Baseball: Dirtbags split Saturday doubleheader Game 1 Box ScoreGame 2 Box score Branden Pinder tossed a complete-game shutout and TJ Mittelstaedt tied a season-high with five hits as Long Beach State (14-14, 3-3 Big West Conference) salvaged a doubleheader split with an 11-0 win in game two against UC Davis[Read More…]
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‘Niner Notes: April 9
Baseball: Errors sink Dirtbags in pitching duel Box score Devin Lohman’s two-run home run in the ninth cut the UC Davis lead to one, but the three unearned runs the Dirtbags surrendered earlier in the contest proved to be one to many in a 3-2 loss Friday. Long Beach State’s[Read More…]
49ers to conclude Big West action
Sitting atop the Big West standings with the regular season title already in hand, the Long Beach State women’s tennis team is gearing up for the Big West Conference tournament at the end of the month. The challenge for the team, however, is staying focused on the four regular season[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 7
Women’s Tennis: Alawi picks up conference nod Freshman Jaklin Alawi was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week on Wednesday after picking up singles victories at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara over the weekend. She defeated No. 85 Susie Matzenauer in the 49ers’ 5-2 win over Cal[Read More…]
LEE: NCAA busting its own bracket
Someone needs to forward a memo to the NCAA stating that expansion does not always fulfill the best interests of a product that already sells. It did not work for the National Hockey League. It did not work for Krispy Kreme. And it could end up being a regrettable business[Read More…]
Senior first baseman makes ‘no what-ifs or regrets’
As senior Steve Tinoco digs into the batter’s box, his white uniform with black pinstripes is marked by streaks of the infield clay at Blair Field. The stain stretches from the Long Beach State logo on his chest all the way down his knee-high black stirrups in true Dirtbag fashion.[Read More…]
Tigers pounce on ‘Niners with 7th-inning rally
Box score Long Beach State junior pitcher Brooke Turner was solid for just about the entire game until the final inning on Saturday. The 49ers (17-17, 1-2 Big West Conference) were up, 2-0, and needed just three more outs to come away with a series victory over Pacific, before they allowed[Read More…]
Pitchers keep Tigers’ bats quiet
Box score Mired in a 1-for-19 slump coming into Saturday’s game with Pacific, Long Beach State right fielder TJ Mittelstaedt delivered the hit that helped the Dirtbags secure their fourth consecutive series win. With the bases loaded, two out in the eighth inning and LBSU down, 2-1, the senior hammered[Read More…]
Beach tennis makes it 3 in a row
The 49ers clinched their third consecutive Big West Conference regular season championship with a 5-2 win at UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, giving Long Beach State the No. 1-overall seed for the Big West Championships in Indian Wells later this month. The victory over the Gauchos gave head coach Jenny[Read More…]
49ers split on first day of Big West action
Game 1 Box scoreGame 2 Box score Long Beach State (17-16, 1-1 Big West Conference) split its conference-opening doubleheader against Pacific, taking the first game, 7-0, before losing the nightcap, 3-2, on Friday at the 49er Softball Complex. “We did a great job in the first game, and in the[Read More…]