Track and field NCAA qualifying marks reached Three ‘Niner athletes set NCAA West Regional qualifying marks at the meet. Junior Colin Dunbar set an NCAA Regional qualifying mark in the hammer throw with a distance of 190-10. Senior Patrick Smith set a personal-record 203-03 in the javelin. Junior Kenneth Medwood[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Emotional reliever registers save
Box score For the Dirtbags, baseball may have been the last thing they were concerned about on Sunday. In an emotional win, Long Beach State managed to score three late runs en route to a 5-2 victory over Cal State Northridge at Blair Field. With the Dirtbags up three, Josh[Read More…]
Dirtbags fall on Reunion Day
Box score The current crop of Dirtbags couldn’t channel the magic from the 1989 Long Beach State squad, which was in attendance at Blair Field. LBSU dropped another pitcher’s duel, 3-1, at the hands of the visiting Cal State Northridge Matadors on Saturday. Pitching and miscues led the way for[Read More…]
How a ‘Dirtbag’ became a term of endearment
Most people associate the term “dirtbag” with a dirty, disgusting person. But for Long Beach State baseball, the term couldn’t be more perfect. Up until 1989, the baseball team was referred to as the 49ers — just like every athletic team at LBSU. Then, the team unofficially became known as[Read More…]
Wilk hurls gem in 1-0 victory
Box score Dirtbag starting pitcher Adam Wilk threw the ball so tirelessly on Friday night that after the game he looked like he was ready to pitch another. The Long Beach State Dirtbags defeated the Cal State Northridge Matadors, 1-0, in front of 1,025 at Blair Field. Wilk (5-1) got[Read More…]
Three senior ‘Niners running the extra distance
The Jack Rose Track was a bit noisy for it to be a regular day of track practice. As the women’s distance team rounded the track, loud chants of support rose from several of the runners: “Good job ladies. Finish strong!” It wasn’t hard to notice that the three athletes[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Dirtbags to celebrate 20th anniversary
Baseball Dirtbags host Matadors at Blair Field The Dirtbags (15-17, 2-4 Big West Conference) host a three-game series against Cal State Northridge that begins tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. The second game of the series will be played Saturday at 2 p.m. and will have a special ceremony commemorating the 20th[Read More…]
Bostonians gone wild: Bean Town jocks rough over weekend
Near-brawls over the weekend involving Boston athletes (Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett and Celtics guard Ray Allen) triggered a discussion in the Daily Forty-Niner newsroom over whether or not the stars should be disciplined for their actions. Sports editor Tracy McDannald, assistant sports editor Danny Lee and staff writer Matt[Read More…]
Swept away: UCI cleans up LBSU
Box score IRVINE — Sometimes in life, just as in baseball, it’s the little things that make all the difference. When it came down to the little things the last three days, it was UC Irvine doing all of them right and Long Beach State left wondering what could have[Read More…]
Former LBSU hurler shines in tribute to fallen teammate
Former Long Beach State pitcher Jered Weaver was supposed to help fellow teammate Nick Adenhart move in with him Sunday. Instead, the Los Angeles Angels starter had to figure out how to pitch and grieve for his teammate at the same time Friday night at Angel Stadium. Adenhart, 22, was[Read More…]