Box score FULLERTON — Long Beach State’s Andrew Gagnon and Cal State Fullerton’s Noe Ramirez, two of the best pitchers in the Big West Conference, battled Saturday night as the Dirtbags lost their season opener, 2-1, at Goodwin Field. Dirtbags’ catcher Mike Marjama drove in third baseman Matt Duffy with[Read More…]
Baseball
Baseball, tennis rained out
Both the Long Beach State baseball and women’s tennis teams were rained out Friday. What was supposed to be the Dirtbags’ season opener and beginning of a three-game nonconference series with Cal State Fullerton at Blair Field has been rescheduled to Monday at 6:30 p.m. LBSU and CSUF are scheduled[Read More…]
Buckley brings re-tooled roster into Dirtbags’ season opener
Hopes are high in Troy Buckley’s first year at the helm of the Long Beach State baseball program as it looks to rebound from a second consecutive disappointing season. The Dirtbags finished 23-32 to go with a last-place finish in the Big West Conference standings last year after a recording[Read More…]
Blair Field renovation ‘closer to $20 million’
Renovation plans to Blair Field, home of the Dirtbags baseball team, will cost more than originally expected, Long Beach State officials said. The plans were unveiled at the Long Beach State baseball Leadoff Dinner banquet in late January. It was initially reported that the plans would cost between $8 million[Read More…]
Evan Longoria: From Long Beach State Dirtbag to baseball superstar
If an athlete’s success is measured by achievement, then Long Beach State’s baseball program made the right decision when it picked a video-game cover athlete to be its keynote speaker for the 20th annual Leadoff Dinner. Dirtbags head coach Troy Buckley said this year’s event — which was held at[Read More…]
LBSU alumni and MLB player Evan Longoria interview clip
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Dirtbags picked 5th
Under first-year head coach Troy Buckley, the Long Beach State baseball team is expected to finish in the middle of the pack in the Big West Conference. The Dirtbags, who finished 23-32 overall and 7-17 in conference play last season, were picked to finish fifth by the league’s nine head[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes
Baseball: Dirtbags release 2011 schedule The Dirtbags released their 2011 schedule on Tuesday, which includes a home-and-home series with Big West Conference rival Cal State Fullerton. As it did in 2010, Long Beach State will have one of the more challenging nonconference schedules in the nation. The Dirtbags open the[Read More…]
No summer vacation for Dirtbags
Summer is typically the time when college athletes rest up for their upcoming season, but three Dirtbags are working hard to ensure that 2010’s last place Big West Conference finish doesn’t happen again. Long Beach State sophomore infielder Matt Duffy has spent his summer playing in the West Coast League[Read More…]
FanFest takes over Mickey’s backyard
ANAHEIM — Baseball jerseys ranging from the hometown Los Angeles Angels, cross-town rival Los Angeles Dodgers, and even the Pittsburgh Pirates, littered the Anaheim Convention Center this weekend. Even Mickey Mouse was sprinkled throughout the facility. Major League Baseball’s 20th annual All-Star FanFest, the five-day appetizer to Tuesday’s All-Star Game,[Read More…]