The Long Beach State baseball team played its first game at Blair Field in nearly two weeks resulted in an 11-1 loss at the hands of Washington State University. The Dirtbags (8-15) allowed 15 hits and committed five errors in their 10-run loss Monday to the Cougars. Freshman starting pitcher[Read More…]
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Suicide squeeze seals victory for Dirtbags
After a 13-1 rout of Wichita State the previous day, the Long Beach State baseball team found themselves in another tight ninth inning spot. LBSU (8-14) trailed the Shockers 2-1 in the top half of the ninth inning. After getting the leadoff runner on base, a pair of sacrifices had[Read More…]
LBSU bounces back with rout of Shockers
The Long Beach State baseball team responded to yet another ninth inning meltdown with one it its best overall performances of the season. The Dirtbags (7-14) scored 13 runs on 16 hits on their way to a 13-1 rout of Wichita State. Sophomore starting pitcher Ryan Strufing threw six innings[Read More…]
Dirtbags dropped in ninth by Shockers
The Long Beach State baseball team was unable to hold onto an early 7-2 lead as they lost to Wichita State on Friday. The Dirtbags (6-14) surrendered six runs to the Shockers in the bottom in the ninth inning en route to an 8-7 loss. LBSU broke the game open[Read More…]
LBSU evens series with Sun Devils
The Long Beach State baseball team (5-9) evened its weekend series with the No. 10-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-4) Saturday with a 7-3 win after dropping the opening game Friday night at Blair Field. Dirtbags starting pitching Matt Anderson (1-0) scattered eight hits over 6 1/3 innings pitched, giving[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop opener to No. 10 ASU
The Long Beach State baseball team let a solid outing from pitcher Shawn Stuart go to waste, losing to the No. 10-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) 3-2 in twelve innings Friday night at Blair Field. The loss is the Dirtbags sixth loss in one-run games this season and fifth[Read More…]
Dirtbags take series over No. 20 Cal
Led by starting pitcher Ryan Strufing’s eight innings of one-run baseball, the Long Beach State baseball team defeated No. 20-ranked Cal, 2-1 on Sunday to win the weekend series with the Bears. Strufing, the Big West Pitcher of the Week, did not surrender a walk in eight innings of work,[Read More…]
LBSU dropped by Cal in extra innings
The Long Beach State baseball team dropped an extra innings affair with the No. 20-ranked Cal Bears 2-1 to even up the weekend series at Blair Field Saturday night. While junior starting pitcher Matt Anderson kept the Cal bats quiet for six innings the LBSU (3-3) bullpen surrendered the lead[Read More…]
Dirtbags hold off No. 20 Cal
Sophomore reliever Kyle Friedrichs pitched two and 2/3 scoreless innings as the Long Beach State baseball team was able to stave off the visiting No. 20-ranked California Bears 7-4 in the series-opener Friday night at Blair Field. Friedrichs came in for starting pitcher Shawn Stuart with one out in the[Read More…]
LBSU comes up short against USC
The top four hitters for the Long Beach State baseball team went 0-15 against the University of Southern California Trojans in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night at Blair Field. Center fielder Brennan Metzger was the only offensive spark on the evening, collecting three of the Dirtbags (2-2) five hits on[Read More…]