The Long Beach State Dirtbags returned to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Friday night for their first Big West Conference weekend series in 19 days, and they celebrated in front of a crowd of almost 3,000 with an 8-0 win over UC Davis. LBSU (18-24, 4-6) got another stellar start from Sophomore Zak Baayoun […]
Last year the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team had a layoff of nearly two weeks between winning a conference championship and playing in the NCAA Final Four against BYU. The result was a shocking sweep loss to the Cougars, one the 49ers’ coaches privately felt was in part due to their team being cold. […]
Improvements in equipment and overall athleticism has made college softball more offensive every year. However, three talented pitchers at Long Beach State and Long Beach City College are bucking that trend. At Long Beach City College, sophomore Alissa Cienfuegos is the ace pitcher and one of the best hitters for the Vikings. Last week, she […]
Tori Morrissey and Alexandra Massier both scored four goals for No. 17 Long Beach State in a 9-6 win UC Santa Barbara to start the Big West Tournament on Friday afternoon in Irvine. LBSU (12-13) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first quarter, and held a 6-3 advantage at halftime. The 49ers will […]
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team was eliminated from the Big West Tournament at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday morning with a 4-1 loss to Hawaii. LBSU (11-10) lost the doubles point, and LBSU freshman Carlota Casasampere picked up the only victory at No. 6 against Roxanne Resma 6-2, 6-1.
Long Beach State track and field is at the Steve Scott Invitational this weekend before the Big West Championship next week, and Crystal Rodriguez set a top-10 mark in the women’s hammer on Friday. Rodriguez had a 54.13m toss that ranks seventh in school history. Elsewhere in the field, Lauren Bartsch placed fourth, Lea Fong […]
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team went on an incredible run under the guidance of 20-year coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, winning 14 Big West Conference titles in 15 years. However, the 49ers haven’t taken the conference tournament since 2015. Hilt-Costello (pictured, left) thinks her young squad can get back to the top of the Big […]
In the late 1970s, the NCAA rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird elevated the sport of basketball. The national championship game that year was the most-watched basketball game ever, and as their rivalry moved on to the NBA, it’s widely considered responsible for launching basketball into the “major sport” status it enjoys today. The […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags scored six runs in the last two innings of their 8-5 comeback victory over USC (18-19) on Tuesday at Dedeaux Field. It is the third consecutive midweek win for LBSU (17-24). LBSU freshman Leonard Jones had three hits and a walk. His RBI double in the ninth inning scored Jarren […]
Long Beach State men’s volleyball should be anticipating a lot of postseason honors, and junior Kyle Ensing kicked off awards season on Tuesday with the 2018 Bryan Ivie Award, presented by Off The Block, and given to the nation’s best opposite. Ensing is top-15 in the nation with a .357 attack percentage, and has tallied […]