With the Big West Conference tournament right around the corner, the No. 45 Long Beach State women’s tennis team is preparing to win an unprecedented seventh consecutive Big West championship. The 49ers (17-5, 8-0 Big West) head into the tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing Big West play[Read More…]
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‘Niner Notes: April 27
Baseball: Dirtbags clip Aztecs in extra innings Box score Long Beach State utilized a three-run 10th inning to move past San Diego State, 11-8, in a nonconference game on Tuesday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. Jordan Casas delivered the heroics in the top of the 10th inning by blasting a home[Read More…]
Women’s water polo team assistant, 49ers part ways
Long Beach State women’s water polo assistant coach Heather Moody will embark on a new journey, as the two-time Olympian will leave the 49ers to become the next head coach for the United States women’s junior national team. She will also resume duties as an assistant coach on the women’s[Read More…]
Beach fails to complete series sweep
Box score If it were any other day, Long Beach State starting pitcher Branden Pinder would have walked away with the win, but UC Santa Barbara’s Jesse Meaux had other plans as he led the Gauchos to a 4-1 victory over the Dirtbags on Sunday. In the three games prior[Read More…]
49ers go winless in Big West
Long Beach State was denied a fifth-place finish at the Big West tournament as UC Davis dominated the second half to put away the 49ers, 12-7, on Sunday at the Campus Pool. The loss ended the 49ers’ season as they concluded the 2010 campaign with an overall record of 8-21.[Read More…]
Softball surrenders 2 homers to drop finale
Box score One day after tossing a four-hit shutout, Long Beach State pitcher Taylor Petty gave up two home runs against Cal Poly that proved to be costly. The 49ers dropped a 6-2 decision to the Mustangs on Sunday at the 49er Softball Complex, in front of a crowd of[Read More…]
Petty tosses shutout to key doubleheader split
Game 1Game 2 After being shut out by Cal Poly in the first game of a doubleheader, Long Beach State bounced back to take the nightcap, 4-0, in front of 362 spectators on Saturday at the 49er Softball Complex. LBSU (21-21, 5-6 Big West Conference) scored all of its runs[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 24
Men’s Golf: 49ers sign top international prospect Long Beach State men’s golf Coach Bill Poutre announced the signing of Chien Yao (Alan) Hung of Taipei, Taiwan. Hung is listed by Golfweek’s Sagarin rankings as the No. 1 international recruit and the No. 7-overall recruit for the 2010 class. He is[Read More…]
Late-inning rally pushes Dirtbags past UC Santa Barbara
Box score The Dirtbags’ contest with UC Santa Barbara was rolling along, before every baseball player’s biggest fear suddenly put a stop to the action on a 1-1 pitch. The Gauchos’ starting pitcher Nick Capito – a Whittier native – was struck directly in the face by a screaming line[Read More…]
49ers fall to UCSB after furious comeback
Long Beach State was beaten by UC Santa Barbara’s Katie Kepner as she floated her shot past goalie Kristen Stragier to score the deciding goal in sudden death overtime to propel the Gauchos to a 15-14 win at the 49er Campus Pool. With the 49ers (8-20) down by three to[Read More…]