Jarren Duran didn’t waste any time in taking out his frustrations of losing to Cal State Fullerton in game three of the NCAA Super Regional at Blair field last June. The first pitch of Friday’s non-conference series opener was driven deep to right field and eventually sailed over the wall,[Read More…]
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Long Beach State baseball wraps up first series win of season over Tulane
After a foul ball violently entered the Long Beach State dugout in the series opener against Tulane, junior pitcher Tyler Radcliffe had to be taken to get X-rays on his right hand when he was struck by the ball. Slated to start game two, head coach Troy Buckley ruled him[Read More…]
Long Beach State Dirtbags pour it on, then get poured on
In an injury-plagued season in which little has gone right for Long Beach State, head coach Troy Buckley had three things go his way in the Dirtbags’ 13-2 barrage of Tulane Friday. His starting pitcher went seven scoreless innings, his offense tallied 15 hits and he got the opening game[Read More…]
Long Beach State freshman Adam Seminaris turns in best start of the season in 5-1 win over Washington State
After being swept on the road against No. 10 Texas A&M March 9-11, Long Beach was able to bounce back with a 5-1 win over Washington State Tuesday at Blair Field. Freshman Adam Seminaris was phenomenal on the mound for the Dirtbags, after throwing seven strong innings to set up[Read More…]
From zero, to hero; Dirtbags pull off a top-10 upset
When the sixth inning ended between No. 10 Vanderbilt and Long Beach State at Blair Field Tuesday, a home crowd of 1,712 collectively groaned and looked up at a zero in the Dirtbags’ hit column. The despair gave way to euphoria just one inning later after a Long Beach rallied[Read More…]
Long Beach State and No. 9 Ole Miss split day and night double header
Long Beach State and No. 9 Ole Miss clashed in over six hours of baseball Saturday, splitting a double header with 4-3 wins for each team. The weather didn’t cooperate Friday night as rain forced the opening game to be postponed until the following day. Junior pitcher Clayton Andrews was[Read More…]
Long Beach rallied late, but could not overcome a 1-0 Arizona State lead
Long Beach came within inches of erasing a forgettable hitting performance Tuesday against Arizona State, but a ninth inning rally was snuffed out after Sun Devils’ left fielder Trevor Hauver dove and robbed a potential game-winning hit from the Dirtbags. “He made a heck of a play,” Long Beach head[Read More…]
Long Beach State baseball wins one out of three against No. 7 TCU
Updated on Feb. 26, 2018 at 12:02 p.m. In its first test on the road, Long Beach State won game one of a three-game series against No. 7 Texas Christian University but could not keep the Horned Frogs from salvaging their first home stand of the season. Weather postponed the[Read More…]
Long Beach State baseball drops third game in a row
Long Beach State lost its midweek matchup against USC 5-1 after two miscues on the field led to five runs scored by the Trojans. The Dirtbags’ offense struggled yet again, especially in the late innings and failed to produce runs despite out-hitting the visitors five to three. “We’re certainly not[Read More…]
St. Mary’s tops Long Beach State 4-1 in rubber match
After opening the season with a Friday night win over St. Mary’s, Long Beach State dropped its next two games to lose the first series of 2018. The Dirtbags were stifled on offense, hitting .236 over the weekend and being held to only two hits in Sunday’s 4-1 loss. St.[Read More…]