The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their best start since 2016 thanks to a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest last weekend. The Dirtbags are now ranked No. 25 in multiple polls, and host San Diego tonight at 6 p.m. at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. READ MORE about the Dirtbags. Long Beach […]
A dominant 6-0 win on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field proved this hot start for the Long Beach State Dirtbags is no fluke. The victory completed a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest, and LBSU (5-2) is off to its best start since 2016. “These guys want to be good,” said Dirtbags first-year […]
The rain stayed away and the Long Beach State Dirtbags kept rolling under new coach Eric Valenzuela on Saturday by clinching their second weekend series victory. Freshman starter Luis Ramirez made history with 12 strikeouts and the Dirtbags scored four times the seventh inning to beat No. 17 Wake Forrest 7-3. LBSU (4-2) took the […]
Last year was a thrilling one for Long Beach baseball fans, with Long Beach Poly winning a surprising Moore League championship and St. Anthony making a CIF-SS semifinal run. This year sees another influx of young talent into the area and promises more close games and another tight Moore League title chase. Long Beach Poly […]
Long Beach Poly won last year’s Moore League championship, their first title since 2012 and second since 1985. The Jackrabbits know that means they’re going to be looked at a little differently this year. “We’ve got a big target on our backs, we know that,” said returning All-Moore League pitcher Tim Fife. “Everybody’s going to […]
There’s not much left on the to-do list for legendary Lakewood baseball coach Spud O’Neill. Now in his 37th year coaching the Lancers, O’Neill has won 891 games, won CIF-SS championships and Moore League championships by the armload, and has coached several Major Leaguers. Asked what he’s excited about this year, he didn’t say becoming […]
In 2018 an upstart bunch of young Bruins had the Moore League’s most successful postseason run since 2012 by reaching the CIF-SS Division 3 semifinals. The core of that group is back this year for their senior seasons, and with seven returning starters, expectations are rightfully high at Wilson. “I really like our group,” Wilson […]
The Millikan Rams have more to replace than just a decorated graduation class after the transfers of pitcher Tyler Conant and center fielder Caleb Brandon. That leaves pitching and depth as the primary concern for Millikan this season. Last year, Rams pitchers gave up a total of 29 runs in the final five Moore League […]
The Cabrillo Jaguars baseball program has hired a new coach, and it’s someone that Moore League baseball fans may remember. Phillip Berman, 25, took the job just before Christmas when coach Pedro Torres abruptly resigned. Berman was an All-Moore League first baseman at Jordan High (2013) and graduated from William Penn University. “They asked me […]
St. Anthony had a dream season last year, going from a fifth-place finish in the talent-packed Camino Real League to a semifinal run in the Division 6 playoffs. This year the Saints are reloaded with talent and hoping to make some more noise. But while coach Kris Jondle is generally a positive guy, it would […]