After failing to score Tuesday, the Dirtbags’ 6-2 loss to Minnesota Friday night made it clear that their offensive renaissance is over. They have just over two weeks to start hitting again before the conference season begins at Irvine. “You gotta put pressure on ‘em, so you gotta put the[Read More…]
Baseball
Dirtbags’ bats go cold in loss
When the ball popped out of the glove of Dirtbags’ diving second baseman Victor Carlino and allowed No. 2 UCLA to take a fifth inning two-run lead Tuesday night, the outcome became predictable. The Bruins took down the Dirtbags 2-0 at home. “It looked like we were guessing,” head coach[Read More…]
Avila’s Dirtbags debut goes wrong in 10-4 loss.
In his Dirtbags debut, Nick Avila checked the two runners in scoring position before delivering the pitch in the sixth inning of a tie game. The ball flew back over his head as TCU’s Adam Oviedo drove a two-run triple propelling No. 23 TCU (9-5) to a 10-4 victory over[Read More…]
Dirtbags unleash offensive barrage against TCU
At the crack of Jake Vander Wal’s bat, two TCU outfielders and three Dirtbag baserunners simultaneously broke into full sprints. The Dirtbags’ first triple of the year one-hopped against the left-center field wall, clearing the bases and helping Long Beach (2-11) to a 14-3 victory over No. 23 TCU (8-5)[Read More…]
Dirtbags bite the dust against TCU
With a runner rounding third, Dirtbags shortstop Santino Rivera released a throw to home from behind second base in an attempt to end the top of the fifth inning. The Blair Field crowd groaned as the throw hit the mound and No. 23 TCU (8-4) took a three-run lead en[Read More…]
Dirtbags outpace No. 16 Michigan, snap losing streak
Long Beach has played five home games this season, but Tuesday afternoon Blair Field hosted the true “Dirtbags” for the first time this year. The Dirtbags (1-10) found their identity with an 8-7 victory over No. 16 Michigan (8-2), snapping a 10-game losing streak. “Right now I think you just[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ longest losing streak reaches 10 games
A cold wind blew in Oxford Miss this weekend, as the Dirtbags’ (0-10) woes continued in the form of a three-game sweep (7-2, 7-6, 5-3) at the hands of No. 10 Ole Miss (8-2). The last time Long Beach State lost 10 straight games was in 1986, three years before[Read More…]
Dirtbags in dire straits after seventh straight loss
The collective sigh of resignation from the Blair Field crowd as a two-run single passed over the glove of leaping Dirtbags’ shortstop Santino Rivera told it all: The resulting 3-0 sixth-inning deficit would be too much to overcome. The Dirtbags (0-7) dropped their seventh straight, losing to Nevada (6-1) Sunday[Read More…]
Dirtbags lose sixth straight in Sheaks’ return
John Sheaks’ first outing since the June 2017 Super Regional did not go as planned against University of Nevada (5-1) Saturday night. The senior pitcher strolled off the mound at the end of the first inning having allowed three runs and a triple as part of a 5-3 Dirtbags (0-6)[Read More…]
Long Beach drops fifth in a row
The Dirtbags’ Santino Rivera didn’t seem bothered by the moment. His pinch hit at bat came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and the Dirtbags down 1-0. He worked the count to 2-2 before taking strike three low as the Dirtbags lost a[Read More…]