Box score Neither team wanted to give in during a back-and-forth match-up between Long Beach State and No. 18 San Diego State on Tuesday night. A forgettable ninth inning, though, cost the Dirtbags a victory as they fell, 4-3, at the hands of the visiting Aztecs at Blair Field. A[Read More…]
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New women’s hoops coach to be named Tuesday
The search for a new Long Beach State women’s basketball coach is over. Members of the athletic department would not release the name but a press conference is scheduled Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Ukleja Room of the Walter Pyramid. A live stream of the press conference will be[Read More…]
Beach Banter: Sizing up the Major League Baseball season
Sports editor Tracy McDannald, assistant sports editor Daniel Ramirez and staff writer Matt Moreno share their thoughts on 2009 Major League Baseball season, including how the local Southern California teams will fare. TM: Is the AL West even in question at all? DR: No, the Angels are going to win[Read More…]
Beach softball completes series sweep
Box score After running off 11 straight wins coming into the 49er Softball Complex, Cal State Northridge will head back up the 405 with three games in the loss column. Long Beach State (24-14, 5-1 Big West Conference) defeated CSUN, 6-1, to complete the series sweep at home on Sunday.[Read More…]
Late rally falls short, win streak ends
Box score The Dirtbags were brought back to earth after their season-high seven-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday afternoon. Long Beach State (14-13, 2-1 Big West Conference) dropped the final game of its series against UC Riverside, 4-3, at Blair Field. The Dirtbags had another solid pitching outing from[Read More…]
Big West women’s tennis title highlights Sports Picks
Women’s Tennis ‘Niners complete perfect run through conference The 49er women’s tennis team capped off an 8-0 season in the Big West with a 5-2 win over UC Davis on Saturday. The Beach took the doubles point before going on to win four of the six singles matches. Senior Hannah[Read More…]
49ers come up short against the Cardinal
The third time was not the charm for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team Friday night. The 49ers lost a five-set match to the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 30-28, 18-30, 26-30, 30-26, 18-20, at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU (10-13, 7-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has lost all three matches against[Read More…]
LBSU outlasts Pacific, ends 5-game slide
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was in desperate need for a win as it hosted the Pacific Tigers on Saturday night. Although it wasn’t pretty, the end result was a victory as the 49ers came back to win the match 29-31, 30-13, 25-30, 30-21, 15-8 at the Walter[Read More…]
Beach softball takes two from CS Northridge
Game 2 box score The 49er softball team seems to have a knack for snapping long winning streaks. Just four weeks removed from ending No. 5 UCLA’s 18-game unbeaten streak, LBSU stopped Cal State Northridge’s run at 11 to jump into sole possession of first place in the Big West[Read More…]
Lucky No. 7
Box score It felt like déjà vu Saturday afternoon at Blair Field. For the second Saturday in a row Jake Thompson was masterful, making quick work of an opponent and sending Long Beach State to another series win by beating UC Riverside, 2-1, for its seventh straight victory. While both[Read More…]