The Long Beach State track and field team finished strong with five individual victories on the second day of the UC San Diego Triton Invitational Saturday at Triton Track and Field Stadium. Colin Dunbar led the way, winning the hammer throw with a toss of 212-07. He also claimed the[Read More…]
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LBSU advances to second round of MPSF tournament
The No. 6-seeded Long Beach State men’s volleyball team pulled out a victory for the third time this season Saturday against No. 3 Stanford in a five-set marathon during the quarterfinals of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament – 26-24, 25-27, 25-23, 19-25, 15-13 — in Palo Alto, Calif. Junior[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ freshman homers twice in victory over UCSB
Box score Freshman Ino Patron hit two home runs, including a three-run blast to guide the Long Beach State baseball team to a 6-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the final game of the three-game series Saturday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. With the win, the Dirtbags (19-18, 6-6 Big[Read More…]
‘Niners’ win streak snapped in extra innings
The Long Beach State softball team built a pair of two-run leads, but Cal Poly answered both times to eventually snap the 49ers’ seven-game winning streak, 5-4, in eight innings at Bob Janssen Field on Saturday. LBSU won the series, however, after sweeping both games of a doubleheader Friday. The[Read More…]
Beach softball collects second consecutive doubleheader sweep
Freshman Hannah De Gaetano garnered five hits, while freshman Sarah Carrasco drove in three runs to lead the Long Beach State softball team to its fifth and sixth consecutive victories at Cal Poly on Friday. The 49ers picked up a 3-2 victory before completing the sweep with a win over[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop third consecutive game
Box score Freshman Jeff McNeil collected three hits for the Long Beach State baseball team, but it wasn’t enough as UC Santa Barbara’s pitching staff threw its second straight complete game Friday in a 7-2 win over the Dirtbags at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The loss marked the third in a[Read More…]
Big West champs edge 49ers in regular-season finale
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team gave No. 10-ranked UC Irvine quite a scare on Senior Night, but the Anteaters rallied in the second half to squeak by the 49ers, 8-7, in Thursday’s season-finale at the Campus Pool. The loss dropped the ‘Niners (12-16, 1-4 Big West Conference)[Read More…]
Three ‘Niners selected to All-MPSF volleyball team
Long Beach State men’s volleyball players, Antwain Aguillard, Kirk Francis and Taylor Crabb, garnered All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors, the conference office announced Thursday. Aguillard was a first-team selection, while Francis and Crabb both earned honorable mention recognition. Crabb was also named to the seven-member All-MPSF Freshman team. Aguillard, a[Read More…]
Dirtbags unravel late, lose to Gauchos
Box score Long Beach State starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon threw a complete game Thursday, but judging by the final score, you would never know it. Gagnon allowed just five hits. But three unearned runs on two errors proved to be the difference as the Dirtbags squandered a two-run lead in[Read More…]
Clark to try out for British teams
Most athletes could only dream of competing on a global scale for their country’s national team. But for Long Beach State women’s basketball player Ella Clark, that dream may soon become a reality. That’s because the freshman forward and London native will be trying out for two separate British national[Read More…]