victory Saturday night at Blair Field. “[The Dirtbags] did a nice job salvaging one,” Dirtbags (10-9) head coach Troy Buckley said of LBSU’s victory over the Beavers (15-4)[Read More…]
Beavers ace nearly perfect against Dirtbags
Box score Long Beach State infielder Mike Marjama took the first pitch he saw from Oregon State pitcher Sam Gaviglio in the bottom of the eighth inning and lined it into center field, ending Gaviglio’s bid for a perfect game Friday night at Blair Field. While Marjama won that battle,[Read More…]
Junior propels Dirtbags to extra-inning victory
Junior Mike Marjama delivered the game-winning RBI double Tuesday as Long Beach State defeated Pepperdine, 7-5, in 12 innings in Malibu. Kirk Singer’s solo home run and run- scoring grounder to right field were keys to creating the tie in regulation. The Dirtbags (9-7) set a season-high 13 hits, including[Read More…]
No. 20 Cal snaps Dirtbags’ 5-game streak
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team’s run of five straight wins was snapped Sunday, as the Dirtbags fell 6-1 to No. 20-ranked California on a rainy day at AT&T Park. In the third inning, California (10-4) broke open a scoreless game with a pair of runs. The Bears[Read More…]
Junior earns second Big West honor
Junior Andrew Gagnon has been selected as the Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week for the second time in three weeks. Gagnon guided the Dirtbags to a 2-1 victory over No. 18-ranked Rice. Gagnon, who also won the award two weeks ago for his performance against Arizona, gave up[Read More…]