The Long Beach State softball team gave a warm welcome to team Toyota of the Japanese Professional League, but the 49ers fell 8-4 in a game that was as unconventional as it was unofficial. The exhibition game proved to be as untraditional as a college softball game can get, as[Read More…]
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Softball to play Japanese professional team in unofficial home opener
The Long Beach State softball team will forego ranked teams for the first time this season at the San Diego State Classic I this weekend but not before getting a taste of foreign softball. LBSU (7-6) will host an exhibition game against a Japanese professional team at the 49er Softball[Read More…]
‘Niners looking to put Las Vegas woes behind then in Cathedral City
The 49ers will hope that their struggles in Vegas, as the phrase goes, stay in Vegas as they begin play in the Cathedral City Classic on Thursday. After enduring crushing defeats to Oregon and Oregon State by a combined 23 runs in Las Vegas over the weekend, the Long Beach[Read More…]
‘Niners face pitching woes in Las Vegas
The Long Beach State softball team travelled to Las Vegas on Friday for a five-game series at the Easton Desert Classic, where it picked up two wins but also three games and dropped to .500 on the season. Offense was what head coach Kim Sowder wanted her team to improve[Read More…]
49er women grab first conference road wins
After losing four straight road games to start Big West Conference play, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team finally notched a pair of road wins at Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside. LBSU (14-11, 7-6 Big West) started its three-game road swing on the right foot by prevailing with[Read More…]
49ers headed to Las Vegas for high-profile tournament
The Long Beach State softball team will travel to Las Vegas on Friday, where it will play five games in three days at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic. The biggest challenge of the weekend will greet LBSU immediately, as the 49ers will face No. 5 Oregon (4-2) in the first[Read More…]
Softball off to solid start behind bats of Stephan, Sandoval
The Long Beach State softball team kicked off its season at UCLA’s Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, where it sandwiched a loss to No. 17 Texas A&M with wins over Wright State and Cal State Bakersfield. The 49ers (2-1) beat Wright State 7-4 before suffering an 8-0 defeat to Texas A&M[Read More…]
WBB: 49ers defeat CSUN, fall to Hawaii at home
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team got a split in its two-game homestand after bouncing back with a 70-63 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. Before facing CSUN (11-12, 6-5 Big West Conference), LBSU was on a three-game losing streak and had lost six[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball season preview
The Long Beach State softball team will begin its pursuit of a third straight Big West Conference championship and NCAA tournament bid when it opens its season on Friday. The 49ers have won the Big West title each of the past two years, but that hasn’t translated to success in[Read More…]
LBSU women looking to rebound from consecutive losses
After losing two straight road games, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team will return to the Walter Pyramid to host Hawaii and Cal State Northridge with hopes of improving its conference record. LBSU (11-10, 4-5 Big West Conference) holds an impressive 10-3 record at the Pyramid but is just[Read More…]