Recruiting violations are starting to feel as common as a three-second violation in college basketball these days. Yet, individuals connected still find ways to get hired elsewhere. The latest occurrences are at Southern California and Division II’s Cal State Stanislaus — USC with the black eye and Stanislaus with the[Read More…]
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Three Dirtbags one step closer to big leagues
The phone calls from baseball scouts started ringing in and Dirtbag Adam Wilk knew he would be one step closer to reaching his dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team. Wilk received news that he was the 330th player taken overall in the 11th round of the 2009[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball inks two players
Interim head men’s volleyball coach Andy Read announced that Antwain Aguillard and Trevor Crabb have signed Letters of Intent during the spring signing period to play for Long Beach State. Aguillard, a transfer from Long Beach City College, played two seasons with the Vikings, leading the team to a state[Read More…]
Women’s tennis produces Top 25 recruiting class
Top 25 Rankings Losing four-time Big West Conference Player of the Year Hannah Grady might not be a major blow if the latest 49er recruits pan out. Long Beach State’s incoming class cracked the national Top 25, rated by a panel of experts at www.tennisrecruiting.net. The 49ers own the No.[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball program selects interim head coach
Assistant coach Andy Read will serve as interim head coach of the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team, athletics director Vic Cegles announced Monday. Read fills in for Alan Knipe, who is taking a leave of absence to serve as the USA National Team head coach through the 2012 Summer[Read More…]
Junior hurdler secures automatic bid to NCAAs
Kenneth Medwood capped off his NCAA West Regional meet by taking 5th place in the 400-meter hurdle final Saturday at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The Los Angeles native crossed the line in 50.99 seconds, just .05 seconds short of his lifetime best. Medwood clipped the eighth hurdle that could[Read More…]
Dirtbag pitchers earn Big West honors
Big West All-Conference Awards Juniors Adam Wilk and Charlie Ruiz captured All-Big West honors as announced by the conference office. Wilk tabbed second-team recognition as a starting pitcher after registering a 7-4 record with a 2.78 ERA this past season. The lefty led the Dirtbags in strikeouts (56) and innings pitched (94). Classmate[Read More…]
The Beach captures Commissioner’s Cup
Commissioner’s Cup Standings Long Beach State finished first in the 2008-09 Big West Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings, marking the second time the 49ers have captured the cup. LBSU teams won four conference championships – women’s volleyball, women’s tennis, women’s golf and women’s soccer – in the fall and spring seasons[Read More…]
Dirtbags are victims of their own success
As the names were called, and the school Long Beach State was so often attached, the sting of last year’s regional exit was softened but the stark reality of 2009 began to set in. Such was the case of the 2008 MLB Draft. A school-record 11 Dirtbags were selected as[Read More…]
Dirtbags end season on wrong end of sweep
Box score FULLERTON — The way Long Beach State lost to rival Cal State Fullerton on Sunday seemed to sum up the way the up-and-down season went for the Dirtbags. An 11-run third inning by the Titans that included eight unearned runs allowed CSF to complete the sweep. “It’s frustrating,[Read More…]