On a hot and sweaty Saturday afternoon, the Long Beach State softball team is up 1-0 against UC Santa Barbara. It is the bottom of the second inning with two outs and runners on second and third base, and the 49ers look to increase the lead. Up next to bat?[Read More…]
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Men’s volleyball draws familiar MPSF foe
Head coach Alan Knipe won’t need much time to scout the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s first-round Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament opponent. The No. 7-seeded 49ers will travel to Malibu to face the No. 2 Pepperdine Waves — the defending MPSF champions — at Firestone Fieldhouse Saturday night.[Read More…]
‘Niners earn conference accolades in tennis, golf
Hannah Grady capped off her Big West Conference tennis career by becoming the first four-time Player of the Year award recipient in conference history. Grady went undefeated in singles action during conference play at 11-0 this season, helping guide the 49ers to their sixth straight conference crown. She compiled a[Read More…]
Aztecs drop Dirtbags, 6-3
Box score SAN DIEGO — The Long Beach State Dirtbags fell, 6-3, against the host San Diego State Aztecs Tuesday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The game started off slowly, with each pitcher working at a snail’s pace. The scoring opened in the top of the third inning, when Jonathan[Read More…]
Women claim 1st Big West golf crown
For the first time in the history of the Long Beach State women’s golf program, the 49ers can call themselves Big West Conference champions. The Beach shot 65-over-par 929 to edge UC Davis and UC Irvine by a stroke Tuesday at the San Luis Obispo Country Club. The Anteaters made[Read More…]
Baseball, softball pitchers earn weekly honors
The Big West Conference honored Long Beach State’s Adam Wilk and Brooke Turner as the Pitcher of the Week in their respective sports Monday. Wilk, a junior left-hander for the Dirtbags, tossed eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 win over Cal State Northridge last Friday. He struck out six batters,[Read More…]
Women end Day 1 in lead, men in 5th
The 49er women’s golf team wrapped up Day 1 at the Big West Conference Championship, taking a two-round score of 45-over 621 into the clubhouse Monday. The highest individual score in each round is thrown out of the final team tally for that round. LBSU holds a two-shot lead over[Read More…]
Franchitti wins Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Dario Franchitti took first place in the IndyCar Series at the 35th annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Franchitti said at the press conference after the race, “that last restart we were able to get on it again, pull away, and the Target car, the pace was great all[Read More…]
‘Niners cruise to 6th straight Big West tennis title
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team maintained its stranglehold on the Big West Conference on Sunday. The No. 60 49ers won their sixth consecutive Big West title — and seventh overall — by defeating No. 56 UC Irvine, 4-1, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. No. 113-ranked Hannah Grady[Read More…]
Emotional reliever registers save
Box score For the Dirtbags, baseball may have been the last thing they were concerned about on Sunday. In an emotional win, Long Beach State managed to score three late runs en route to a 5-2 victory over Cal State Northridge at Blair Field. With the Dirtbags up three, Josh[Read More…]