The Long Beach State softball team is earning its new No. 22 ranking this week at the San Diego Classic. Today, senior pitcher Jessica Flores allowed one hit while striking out eight to beat Santa Clara 8-0 in six innings. Yesterday, sophomore Cielo Meza pitched her second complete-game shutout of the season, and also only […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags rescheduled Sunday’s game against No. 9 Ole Miss for 11:30 a.m. due to travel plans, but they’re still going to hold a naming ceremony for the locker room in honor of former Mayor Bob and Nancy Foster. “I love baseball, I love the game,” said Bob Foster in an official […]
The 49ers needed something special to happen after losing five of their last six games, and Deishuan Booker delivered with a full-court buzzer-beating layup run that gave them a 70-69 win over UC Santa Barbara on the road. Booker had a career-best 20 points, sharing the scoring lead with senior Gabe Levin, who had 20 […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags only managed four hits against Arizona State on Tuesday at Blair Field, but they were inches away from walking off winners in the bottom of the ninth inning. LBSU trailed the entire game, and finally put runners on second and third base with two outs in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Shaq […]
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Find out how the Long Beach State teams did last week. Men’s Volleyball The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat No. 2 UCLA last week for the second time in five days. The 49ers (14-0) took down the Bruins (14-3) in a pair of four sets matches, and it was 25-21, 23-25, […]
Welcome to The562.org’s inaugural Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Gruneisen, Wilson Water Polo Wilson junior Brooke Gruneisen has been helping to lead the Bruins all year, and she had a historic Saturday as the Bruins claimed their first-ever CIF-SS championship last weekend. Gruneisen had three goals in the championship, helping deliver a 6-5 […]
The Dirtbags split a Saturday doubleheader at No. 7 TCU (3-2) in its first road series. LBSU (2-4) came back for a 3-2 victory in game one, but were bested by the TCU offense in game two, 8-3. READ FULL REPORT Reigning Big West Pitcher of the Week and Golden Spikes performer of the week […]
Friday’s 9-0 win over Northwestern earned Long Beach State softball it’s seventh consecutive victory, and its best start in program history. The 49ers (11-1) have a challenging weekend ahead at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs. LBSU will play No. 12 Auburn Saturday at 7:30 p.m. before taking on No. 1 Washington and No. […]