The postseason struggles for Moore League baseball have not been exaggerated. Millikan, Lakewood, Wilson and Long Beach Poly have gone a combined 6-24 in CIF Southern Section playoff games over the last six seasons, and now none of them are left in Division 1. All games are at 3 p.m. unless noted. In Division 2, […]
Wilson and Millikan beating Lakewood for the first time since 2012 made for a memorable and historic Moore League regular season. Whether that and shifts in CIF Southern Section playoff equity translates into a successful postseason, something the local teams haven’t had in years, remains to be seen. All first-round games are scheduled for 3 […]
JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee every Monday for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week the guest is softball coach Kim Sowder. Episode 11 – Still Celebrating And Softball Postseason Preview With Kim Sowder by […]
The Wilson boys’ golf team fell one stroke short of winning a third consecutive CIF-SS Southern Division Team Championship on Monday. The Bruins finished second with a 359 team total, just behind Anaheim Discovery Christian’s 358 title-winning score at Mile Square Golf Course. Wilson senior Tyler Schafer shot a 4-under par round of 68 to […]
The Long Beach State softball team is an at-large selection into the 2018 NCAA postseason as one of four teams headed to the Tempe Regional that starts Friday. The opener against Ole Miss will be broadcast live at 4 p.m. on ESPN. This is the 24th postseason appearance for LBSU. Host Arizona State and New […]
The Long Beach State women’s track team made history on Saturday by winning the first Big West Championship in program history. LBSU edged UC Santa Barbara (122-120) and the other seven conference schools at CSU Northridge. The LBSU men’s team finished in second second place, and it’s the first time both teams have finished in […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags (24-26, 9-8) beat UC Santa Barbara 12-0 on Saturday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field to clinch the Big West Conference series with their sixth straight win. BOX SCORE The LBSU men’s volleyball team was on hand to sign autographs and throw out the “first serve” to celebrate their national […]
Long Beach State trailed 8-0 to UC Santa Barbara in the sixth inning on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Dirtbags scored four runs in the sixth and eighth innings before a bases loaded wild pitch scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth. LBSU (23-26, 8-8) has won […]
The No. 20 Long Beach State softball team swept a doubleheader at Cal State Northridge on Friday to clinch a second-place finish in the Big West Conference. The 49ers (42-11, 16-4) racked up 23 hits and 16 runs in the two games. LBSU used a five-run inning to beat CSUN 7-6 in the first game, […]
It was fitting to have Millikan and Lakewood finish off the Moore League baseball season at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Thursday night. The Rams or Lancers have won at least a share of the league title in each of the last six seasons, and the rivals were even chirping at each other on […]