Baseball: Tinoco earns first weekly nod Senior first baseman Steve Tinoco was named the Big West Co-Player of the Week as announced by the conference on Monday. Tinoco went 8-for-10 with five RBI and three walks this past week, leading Long Beach State to a two-game sweep of Arizona on[Read More…]
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LYONS: Conference tournaments take the madness out of March
March is the one month out of the year when all sports take a backseat to college basketball. Before punching a ticket to the Big Dance, however, teams must win their respective conference tournaments to gain automatic entry to the NCAAs. Otherwise, they have to sweat it out on Selection[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 28
Baseball: Heavy rain cancels series finale against Arizona Heavy rains in the Tucson area forced the cancellation of the final game of the Dirtbags’ three-game series against Arizona. Long Beach State (3-3) had won the first two games of the series, pulling off an 8-7 comeback win over the Wildcats[Read More…]
LBSU drops both games on first day at UCI
IRVINE —The Long Beach State women’s water polo team opened the UC Irvine Invitational dropping matches against No. 2 USC, 12-1, and No. 7 LMU, 12-7. In the first match against USC, the ‘Niners could not get into an offensive rhythm as they were held scoreless in the first half.[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 27
Baseball: Offense continues surge with second win over Arizona Box score The Dirtbag offense kept its momentum from yesterday’s comeback win over Arizona, with a 10-3 trouncing of the Wildcats on Saturday. Devin Lohman and Steve Tinoco each had three hits for Long Beach State (3-3). The Dirtbags scored 10[Read More…]
Tigers put a damper on LBSU senior night
Box score After overcoming a 19-point deficit, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team came up short and lost to the Pacific Tigers, 77-67, on senior night at the Walter Pyramid. With the loss, the 49ers (12-16, 8-7 Big West Conference) dropped into a tie for fourth in the Big[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 26
Baseball: Dirtbags come from behind to edge Wildcats Box score Down 4-0 after the first inning, Long Beach State climbed back into the game a couple runs at a time, culminating in a two-run ninth for an 8-7 comeback win over Arizona. Junior Jonathan Jones was 4-for-5 with a double,[Read More…]
Rematch with Aggies produces same results
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team got off to a shaky start and never recovered. The 49ers (12-15, 8-6 Big West Conference) were defeated by UC Davis, 70-46, in front of a crowd of 647 on Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU watched the Aggies open[Read More…]
Pestolesi’s 24 kills pushes The Beach to five-set win
Box score The 49er men’s volleyball team displayed its heart in the fifth set to close out UC Irvine for a five-set victory Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid. No. 9 Long Beach State (7-6, 5-4 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) rallied from a four-point deficit to claim the match from[Read More…]
QUEZADA: LBSU enters stretch run in unusual spot
There’s a basketball team on campus that has converted hard work into wins this season, but it’s not the one most were expecting. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team has demonstrated what can be accomplished when a squad plays with heart. Remnants of a team that finished 8-21 overall[Read More…]