VIDEO Box score The last time Josh Corrales took the Blair Field mound, it was two Sundays ago and his last chance to pitch in front of his ailing father. Four days later, his father passed away so it was with a heavy heart Corrales took the hill again Sunday.[Read More…]
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Dirtbags drop Aggies, 5-2
Box score Blair Field was buzzing Saturday night and Dirtbags baseball was just part of the reason. With the initials “DH” inscribed in chalk in the dirt behind home plate, Jake Thompson attacked UC Davis hitters with the same fervor Dallas Humphreys fights his leukemia. The 11-year old East Long[Read More…]
Dirtbags blast Aggies in 16-3 rout
Box score The Long Beach State offense continued to swing the bats well Friday night as it put double-digit runs on the scoreboard for the third time in the last four games. T.J. Mittelstaedt went 3-for-4 to help the Dirtbags pick up the 16-3 victory against the visiting UC Davis[Read More…]
The Postseason Push: Dirtbags need strong run to make NCAAs
At the halfway point in their Big West Conference schedule, the Dirtbags are 7-5 and sit at 20-20 overall. The 7-5 mark puts them fourth in the Big West race behind UC Irvine (11-1), Cal Poly (10-5) and Cal State Fullerton (9-6). While the Dirtbags were swept at UCI three[Read More…]
Beach tennis headed to Stanford for NCAAs
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team is headed to the Stanford Regional in Palo Alto for the NCAA Regionals, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The No. 50-ranked 49ers (18-7) will face the No. 25-ranked Louisiana State University Tigers (13-10) in the first round from May 8-10. LBSU, led by four-time[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Women’s golf earns No. 15 seed for NCAA West Regional
Softball Junior earns first Player of the Week honor Junior left fielder Ashley Weber was named Big West Conference Softball Player of the Week on Monday. Weber earned the first weekly honor of her career after helping the 49ers take two out of three against Cal State Fullerton as she[Read More…]
New WPS league aims to buck failure trend
Every so often it seems like a new women’s professional sports league is formed. Each time, the league is supposed to continue the push towards gender equality in athletics. However, other than the WNBA, women’s leagues seemingly never gain popularity and always collapse — usually for financial reasons — while[Read More…]
NFL Draft makes for an overhyped media spectacle
This past weekend’s NFL Draft triggered a discussion in the Daily Forty-Niner newsroom involving assistant sports editors Danny Lee and Daniel Ramirez, along with staff writer Matt Moreno. Matt Moreno: I think the draft is one of the best parts of the NFL year. It gives fans some hope that[Read More…]
High school junior’s decision may start trend
At least Jeremy Tyler won’t have to worry about coming down with a case of senioritis next year. The 6-foot-11 junior from San Diego decided last week to forgo his senior season of high school basketball in favor of playing professionally in Europe. That’s right, high school. Tyler cited better[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball season ended by Pepperdine – again
MALIBU — Much like last season, the Pepperdine Waves were just too much for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to prolong its postseason Saturday night. The No. 2-seeded Waves ended the No. 7 49ers’ season in similar fashion with a 30-28, 30-25, 23-30, 30-27 victory in the quarterfinals[Read More…]