Baseball: Dirtbags surrender 14 hits in loss to Cal Poly Box score Long Beach State (20-19, 7-7 Big West Conference) dropped the second game of its series to Cal Poly, 8-4, on Saturday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs pounded out 14 hits on their way to the victory, led by[Read More…]
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‘Niner Notes: April 27
Baseball: Dirtbags clip Aztecs in extra innings Box score Long Beach State utilized a three-run 10th inning to move past San Diego State, 11-8, in a nonconference game on Tuesday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Jordan Casas delivered the heroics in the top of the 10th inning by blasting a home[Read More…]
Beach fails to complete series sweep
Box score If it were any other day, Long Beach State starting pitcher Branden Pinder would have walked away with the win, but UC Santa Barbara’s Jesse Meaux had other plans as he led the Gauchos to a 4-1 victory over the Dirtbags on Sunday. In the three games prior[Read More…]
Late-inning rally pushes Dirtbags past UC Santa Barbara
Box score The Dirtbags’ contest with UC Santa Barbara was rolling along, before every baseball player’s biggest fear suddenly put a stop to the action on a 1-1 pitch. The Gauchos’ starting pitcher Nick Capito – a Whittier native – was struck directly in the face by a screaming line[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ bats too much for Gauchos in series opener
Box score The chilly weather didn’t help UC Santa Barbara in its quest to cool off the sizzling Long Beach State bats on Friday night at Blair Field. Just three days after dismantling nationally-ranked UCLA by 12 runs, the Dirtbags used Blair Field’s dimensions to their advantage en route to[Read More…]
Casas leads power surge in upset win
Box score LOS ANGELES — In an offensive role reversal against one of the top hitting teams in the nation, the Dirtbags exploded for 16 runs on 18 hits en route to a 16-4 victory over No. 5 UCLA (27-6) at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. The victory came nearly two[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 18
Baseball: Dirtbags drop finale at Riverside Box score Long Beach State took an early 2-0 lead against UC Riverside, but four home runs by the Highlanders in the bottom of the third gave UCR a 6-2 lead on the way to a 7-5 win in the third game between the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 17
Baseball: Dirtbags even series with UCR Box score Long Beach State (15-16, 4-4 Big West Conference) pounded out nine extra-base hits and eight singles to defeat UC Riverside 8-5 on Saturday night, evening the series at one game apiece. Brennan Metzger tied a school-record with three doubles and Kirk Singer hit[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 16
Baseball: Dirtbags lose on walkoff hit Box score Long Beach State (14-16, 3-4 Big West Conference) scored five runs over the last two innings to tie the game, but UC Riverside scored one more in the bottom of the ninth to win 8-7 Friday night. Kirk Singer was 5-for-5 with[Read More…]
Lions pounce in 6th inning
Box score A costly throwing error from Dirtbags shortstop Devin Lohman allowed Loyola Marymount to take the lead and the game, 6-5, on Tuesday night at Blair Field. Long Beach State (14-15) got off to a strong start scoring the first five runs of the game, but allowed LMU (16-15)[Read More…]