Jason Smith and Sal Nasser finished in the Top 10 to claim the first two spots at the NCAA Championship for Long Beach State in the first day of competition at the NCAA West Preliminaries on Thursday in Sacramento. Smith, the Big West Field Athlete of the Year, finished in fourth place in the long […]
I hate Fullerton. It is a sad, land-locked concrete jungle with delusions of seaside grandeur that thinks a few bars on the same street deserves to be called “downtown” unlike any other city ever. The arboretum is nice though. Many other Long Beach State alums correctly feel the same way. That is what having a […]
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 track and field coach Andy Sythe talking about the upcoming NCAAs. Episode 12 – On Graduating And […]
The Long Beach State softball team couldn’t find its way past Ole Miss last weekend and was eliminated from the Tempe Regional on Saturday with a second loss to the Rebels. The 49ers (43-14) had a rough start to their 24th NCAA postseason appearance with a 9-1 loss to Ole Miss on Friday. LBSU bounced […]
Congrats to the honorees in this week’s supersized Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Joey Vega, Wilson Softball Wilson pitcher Joey Vega battled through a leg injury last week to help lead Wilson to its first postseason win in seven years. Vega pitched a complete game and yielded just two runs, and he had a […]
Long Beach is known for producing championship-caliber athletes and teams—but also for its hearty celebration of its own. When Wilson’s football team beat Poly for the first time in the 1940s, the Bruins literally paraded down 2ndStreet with their marching band and spent the entire night celebrating. The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team has […]
Long Beach State softball lost to Ole Miss for a second time on Saturday night and was eliminated from the Tempe Regional. The 49ers (43-14) eliminated New Mexico State 9-0 to extend their season before a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to end the year. Senior Jessica Flores pitched every inning for LBSU on Saturday. She allowed […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags kept their slim Big West title hopes alive for at least one more day by riding a stellar start from junior Clayton Andrews in a 8-0 win at Hawaii on Saturday. Conference-leading Cal State Fullerton’s magic number is now one. The Titans visit LBSU for the final series of the […]
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 […]