As the names were called, and the school Long Beach State was so often attached, the sting of last year’s regional exit was softened but the stark reality of 2009 began to set in. Such was the case of the 2008 MLB Draft. A school-record 11 Dirtbags were selected as[Read More…]
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Dirtbags end season on wrong end of sweep
Box score FULLERTON — The way Long Beach State lost to rival Cal State Fullerton on Sunday seemed to sum up the way the up-and-down season went for the Dirtbags. An 11-run third inning by the Titans that included eight unearned runs allowed CSF to complete the sweep. “It’s frustrating,[Read More…]
Ramirez hurls gem to deal Dirtbags 7-1 loss
FULLERTON — Dirtbags coach Mike Weathers summed it up best at the end of his postgame interview. “Its the same old adage: pitching wins. When they don’t let you on base you’re just not going to score.” LBSU (25-28, 11-12 Big West Conference) managed just four hits on Saturday night[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop series opener to Titans
Going into Friday night’s match-up between Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton, all signs pointed to a lopsided Titans win. Adam Wilk and the Dirtbags had other plans. Two of the top pitchers in the Big West Conference went toe-to-toe as LBSU (25-27, 11-11 Big West) was knocked off[Read More…]
LBSU drops series, home finale to Cal Poly
Box score Blair Field has become known as anything but a hitter’s park with its 387-foot power alleys. Yet, after this weekend No. 18 Cal Poly might be thinking about moving in. Long Beach State dropped the final game of the weekend series with the Mustangs, 9-3, in the Dirtbags’[Read More…]
Singer’s walk-off single caps monster day
Box score Kirk Singer had just one RBI as a Dirtbag before Saturday’s game started. Now he has eight. The freshman infielder had seven RBIs — the most in 11 years for the Dirtbags — including the game-winning single with the bases loaded in the ninth to carry LBSU to[Read More…]
Dirtbags lose another game, player to injury
Box score The Dirtbags were victim to another tough loss and injured player on Friday night. The Dirtbags were handed a 6-3 loss by Cal Poly (34-16, 12-7 Big West Conference) at Blair Field. LBSU’s speedy leadoff hitter Jordan Casas may have broken his finger after he was hit by[Read More…]
Bruins’ hitting too much for Dirtbags
Box score WESTWOOD — Long Beach State used three pitchers and gave up nine runs before the fourth inning was over in a 15-2 loss to UCLA Tuesday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Dirtbags (24-24) lost their fourth straight game and second game this year to the Bruins (25-24). Freshman[Read More…]
Dirtbags get swept in Fullerton
Box score FULLERTON — Long Beach State lost two outfielders, along with the game, as UC Santa Barbara completed a three-game sweep of the Dirtbags on Sunday at Goodwin Field. Five pitchers took the mound for LBSU in a disastrous eighth inning as the Dirtbags fell to the Gauchos, 11-9.[Read More…]
Dirtbags come up empty in doubleheader
Game 1 box score Game 2 box score FULLERTON — Much like in Game 1, Long Beach State had a hard time finding success at the plate in Game 2 of a doubleheader with UC Santa Barbara at Goodwin Field. The Dirtbags had eight hits in the contest but fell[Read More…]