Baseball: Late error foils attempt at sweep Box score An error in the ninth inning cost the Dirtbags (9-9) a series sweep against UNLV as they fell, 2-1, to the Rebels on Sunday. Long Beach State closer David Brown (2-1) was charged with the loss. He picked up the last out[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
‘Niner Notes: March 20
Baseball: Mittelstaedt sets school record in 10-1 win Box score The Dirtbags (8-8) defeated UNLV, 10-1, on Saturday on 12 hits, including senior TJ Mittelstaedt’s 17th career triple, breaking the Long Beach State record. Jake Thompson (2-0) threw 7.2 innings, striking out five and allowing one run to help LBSU[Read More…]
Beach men edged by just a whisker
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (11-8) kept it close, but was still swept by Penn State 30-28, 30-28, 30-27, Saturday night in the final match of the Active Ankle tournament at the Walter Pyramid. Senior Dean Bittner led the ‘Niners with 22 kills, while hitting .405[Read More…]
Reserves lend hand in sweep of St. Francis
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team rested most of its starters, but they weren’t really needed as the 49ers (11-7) blew past St. Francis (Pa.) 30-28, 30-27, 30-17, Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. Senior Tommy Pestolesi and junior Antwain Aguillard were the only two regular starters[Read More…]
Hot-hitting 49ers ramble over perfect record
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team tarnished Loyola-Chicago’s undefeated record with a 27-30, 30-26, 30-20, 31-29 nonconference victory, Tuesday night at the Walter Pyramid. Sophomore Jim Baughman led the 49ers (10-7) with 23 kills on top of senior Tommy Pestolesi’s double-double performance with 20 kills and 12[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 6
Softball: The Beach shoots down Buffalo to end five-game slide Box score The Long Beach State softball team (6-11) used a four-run second inning to push past Buffalo, 6-2, snapping a five-game losing streak Saturday afternoon at the USD Softball Complex. Junior Brooke Turner (3-3) compiled a season-high nine strikeouts,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 1
Baseball: Tinoco earns first weekly nod Senior first baseman Steve Tinoco was named the Big West Co-Player of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday. Tinoco went 8-for-10 with five RBI and three walks this past week, leading Long Beach State to a two-game sweep of Arizona on[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 26
Baseball: Dirtbags come from behind to edge Wildcats Box score Down 4-0 after the first inning, Long Beach State climbed back into the game a couple runs at a time, culminating in a two-run ninth for an 8-7 comeback win over Arizona. Junior Jonathan Jones was 4-for-5 with a double,[Read More…]
Pestolesi’s 24 kills pushes The Beach to five-set win
Box score The 49er men’s volleyball team displayed its heart in the fifth set to close out UC Irvine for a five-set victory Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid. No. 9 Long Beach State (7-6, 5-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) rallied from a four-point deficit to claim the match from[Read More…]
49ers use balanced attack to cruise past Lancers
Box score Long Beach State ran through Cal Baptist in three sets, 30-22, 30-18, 30-24 in a nonconference contest, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. With the win over the Lancers, LBSU (6-6) came back from a two-match losing skid.A strong team effort allowed The Beach to pull away from[Read More…]