Baseball: Offensive eruption keys rout of Pacific Box score Long Beach State exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull away to a 13-4 win over Pacific on Friday at Blair Field. Devin Lohman’s bat helped LBSU (12-12, 1-1 Big West Conference) even its three-game[Read More…]
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Dirtbags fooled by Pacific in Big West opener
Box score It only took 18 pitches for Long Beach State to destroy what ace Drew Gagnon had built in eight innings. Gagnon matched Pacific’s Marcus Pointer pitch-for-pitch, but the Dirtbags’ bullpen couldn’t close it out in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers in both teams’ first Big West Conference[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 27
Baseball: Dirtbags take series from No. 9 Oregon State Game 1 box scoreGame 2 box score Long Beach State (11-11) received strong outings from Jake Thompson and Branden Pinder in its doubleheader sweep of No. 9 Oregon State on Saturday, 7-1 and 8-4. Both starters went seven innings to help[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 26
Baseball: Dirtbags drop series opener to Beavers Box score Long Beach State fell, 16-4, in its series opener at Oregon State on a rainy Friday night at Goss Stadium. Beach starter Drew Gagnon (3-3) was charged with the loss after lasting 4.0 innings and allowing three runs — two earned[Read More…]
Dirtbags can’t find win at end of Rainbow
Box score A disastrous eighth inning dropped the Dirtbags in a hole they couldn’t climb out of as they fell to Hawaii, 8-2, on Wednesday night at Blair Field. Hawaii (12-9) continued its hot streak with its fourth straight win, while Long Beach State (9-10) fell to a game under[Read More…]
49er teams have no time for a Beach vacation
There won’t be too much downtime for Long Beach State teams as students take a week away from school. While some LBSU squads prepare to begin Big West Conference play, others will look to finish strong down the stretch. Baseball The Dirtbags might not have started the 2010 season the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 21
Baseball: Late error foils attempt at sweep Box score An error in the ninth inning cost the Dirtbags (9-9) a series sweep against UNLV as they fell, 2-1, to the Rebels on Sunday. Long Beach State closer David Brown (2-1) was charged with the loss. He picked up the last out[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 20
Baseball: Mittelstaedt sets school record in 10-1 win Box score The Dirtbags (8-8) defeated UNLV, 10-1, on Saturday on 12 hits, including senior TJ Mittelstaedt’s 17th career triple, breaking the Long Beach State record. Jake Thompson (2-0) threw 7.2 innings, striking out five and allowing one run to help LBSU[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 19
Baseball: Dirtbags win slugfest in Vegas Long Beach State (8-8) racked up 19 hits on its way to a 17-8 win over UNLV on Friday to kick off a three-game series with the Rebels. Joey Terdoslavich led LBSU with four RBIs for the game, which included a three-run home run[Read More…]
Late-game dry spell pushes Dirtbags in Lions’ den
Box score LOS ANGELES – Long Beach State head coach Mike Weathers summoned reliever Cris Trout to face Loyola Marymount designated hitter Colton Plaia, who had homered earlier to tie the game, with the game knotted at four in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run on first with two[Read More…]