It would have been easy for the Cabrillo baseball team to wave the white flag last season. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic hit West Long Beach hard, leaving the Jaguars with just 10 varsity players in 2021. Nonetheless, Cabrillo navigated a full season under head coach Phillip Berman, who is now entering his third […]
Anyone who’s held the job would say that it’s hard enough being the Compton baseball coach, but sixth-year coach Lorenzo Reddick is dealing with a new level of difficulty–his team is currently without a field to practice on as Compton High is being torn down and rebuilt, and the campus has temporarily been relocated to […]
There is nothing ideal about the St. Anthony baseball season. The Saints only have two starters back from the team that won two playoffs games last year, they’re dealing with the construction at Clark Field that’s taken away the space for their batting cages and over the winter break someone broke in and stole their […]
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags have all of the ingredients necessary to cook up a very successful year in the first full season under coach Eric Valenzuela. “Our guys are hungry and they’re ready for any […]
Entering the spring season, The562.org is pleased to announce our latest sport-specific sponsor. P2S, Inc. has stepped up to sponsor all of The562’s coverage of the Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball program this season. P2S, Inc. is an engineering, commissioning, and construction management firm that’s headquartered right here in Long Beach, with five additional offices […]
The Long Beach community honored a local legend recently when the city revealed a new scoreboard at the historic Stearns Championship Field. The field was renamed Tom Buckle Field to honor Buckle, who was a Long Beach Little League legend that spent 50 years encouraging the next generation of youth players. A new scoreboard with […]
With just a single tap on a screen, Long Beach State head baseball coach Eric Valenzuela illuminated Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, showcasing the latest upgrade to the city’s historic ballpark. The new LED lights surrounding Blair Field are noticeably brighter than the old set, and will now meet the NCAA standard for hosting regionals […]
It was the Past vs. Present. On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, a large crowd gathered at Skip Rowland Field for the annual Wilson High alumni baseball game. “It was a great turn out,” longtime Wilson baseball coach Andy Hall said. “It validates why you do this. It was a cool walk down memory lane.” Featuring […]
Moore League baseball is lucky to play a lot of its games at the beautiful and historic Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and it just so happened that Millikan got to end its dominant CIF Southern Section Division 3 playoff run in its own backyard in front of an impressive Long Beach crowd. Traditionally, the […]
Atlanta Braves catcher and Lakewood High alum Travis d’Arnaud got to lift the World Series trophy tonight after his team beat the Houston Astros in the sixth game. d’Arnaud has come a long way since injuries forced him out of the New York Mets organization a few years ago, and now he’s the first Lancer […]