Game 1 box score Game 2 box score The 49er softball team relished being in the ESPN spotlight Saturday afternoon. During the week, players mugged for the cameras in vignettes filmed for ESPN television. When game time arrived, they made the Gauchos look silly in front of a national audience.[Read More…]
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Sports Picks: Dirtbags to celebrate 20th anniversary
Baseball Dirtbags host Matadors at Blair Field The Dirtbags (15-17, 2-4 Big West Conference) host a three-game series against Cal State Northridge that begins tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The second game of the series will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. and will have a special ceremony commemorating the 20th[Read More…]
Beach softball completes series sweep
Box score After running off 11 straight wins coming into the 49er Softball Complex, Cal State Northridge will head back up the 405 with three games in the loss column. Long Beach State (24-14, 5-1 Big West Conference) defeated CSUN, 6-1, to complete the series sweep at home on Sunday.[Read More…]
Beach softball takes two from CS Northridge
Game 2 box score The 49er softball team seems to have a knack for snapping long winning streaks. Just four weeks removed from ending No. 5 UCLA’s 18-game unbeaten streak, LBSU stopped Cal State Northridge’s run at 11 to jump into sole possession of first place in the Big West[Read More…]
Softball splits pair with Aggies on first day of conference action
In an afternoon doubleheader dominated by pitchers, the 49er softball team dropped the late game against UC Davis, 2-0, in extra innings despite another strong outing from freshman right-hander Taylor Petty. Petty (8-3) lasted eight innings to post three strikeouts, nine hits and two unearned runs as Long Beach State[Read More…]
Softball outlasts UC Davis in 9-inning affair
Just one day after dropping a game to UC Davis in extra innings, the Long Beach State softball team found a way to return the favor. Third baseman Jennifer Griffin produced the game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth to lift the 49ers (21-14, 2-1 Big West Conference) to[Read More…]
Softball travels for series with national champs
Head coach Kim Sowder’s Long Beach State softball team won’t be easing into its first three-game series of the season. After starting the season with six tournaments, the 49ers will travel to face defending national champion Arizona State at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The teams will play Friday at[Read More…]
Turner flirts with no-hitter
LBSU vs. UCLA box score LBSU vs. Syracuse box score LAKEWOOD — In a pitcher’s duel where hits were hard to come by, sophomore starting pitcher Brooke Turner was nearly untouchable for the Long Beach State softball team. The right-hander held the No. 3 UCLA Bruins hitless for 5 1/3[Read More…]
Hitting woes continue as 49ers lose second straight
Box score LAKEWOOD — Just like Friday night when Florida International snapped their nine-game winning streak, the 49ers’ bats disappeared when they needed them most against Iowa. The Long Beach State softball team fell to the Hawkeyes, 3-0, Saturday to drop its second game of the Long Beach Invitational at[Read More…]
On a roll: ‘Niners run win streak to 9
Box score LAKEWOOD — A pair of two-out rallies and dominant starting pitching propelled the Long Beach State softball team to its ninth consecutive victory Friday morning. The 49ers blanked the Longwood Lancers, 4-0, in the opener of the Long Beach State Invitational at Mayfair Park. Freshman starter Taylor Petty[Read More…]