Box Score The Long Beach State softball team took advantage of costly pitching mistakes and fielding errors to collect a 6-4 victory over Ohio in the second game of a rain-shortened doubleheader Wednesday at the 49er Softball Complex. LBSU starting pitcher Brooke Turner (7-3) earned the victory after giving up[Read More…]
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Dirtbags sneak past LMU on the road
The Long Beach State baseball team edged Loyola Marymount with a 3-2 win in Los Angeles on Tuesday before heading to Northern California to begin a six-game road trip. Brennan Metzger and Matt Johnson (2-1) propelled The Dirtbags (11-9) to victory with substantial contributions. Metzger registered two RBIs in the[Read More…]
49ers collect first tournament victory in two years
The Long Beach State women’s golf team rallied from a three-stroke deficit Tuesday to capture the Folino Invitational Tournament title in Irvine. The victory marked the first tournament victory since winning the Big West Conference tournament in 2009. The 49ers, which improved by six shots from Monday’s opening round of[Read More…]
Monson named All-District 9 Coach by NABC
Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson was among 24 All-District coaches to be selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches on Monday. The fourth-year head coach was named the recipient of the District 9 honor by the NABC. Monson claimed the award after guiding the 49ers[Read More…]
Freshman captures third Big West honor
Through 28 games this season, Long Beach State freshman pitcher Erin Jones-Wesley has put her team on her back on numerous occasions, and Monday the Big West Conference took notice once again. The freshman ace took home the Big West Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season.[Read More…]
Women’s golf in second through first round in Irvine
The Long Beach State women’s golf team will head into Tuesday’s final round in second place out of eight teams in the Folino Invitational in Irvine. The 49ers, which recorded an 18-over-par 306 total through the first round, are just three strokes behind first-place Portland State. Meanwhile, UC Irvine is[Read More…]
Dirtbags prevail in extra-inning thriller
Box score The Long Beach State baseball team denied 23rd-ranked Oregon State a three-game sweep in an 11-inning battle for a 2-1 victory Saturday night at Blair Field. “[The Dirtbags] did a nice job salvaging one,” Dirtbags (10-9) head coach Troy Buckley said of LBSU’s victory over the Beavers (15-4)[Read More…]
‘Niners comeback bid falls short against No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette
Box score FULLERTON – The Long Beach State women’s softball team was unable to match No.19-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette’s power in a 9-5 loss on the second day of the Judi Garman Classic on Saturday. The Beach came unwound in the third inning with the score tied, 1-1. A bunt single by[Read More…]
LBSU volleyball falls to Hawai’i . . . again
Box score The No. 5-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team returned to action against No. 10 Hawai’i on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid only to get swept in three sets – 25-23, 27-25, 25-17. LBSU (10-10, 8-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has now dropped four of their last five[Read More…]
Freshman deals one-hitter despite rain conditions
Box score The rain may have canceled play for the Long Beach State women’s softball team’s second game of its doubleheader Sunday, but it wasn’t enough to stop freshman pitcher Erin Jones-Wesley in the first game. And neither was Illinois for that matter. Jones-Wesley (9-3) fell one hit shy of[Read More…]