Ian Satterfield knows what it’s like to be summoned upon when Long Beach State is in need of a spark, and he produced that and a whole lot more in a 3-0 win over UC Santa Barbara Friday night. “That’s the job that you have if you get subbed into[Read More…]
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‘Niners fall at UC Irvine, lose second straight
UC Irvine’s senior night celebration carried on much longer than the pregame ceremony. In order to capture the outright Big West regular season championship, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team needed a win at Irvine or a Pacific loss at Riverside. Neither of those would happen Saturday evening. The[Read More…]
Dirtbags disappoint in series loss to Seattle
After the Dirtbags swept Valparaiso in their first home series of the season last weekend, it seemed that Blair Field would be the home of many positive results for Long Beach State’s baseball team. That wasn’t the case this weekend. LBSU (6-6) finished off a competitive series against Seattle with[Read More…]
49ers play Japanese team in exhibition game
The Long Beach State softball team gave a warm welcome to team Toyota of the Japanese Professional League, but the 49ers fell 8-4 in a game that was as unconventional as it was unofficial. The exhibition game proved to be as untraditional as a college softball game can get, as[Read More…]
Long Beach State one win away from clinching top seed
After falling at home to Stephen F. Austin during BracketBuster weekend, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team is looking to bounce back and regain some momentum. With at least a share of the regular season Big West Conference title already wrapped up, LBSU (17-10, 13-2 Big West) will attempt[Read More…]
Softball to play Japanese professional team in unofficial home opener
The Long Beach State softball team will forego ranked teams for the first time this season at the San Diego State Classic I this weekend but not before getting a taste of foreign softball. LBSU (7-6) will host an exhibition game against a Japanese professional team at the 49er Softball[Read More…]
Walks, missed opportunities plague Dirtbags in close loss to Trojans
LOS ANGELES – In a game that was much less of a pitcher’s duel than the score suggests, the Long Beach State baseball team suffered a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Southern California at Dedeaux Field on Tuesday night. The Dirtbags (5-4) walked five USC batters and hit three,[Read More…]
CLARK: Pitchers and freshmen are playing big roles in Dirtbags’ success
Arguably the biggest question mark going into the Dirtbags’ 2013 season was how head coach Troy Buckley would deal with the complete turnover of his starting rotation. Three starting pitchers from last year’s staff, including All-Big West selection and MLB draft pick Shawn Stuart, either graduated from Long Beach State[Read More…]
Holmes’ grand slam extends Long Beach State’s win streak
The Long Beach State softball team began the weekend extending its losing streak to four games at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City on Thursday, but managed to come out of it with a three game winning streak. Pitcher Arianna Erceg started game one for the 49ers (7-6) but[Read More…]
Shutout seals sweep for Dirtbags
In the first start of pitcher Jon Maciel’s career, the Dirtbag’s former set-up man gave up 10 runs in five innings at No. 2 Vanderbilt. In the second start of his career, Maciel threw seven scoreless innings and earned the win as Long Beach State (5-3) got its first sweep[Read More…]