Long Beach State junior Clayton Andrews, a talent on both the mound and as a position player, has won Big West Conference player and pitcher of the week for the Dirtbags this season. On Tuesday against No. 17 UCLA, fellow junior Jacob Hughey got in on the “two-way” action after[Read More…]
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Long Beach State offense shut down by UC Irvine in Big West Conference series loss
The Long Beach State Dirtbags picked an inopportune time to turn in one of its’ worst offensive weekends of the season. The team scored four runs over three games against UC Irvine and shut out 8-0 in game three Sunday at Blair Field to lose its first Big West Conference[Read More…]
Long Beach State clinches series against Cal State Fullerton with 3-1 win in the rubber match
After Cal State Fullerton evened its non-conference series against Long Beach State Saturday, head coach Rick Vanderhook couldn’t help but acknowledge the Dirtbags’ scheduled pitcher for game three, junior Clayton Andrews. “Hopefully he’s tired from running around the bases and out in center field so much,” Vanderhook said. He was[Read More…]
Long Beach State baseball wraps up first series win of season over Tulane
After a foul ball violently entered the Long Beach State dugout in the series opener against Tulane, junior pitcher Tyler Radcliffe had to be taken to get X-rays on his right hand when he was struck by the ball. Slated to start game two, head coach Troy Buckley ruled him[Read More…]
Long Beach State Dirtbags pour it on, then get poured on
In an injury-plagued season in which little has gone right for Long Beach State, head coach Troy Buckley had three things go his way in the Dirtbags’ 13-2 barrage of Tulane Friday. His starting pitcher went seven scoreless innings, his offense tallied 15 hits and he got the opening game[Read More…]
Long Beach rallied late, but could not overcome a 1-0 Arizona State lead
Long Beach came within inches of erasing a forgettable hitting performance Tuesday against Arizona State, but a ninth inning rally was snuffed out after Sun Devils’ left fielder Trevor Hauver dove and robbed a potential game-winning hit from the Dirtbags. “He made a heck of a play,” Long Beach head[Read More…]
Long Beach State baseball wins one out of three against No. 7 TCU
Updated on Feb. 26, 2018 at 12:02 p.m. In its first test on the road, Long Beach State won game one of a three-game series against No. 7 Texas Christian University but could not keep the Horned Frogs from salvaging their first home stand of the season. Weather postponed the[Read More…]
Long Beach State baseball drops third game in a row
Long Beach State lost its midweek matchup against USC 5-1 after two miscues on the field led to five runs scored by the Trojans. The Dirtbags’ offense struggled yet again, especially in the late innings and failed to produce runs despite out-hitting the visitors five to three. “We’re certainly not[Read More…]
St. Mary’s tops Long Beach State 4-1 in rubber match
After opening the season with a Friday night win over St. Mary’s, Long Beach State dropped its next two games to lose the first series of 2018. The Dirtbags were stifled on offense, hitting .236 over the weekend and being held to only two hits in Sunday’s 4-1 loss. St.[Read More…]
Dirtbags defeat St. Mary’s in season opener
Sophomore left hander Zak Baayoun didn’t take long to prove he’s made the transition from bullpen arm to starter after a stellar performance to kick off the Long Beach State Dirtbags 2018 season. He threw seven innings, gave up one earned run and struck out 12 batters to help Long[Read More…]