A tragic mishap at a Cerritos College track and field meet caused senior Jennifer Onyeagbako to suffer a season-ending injury that nearly took her life. Onyeagbako was resting before her hammer event during the April 18 Beach Invitational when the unthinkable occurred. A left-handed female thrower from another university accidently[Read More…]
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Ramirez hurls gem to deal Dirtbags 7-1 loss
FULLERTON — Dirtbags coach Mike Weathers summed it up best at the end of his postgame interview. “Its the same old adage: pitching wins. When they don’t let you on base you’re just not going to score.” LBSU (25-28, 11-12 Big West Conference) managed just four hits on Saturday night[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop series opener to Titans
Going into Friday night’s match-up between Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton, all signs pointed to a lopsided Titans win. Adam Wilk and the Dirtbags had other plans. Two of the top pitchers in the Big West Conference went toe-to-toe as LBSU (25-27, 11-11 Big West) was knocked off[Read More…]
LBSU drops series, home finale to Cal Poly
Box score Blair Field has become known as anything but a hitter’s park with its 387-foot power alleys. Yet, after this weekend No. 18 Cal Poly might be thinking about moving in. Long Beach State dropped the final game of the weekend series with the Mustangs, 9-3, in the Dirtbags’[Read More…]
Singer’s walk-off single caps monster day
Box score Kirk Singer had just one RBI as a Dirtbag before Saturday’s game started. Now he has eight. The freshman infielder had seven RBIs — the most in 11 years for the Dirtbags — including the game-winning single with the bases loaded in the ninth to carry LBSU to[Read More…]
Weary 49ers exit NCAA tournament with loss to Fresno St.
LBSU vs. Fresno State box score LBSU vs. UNLV box score LOS ANGELES — After outdueling UNLV, 3-1, in 13 innings to fight off elimination, the 49er softball team just had nothing left in the tank. Long Beach State (35-21) was upended by Fresno State, 12-2, Saturday night at UCLA’s[Read More…]
Dirtbags lose another game, player to injury
Box score The Dirtbags were victim to another tough loss and injured player on Friday night. The Dirtbags were handed a 6-3 loss by Cal Poly (34-16, 12-7 Big West Conference) at Blair Field. LBSU’s speedy leadoff hitter Jordan Casas may have broken his finger after he was hit by[Read More…]
49ers can’t break through against Langenfeld, UCLA
Box score LOS ANGELES — Megan Langenfeld’s bat and right arm proved to be the X-factor for the UCLA softball team Friday afternoon at Easton Stadium. The Bruins’ starting pitcher needed 158 pitches to hold off Long Beach State, 4-2, in the Los Angeles Regional opener for both teams. The[Read More…]
Decisions, decisions: Softball coach mulling over pitchers
I’m looking at the final Long Beach State softball stats of the regular season and I’ve come to this conclusion: Maybe there is such thing as too many options. For LBSU head coach Kim Sowder, the options to put in the pitcher’s circle are sophomore Brooke Turner and freshman Taylor[Read More…]
Griffin named All-West region selection
Long Beach State third baseman Jennifer Griffin was named to the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-West Region team, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Thursday. Griffin, who was selected the co-Big West Field Player of the Year earlier this week, has anchored the 49er offense as she leads the team[Read More…]