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…]
Men’s Sports
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…]
Thompson, Dirtbags get pair of firsts
Jake Thompson (1-4) was expected to be the Friday starter and the Dirtbags’ best pitcher when the season began. He sure looked like it Saturday afternoon at Blair Field. The young sophomore right-hander threw a gem for his first win and the Dirtbags (9-12) won their first series of the[Read More…]
Dirtbags sweep the Rebels
The Dirtbags (10-12) came from behind for a big win Sunday afternoon at Blair Field and swept the UNLV Rebels (13-13). The first four hitters in the LBSU lineup – Jonathan Jones, Jordan Casas, Devin Lohman and TJ Mittelstaedt – all had two hits and scored eight runs while driving[Read More…]
Dirtbags open series with 7-4 win over Rebels
Despite leaving 14 runners on base, the Dirtbags still managed to score seven runs to get the win Friday night.. Long Beach State (8-12) defeated the University of Nevada Las Vegas, 7-4, in front of 1,141 at Blair Field. Already up one, the Dirtbags pushed their lead to 5-1 when[Read More…]
Baseball headline here
Sorry Cinderella, no room for you this year. Underdogs, well, better luck next season. As the third round of NCAA Tournament action continues today, there has been very little “madness” to speak of so far. Sure, there have been a few upsets — Cleveland State definitely ruined some brackets —[Read More…]
Clock striking midnight on men’s hoops Cinderellas
Sorry Cinderella, no room for you this year. Underdogs, well, better luck next season. As the third round of NCAA Tournament action continues today, there has been very little “madness” to speak of so far. Sure, there have been a few upsets — Cleveland State definitely ruined some brackets —[Read More…]
Dirtbags fall to Toreros, drop 3rd straight game
Box score SAN DIEGO — The University of San Diego Toreros baseball team rode their hot bats to a 12-5 victory over Long Beach State at Cunningham Stadium Tuesday afternoon. In a game that started off looking like a pitching duel, the end result was far from it, as the[Read More…]