Long Beach State softball scored first in the Tempe Regional opener against Ole Miss on Friday, but two big innings doomed the Beach in a 9-1 loss. The 49ers will play an elimination game on Saturday. LBSU took advantage of Ole Miss errors to score in the second inning. Julia Lombardi reached on an error […]
The No. 20 Long Beach State softball team is making its seventh NCAA postseason appearance in the last 12 years under coach Kim Sowder. LBSU (42-12, 16-5) starts the Tempe Regional hosted by Arizona State by playing Ole Miss at 4 p.m. on Friday. The game will be televised live on ESPN. “This is the […]
It was the fourth set of the NCAA men’s volleyball championship game between Long Beach State and UCLA, and the local kids were trailing 17-13. I should have been beginning to write my story or trying to read the lips of the Long Beach coaches across the court from me. Instead, as the 49ers’ freshman […]
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 […]
UCLA men’s volleyball coach John Speraw, also the current USA national team coach, didn’t mince words in describing this year’s Long Beach State national champion. “I’ve said before that this is one of the best collegiate teams I’ve ever seen,” he said. Long Beach took their place in history by beating the Bruins for the […]
Congrats to this week’s winners! HIGH SCHOOL Jenna Sonnenberg, Millikan Diving Millikan sophomore Jenna Sonnenberg made history last week, claiming the CIF Southern Section Division 2 diving championship. Sonnenberg finished with a score of 514.30, easily besting second-place Katelynn Shaheen of Crescenta Valley, who finished with 490.90. COLLEGE Clayton Andrews, Dirtbags Baseball The Big West’s […]
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 […]