The Dirtbags’ Santino Rivera didn’t seem bothered by the moment. His pinch hit at bat came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and the Dirtbags down 1-0. He worked the count to 2-2 before taking strike three low as the Dirtbags lost a[Read More…]
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Long Beach State dealing with a trio of Tommy John surgeries
Although Tommy John surgery has become almost a routine medical procedure for pitchers in high-level baseball, to have three cases affect a team in the same season is less common. That is what the Long Beach State Dirtbags have had to endure this year after a trio of arms were[Read More…]
A tough act to follow: Previewing the 2018 Long Beach State baseball season
It is difficult not to dwell on the historic season the Dirtbags had in 2017, in which they fell just one game short of a trip to Omaha, even just days away from the start of a new campaign. The season where eight players were drafted into the MLB, seven[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ prospective ace pitcher, John Sheaks, out indefinitely
Just one week before the start of the 2018 season, senior right handed pitcher John Sheaks suffered a complete tear of his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his throwing elbow. Long Beach State’s most experienced arm is now ruled out indefinitely. “It sucks to not be able to compete this[Read More…]
Dirtbags release heavy hitting 2018 schedule
The No. 8 Long Beach State Dirtbags released their 2018 season schedule on Tuesday, revealing a total of 13 games scheduled against teams listed in baseballamerica.com’s top-25 ranking. The impressive strength of schedule comes on the heels of a 42-20-1 campaign last year that resulted in a NCAA Super Regional[Read More…]