The Dirtbags returned to .500 for the first time in nearly two months thanks to contributions from a couple of the more overlooked players on the Long Beach State roster. Ryan Millison threw four solid innings and backup catcher Zach Miller came through with the key hit in a 3-1[Read More…]
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Dirtbags to take on Cal State Fullerton in crucial series
The Dirtbags will head to Fullerton this weekend for a series that will play a large part in determining their chances to win a Big West Conference title. Long Beach State (21-21, 9-6 Big West) will play first-place Cal State Fullerton in three games this weekend. By the end of[Read More…]
Avila’s slam ends grand weekend for Long Beach State
It’s not often that an outfielder turns around to watch a home run ball clear the fence at Blair Field. But that’s exactly what happened at the Dirtbags game Sunday afternoon, when third baseman Juan Avila crushed a no-doubt grand slam over the left field wall, leading Long Beach State[Read More…]
Dirtbags crush No. 9 UCLA on the road
LOS ANGELES – The Dirtbags cruised to an 11-1 road win over No. 9 UCLA last night, going wild on a Bruins pitching staff that hadn’t given up more than seven runs in a game all year. Long Beach State (18-20) had one of its best offensive performances of the[Read More…]
Notes: Peterson makes MLB debut
Shane Peterson makes MLB debut Former Dirtbag Shane Peterson, who played first base, outfield and pitched for Long Beach State from 2006 to 2008, made his major league debut with the Oakland Athletics yesterday. Peterson played first base and struck out in his first at-bat. With the start, Peterson became[Read More…]
CLARK: Success of Dirtbags’ season will come down to results in road games
Big West Conference play is still in its early stages, but one thing is already abundantly clear: the Dirtbags will need to win on the road to stay in contention. Long Beach State (16-18, 6-3 Big West) is coming off a three-game sweep of UC Davis, which is the only[Read More…]
Hot bats lead Dirtbags to sweep of UC Davis
Just when it looked like things were falling apart for the Dirtbags, they put it back together. After losing a series to Pacific for the first time in the century last weekend, Long Beach State got back in the Big West Conference title race with a sweep of UC Davis.[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ pitching still thriving under Troy Buckley
Two things have remained consistent for the Dirtbags since 2001: good pitching and Troy Buckley. Buckley, who has spent 10 of the last 12 years in the Long Beach State dugout and has been head coach since 2011, is, as the Dirtbags media guide puts it, “one of the most[Read More…]
Dirtbags walk away with win after walk-off walk in 11th
The Dirtbags have had their share of close games this year, but none have gone to extra innings. It might be something they’d like to try more often. After erasing a 3-0 deficit in the ninth inning, Long Beach State went to the 11th to defeat San Diego State 4-3[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ comeback erased by walk-off home run
The Dirtbags fell far short of the sweep they needed over Pacific, as they lost two of three to the Tigers, the last of which came at the mercy of a walk-off home run. Long Beach State’s conference title hopes may have disappeared with Taylor Murphy’s home run ball, which[Read More…]