Box score IRVINE — Pinch-hitter Dillon Bell drove a 3-1 pitch past a diving Devin Lohman and into left field to score Casey Stevenson as fifth-ranked UC Irvine outlasted Long Beach State, 3-2, in 12 innings on a cold night at Anteater Ballpark. Long Beach State had plenty of chances[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Aztecs edge LBSU in the 9th
Box score Neither team wanted to give in during a back-and-forth match-up between Long Beach State and No. 18 San Diego State on Tuesday night. A forgettable ninth inning, though, cost the Dirtbags a victory as they fell, 4-3, at the hands of the visiting Aztecs at Blair Field. A[Read More…]
Beach Banter: Sizing up the Major League Baseball season
Sports editor Tracy McDannald, assistant sports editor Daniel Ramirez and staff writer Matt Moreno share their thoughts on 2009 Major League Baseball season, including how the local Southern California teams will fare. TM: Is the AL West even in question at all? DR: No, the Angels are going to win[Read More…]
Big West women’s tennis title highlights Sports Picks
Women’s Tennis ‘Niners complete perfect run through conference The 49er women’s tennis team capped off an 8-0 season in the Big West with a 5-2 win over UC Davis on Saturday. The Beach took the doubles point before going on to win four of the six singles matches. Senior Hannah[Read More…]
Late rally falls short, win streak ends
Box score The Dirtbags were brought back to earth after their season-high seven-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday afternoon. Long Beach State (14-13, 2-1 Big West Conference) dropped the final game of its series against UC Riverside, 4-3, at Blair Field. The Dirtbags had another solid pitching outing from[Read More…]
Lucky No. 7
Box score It felt like déjà vu Saturday afternoon at Blair Field. For the second Saturday in a row Jake Thompson was masterful, making quick work of an opponent and sending Long Beach State to another series win by beating UC Riverside, 2-1, for its seventh straight victory. While both[Read More…]
49ers come up short against the Cardinal
The third time was not the charm for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team Friday night. The 49ers lost a five-set match to the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 30-28, 18-30, 26-30, 30-26, 18-20, at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU (10-13, 7-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has lost all three matches against[Read More…]
LBSU outlasts Pacific, ends 5-game slide
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was in desperate need for a win as it hosted the Pacific Tigers on Saturday night. Although it wasn’t pretty, the end result was a victory as the 49ers came back to win the match 29-31, 30-13, 25-30, 30-21, 15-8 at the Walter[Read More…]
Dirtbags extend win streak to 6
Box score It took some time, but Long Beach State was able to score the runs it needed to secure a win Friday night. The Dirtbags’ five-game winning streak was extended to six with a 5-2 victory over the visiting UC Riverside Highlanders at Blair Field. During the streak, LBSU[Read More…]
Knipe to lead Team USA through 2012 Olympics
The day may have been April Fool’s but Team USA wasn’t playing a joke on Alan Knipe. The 40-year-old Long Beach State alum and men’s volleyball head coach will take a three-year leave of absence to coach the USA Men’s Volleyball program through the 2012 London Olympics. “It is an[Read More…]