Not only did Los Altos Youth Baseball & Softball host the The Cal Ripken Southern California Championships late last month, the local baseball All-Stars defended their turf to win the tournament for the fifth consecutive year and earn the right to host the next round. The 2018 Cal Ripken Pacific South West Regional will be […]
Solid pitching and opportunistic small-ball offense helped the best baseball players from the Moore League win the Kiwanis All-Star Game 4-2 over the San Gabriel Valley League on Friday night at Paramount High. Wilson senior center fielder Ryan Guerero won the MVP award with two hits and a run scored that broke the 2-2 tie […]
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The first-team all-league baseball players from the Moore League and San Gabriel Valley League will be at Paramount High today at 6 p.m. for the annual Kiwanis All-Star Game. CLICK HERE for coverage from the Moore League win last year. Below are the rosters from both leagues. Please come back to The562.org for full coverage […]
Zach Pettway was surprised when he made the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American Team after an impressive first year at UCLA. The Wilson High alum got a text message about the news from roommate and fellow honoree Holden Powell, but he couldn’t believe it was real. “This season was a lot of fun,” Pettway said. “It […]
Six players from Long Beach schools were selected in the Major League Baseball Draft this week. The Dirtbags had four players picked while LBCC and Long Beach Poly each had one. Jarren Duran – 7th Round, 220th Pick, Boston Red Sox Duran is the 61st Dirtbags player since 1989 to be selected in the first […]
Our weekly update on everything Long Beach State athletics includes Big West awards and coaching news. BASEBALL Long Beach State Baseball Gets Big West Awards MEN’S BASKETBALL Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Coaching Changes TRACK & FIELD Long Beach State Track & Field Sending Six To NCAAs TEAM USA Long Beach State Well-Represented On Team […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags got four players on the All-Big West teams announced Wednesday. Junior Clayton Andrews made the first team as a starting pitcher while junior second baseman Jarren Duran, junior closer Chris Rivera and sophomore pitcher Zak Baayoun. Andrews was one of the best starting pitchers and centerfielders in the conference this […]
It was a magical and memorable postseason for the Wilson baseball team, but the run ended in the semifinals after a close loss to La Salle on Tuesday afternoon, 3-2. “We were wearing the glass slipper for a while and then it broke,” said Wilson coach Andy Hall. Playing in their first semifinal since 2011, […]
More than 15 Major League Baseball players have ties to Long Beach, so there have been plenty of headlines this season that have featured local boys. Making History Long Beach State Dirtbags and St. John Bosco High product Evan Longoria collected his 1,500th career hit earlier this month. The San Fransisco Giants third baseman was […]