Nalani St. Germain provided all the offense that the Long Beach State softball team needed to beat No. 23-ranked Houston, 3-0, Friday at the Campbell/Cartier Tournament in San Diego, Calif. The 5-foot-9 sophomore had the only two hits for the 49ers (11-6), including a three-run home run in the first[Read More…]
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LBSU unable to solve No. 15 Oregon’s pitching
Box score Just one week after being named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week, Long Beach State junior Andrew Gagnon was bested by his counterpart and No. 15-ranked Oregon, 5-0, Friday night at Blair Field. Ducks starting pitcher Tyler Anderson (1-0), a potential first-round pick in the Major League[Read More…]
Sophomore seals road win in final singles match
Anna Jeczmionka won the final match singles match Friday to seal the win for the Long Beach State women’s tennis team. The 49ers (8-1) swept the doubles point and then won a pair of three-set matches to defeat host San Diego State, 4-3.. Deborah Armstrong and Anais Dallara, playing at[Read More…]
Bruins outlasts ‘Niners in battle of top-10 foes
Box score For the third time this season, the No. 6-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team went to a fifth set against No. 8 UCLA Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. This time, like the first, the Bruins came out on top of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation affair —[Read More…]
Throwers set tone at Ben Brown Invitational
The Long Beach State track and field team kicked off its season-opening outdoor meet with the hammer throw at the Ben Brown Invitational in Fullerton on Thursday. Colin Dunbar led the 49er men as he topped his lifetime best by 14 feet, 5 inches. Dunbar, who finished ahead of the[Read More…]
LBSU upperclassmen combine for 1-hitter
LBSU 1, BYU 0 Box score A pair of Long Beach State pitchers combined for a one-hitter Thursday to lead the softball team to a 1-0 victory over Brigham Young at the Campbell/Cartier Classic Tournament in San Diego. Junior starting pitcher Taylor Petty threw four scoreless innings of one-hit ball[Read More…]
Start time changed for Sunday’s baseball game
Long Beach State has announced that the start time for the Dirtbags’ Sunday game against Oregon has been moved to 12:30 p.m., due to Oregon’s flight time in leaving Southern California. The first two games of the series will remain at their scheduled times, with the Dirtbags hosting Oregon on[Read More…]
Playoff picture clears up after loss
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team hopes to make adjustments between now and the start of the Big West Conference Tournament next Tuesday, then it can start by taking care of the ball. The 49ers committed 27 turnovers in an 83-65 blowout loss to potential first-round[Read More…]
Women’s golf finishes 11th
The Long Beach State women’s golf team shot 313 in Wednesday’s final round of the Bruin Wave Invitational in Santa Clarita, Calif., to finish in 11th place. The 49ers completed the 54-hole tournament with a 930 three-round total, finishing at 66-over-par at the Robinson Ranch Valley Course. LBSU finished eight[Read More…]
Plater, ‘Niners avoid scare against UCR
Box score The Long Beach State men’s basketball team received a small scare — in more ways than one — in its regular-season finale Wednesday night in Riverside. Greg Plater scored 15 of his career-high 24 points in the first half to lead the 49ers to an 82-76 victory over[Read More…]