REPORT FROM LBSU SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT The Dirtbags (2-13) looked to knock off the No. 2 UCLA Bruins (12-3) on Tuesday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the offense couldn’t do enough to support the pitching staff in a 2-0 loss. A total of 12 pitchers were used, with seven for UCLA and […]
Spring training is in full swing for the 15 Major League Baseball players with ties to Long Beach, but the biggest piece of recent news from the local boys came from the front office of the New York Yankees. Wilson High alum Aaron Hicks signed his all-important second contract with the Yankees earlier this month. […]
The weekend series against visiting No. 23 TCU was one step forward and two steps back from the Long Beach State Dirtbags. After producing their best offensive performance of the season on Saturday, the Dirtbags lost their chance at taking a series with a 10-4 loss on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags offense exploded for a season-high 14 hits in their 14-3 win over No. 23 TCU on Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU (2-11) can win its first weekend series of the season at 1 p.m. on Sunday. All nine Dirtbags starters collected a hit as they put […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags mustered only four hits in their 4-1 loss to No. 23 TCU on Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. After falling behind 3-0, LBSU (1-11) got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning when Tanner Carlson scored on Santino Rivera groundout. Junior Calvin Estrada had […]
The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team will be back at Walter Pyramid this weekend for a pair of nonconference matches on the new Taraflex playing surface. WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO from last weekend when The Beach christened the new floor. LBSU will host No. 8 Stanford at 7 p.m. on Friday, and Saint […]
Nothing has come easy for the Long Beach State Dirtbags this season, and that included their first win of the year. LBSU took a big lead after scoring six runs in the third inning on Tuesday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but had to hold on tight for a 8-7 victory over visiting No. […]
With last week’s news that Long Beach could be the site of a new Angel Stadium, it’s worth remembering that there’s a long history between the city and the team. Long Beach Angels? Since the Angels were founded in 1961, there’s been a unique history between the franchise and the city of Long Beach. In […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their worst start in program history. LBSU (0-7) has lost its first seven games for the first time ever after getting swept by Nevada last weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The previous worst start was 0-6 in 1954, the first season of the program, and […]
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. YOUTH Nathan Dowdell, Newcomb Track Newcomb Middle School eighth grader Nathan Dowdell won the All-City middle school championship in the 100 meter sprint last week, with a blazing time of 11.12, which would be a top 15 in […]