The Heartwell PONY 13s All Stars defeated Covina in the championship game of the PONY Super Regional Tournament. The Heartwell kids now advance to the West Zone Tournament trying to advance to the PONY World Series. The game drew a huge crowd including the Heartwell 14s who came to cheer on their fellow players. The […]
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For the Fridge: Long Beach Little League 10s Win District Championship
The Long Beach Little League 10s All-Stars out of Stearns Park won their District 38 championship last weekend, and will head to Sectionals in Santa Ana starting this Friday. The team is managed by John Mallinger and Kenny Tsuji with Jake Alimahomed-Wilson, Eddie Jimenez, and Jake Richards assisting. The Little League All-Star champs are Sea […]
For the Fridge: Los Altos 11s Win Cal Ripken State Tournament
The Los Altos All-Star 11 year-olds won the Cal Ripken State Tournament two weekends ago in Simi Valley, punching their ticket to the regionals in Fallon, NV this week. The Los Altos program at El Dorado Park had a banner year for Cal Ripken State qualifying, as the LAYBS 8s, 9s, 10s, 11s, and 12s […]
Connor Burns Leads Trio of Long Beach State Dirtbags Selected in 2023 MLB Draft
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft concluded on Tuesday, and after all the names had been called there were three Long Beach State Dirtbags off the board. Catcher Connor Burns, first baseman Jonathon Long, and left-handed […]
Long Beach’s Los Altos 9s All-Star Team Wins Cal Ripken State Tourney
The Los Altos 9s All-Star baseball team out of El Dorado Park in Long Beach claimed the Cal Ripken SoCal States title last weekend in Simi Valley, punching their ticket to the Cal Ripken Regionals in Tulare later this month, where they’ll compete against the best teams from Hawaii, Guam, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The […]
Coach Eric Valenzuela Talks About Leaving Long Beach State Dirtbags For St. Mary’s College
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Surprising news broke last week when it was confirmed by The562.org that Long Beach State Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela would be leaving the program. He took the job in 2019, and two years ago his contract was extended through the […]
BREAKING: Eric Valenzuela Leaving Long Beach State Dirtbags
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Multiple sources in and around the Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball program have confirmed today that Eric Valenzuela is leaving his post as head coach. He took the job in 2019, and two years ago his contract was […]
BREAKING: Long Beach Poly Baseball Parts Ways With Coach Brent Lavoie
Brent Lavoie confirmed today that Long Beach Poly will not be having him back as head coach of the baseball team after seven years of running the program. Lavoie was placed on administrative leave from teaching and coaching for almost four months of this season. He was reinstated in late April for the end of […]
Moore League Baseball All-Stars Get One More Game Together
After another memorable Moore League baseball season, the best high school baseball players from Long Beach took a short trip down the 605 Freeway on Tuesday for an All-Star game against the Gateway League at Gahr High School. The Gateway League used to be the SGVL and includes schools Gahr, La Mirada, Warren, Downey and […]