Box score The collection of fans that gathered just behind the left-field wall at Blair Field left the game happy and with a few souvenirs on Sunday. Long Beach State (21-23) and Stanford’s bats caught fire, but it was the Dirtbags who avoided a series sweep with a 10-5 win[Read More…]
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Thompson, Dirtbags squander late-inning lead
Box score What started out as Jake Thompson’s attempt at his second complete game of the season ended with Stanford victorious in a game that had it all at Blair Field. Thompson was nearly flawless for all nine innings on Saturday. But, with just one out left before earning his[Read More…]
Early errors cost Dirtbags in series opener
Box score Long Beach State ran into a buzz saw when it faced Stanford on Friday night in the opening game of a three-game series. The Dirtbags (20-22) and Cardinal both went into the contest at Blair Field having lost three of their last five games. Stanford starting pitcher Brett[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 5
Baseball: Dirtbags blanked on road at Pepperdine Box score The Dirtbags (20-21) fell, 4-0, in a nonconference game at Pepperdine on Wednesday as Waves starter Kevin Inman tossed a complete game and limited Long Beach State batters to six hits at Eddy Field Stadium. Inman (1-0) struck out one and[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 2
Baseball: Bullpen blows two extra-inning leads in series finale Box score Long Beach State dropped its series finale to Cal Poly, 16-15, in 11 innings as the Dirtbags’ relievers could not hold on to leads in the 10th and 11th innings on Sunday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (12-27, 5-10[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: May 1
Baseball: Dirtbags surrender 14 hits in loss to Cal Poly Box score Long Beach State (20-19, 7-7 Big West Conference) dropped the second game of its series to Cal Poly, 8-4, on Saturday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs pounded out 14 hits on their way to the victory, led by[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 27
Baseball: Dirtbags clip Aztecs in extra innings Box score Long Beach State utilized a three-run 10th inning to move past San Diego State, 11-8, in a nonconference game on Tuesday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Jordan Casas delivered the heroics in the top of the 10th inning by blasting a home[Read More…]
Beach fails to complete series sweep
Box score If it were any other day, Long Beach State starting pitcher Branden Pinder would have walked away with the win, but UC Santa Barbara’s Jesse Meaux had other plans as he led the Gauchos to a 4-1 victory over the Dirtbags on Sunday. In the three games prior[Read More…]
Late-inning rally pushes Dirtbags past UC Santa Barbara
Box score The Dirtbags’ contest with UC Santa Barbara was rolling along, before every baseball player’s biggest fear suddenly put a stop to the action on a 1-1 pitch. The Gauchos’ starting pitcher Nick Capito – a Whittier native – was struck directly in the face by a screaming line[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ bats too much for Gauchos in series opener
Box score The chilly weather didn’t help UC Santa Barbara in its quest to cool off the sizzling Long Beach State bats on Friday night at Blair Field. Just three days after dismantling nationally-ranked UCLA by 12 runs, the Dirtbags used Blair Field’s dimensions to their advantage en route to[Read More…]