The Dirtbags didn’t seem to want to leave Blair Field, as their final home game of the season went into extra innings, leading to a walk-off single by freshman Zack Rivera and a series sweep of UC Riverside on Senior Day. Long Beach State (28-25, 14-10 Big West Conference) scored[Read More…]
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At least three players likely to be dismissed from men’s basketball team
At least three players, including two starters, are likely to be dismissed from the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, according to multiple sources. West Coast Hoops Report tweeted on May 9 that Deng Deng, Keala King and Tony Freeland had been dismissed from the team; however, Long Beach State[Read More…]
Catching the drift
Eric Hutting crouched behind the plate late in a game against Loyola Marymount. He gave junior closer Jon Maciel a sign for the pitch: a fastball on the inner part of the plate. Maciel worked through his windup, drew his arm back and slung the ball toward Hutting’s mitt. It[Read More…]
Long Beach State wins series over Hawaii
The Dirtbags may not have a shot to win the Big West Conference championship, but that hasn’t kept them from winning. Long Beach State (24-25, 11-10 Big West) took two of three from visiting Hawaii (12-33, 7-14 Big West) this weekend at Blair Field, inching back to .500 overall in[Read More…]
Women’s tennis falls in opening round of NCAA tournament
LOS ANGELES — An early stumble Saturday denied the Long Beach State women’s tennis team of any extension to its historic 21-win season in a 4-0 sweep by Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round. The third-seeded ‘Niners (21-4) were eliminated by the second-seeded Cowgirls (16-8) in a nearly-vacant[Read More…]
Softball teams ends season on sweep
As the Long Beach State softball team bid its seniors a home farewell on Saturday’s annual Senior Day, its postseason bid still remained a grim possibility. That is, until the NCAA announced its tournament bracket Sunday. The Beach wasn’t mentioned, and its season officially ended a day after it played[Read More…]
Pitching with attitude
During a series with UC Davis over the weekend, Amanda Hansen led the 49er softball team out of the dugout for every half-inning warm-up and greeted every teammate who brought home a run. Her voice led every team cheer while Long Beach State swept the Aggies. Despite the sweep, the[Read More…]
Ware brings flair to Italy
Learning to say “bonjourno” and “da portar via,” has come in handy lately for former Long Beach State point guard Casper Ware. “Whenever I pick up food at Burger King, I’ve learned to ask for it to go, which is ‘da portare via,’” Ware said. “I don’t speak Italian, but[Read More…]
Softball team takes down UC Davis with home sweep
The Long Beach State softball team did what it’s been doing nearly all conference season long this weekend when it sent its final conference opponent home with a series loss. The ‘Niners (35-20, 17-7 Big West) topped off a conference season during which they lost only one series by sweeping[Read More…]
Shane Peterson’s road to the show
When Shane Peterson was finishing his time at Chaparral High School in Temecula, Calif., Long Beach State recruited him for his pitching. But when he left the Dirtbags, it was his bat that got him drafted. “I recruited [Peterson] as a pitcher, and it ended up being something where he[Read More…]