Playoff atmosphere baseball games are tough to come by in the regular season, especially for a national top 10 team like the No. 7 Long Beach State. Game two of the season finale against Cal State Fullerton provided the Dirtbags just that as they edged the Titans 2-1 in an[Read More…]
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Dirtbags dominated in game one by CSUF
FULLERTON, CA – Though No. 7 Long Beach State wrapped up the Big West Conference championship last weekend, No. 14 Cal State Fullerton’s junior ace pitcher Connor Seabold pitched as if the title was on the line and led the Titans to a 6-3 victory in game one of the[Read More…]
Long Beach State Dirtbags win Big West
The No.7 Long Beach State Dirtbags sat on the grass in front of the home dugout at Blair Field after their 2-1 series sweeping win against Hawai’i long after the home crowd of 2,030 had filed out of the stadium. With eyes fixed on the big screen in right center[Read More…]
Dirtbags catcher David Banuelos nominated for Johnny Bench Award
It’s said that at the heart of every great baseball team, there is a catcher who not only excels in on-field performance but is also a sterling leader. Junior catcher David Banuelos has been just that for the No. 7 Long Beach State Dirtbags in 2017. Banuelos was nationally recognized[Read More…]
Dirtbags win games one and two against Hawai’i
The No. 8 Long Beach State Dirtbags jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their Big West Conference series against Hawai’i after another dominant home start from junior pitcher Darren McCaughan and a high-powered performance from the offense. Friday’s game one headline was “masterful McCaughan,” as the LBSU ace pitcher[Read More…]
Dirtbags deliver in extras
Freshman designated hitter Brock Lundquist’s game winning hit in the bottom of the 13th carried the Long Beach State baseball team past No. 2 UCLA in a 2-1 win at Blair Field on Tuesday night. “[I was] trying to hit the ball up the middle or somewhere in the gap,”[Read More…]
Dirtbags road to regionals murky at best
For the all the excitement and milestones the Dirtbags captured this season, a slew of top-ranked and vastly talented opponents awaiting them in the next few weeks will likely end the unexpected success of 2015. Very few, most of whom reside in the home locker room of Blair Field, believed[Read More…]
Blair Field gets set for major upgrades
Wayne Stickney, Long Beach State senior associate director for major gifts and research acquisition, discussed the major details regarding the enhancements to Blair Field and process of securing funds for major athletic projects. According to Stickney, the university entered into a 50-year lease agreement in 2009 and the first renderings[Read More…]
The Lombardi sisters are hitting their stride at LBSU
Inseparable since childhood, Julia and Lauren Lombardi are reunited and thriving at Long Beach State. Born only a year apart, Julia and Lauren moved up the youth softball ranks and attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch together for three years until Lauren graduated to play softball at LBSU.[Read More…]
LBSU baseball will travel to the desert to play Arizona State in weekend series
An emerging pitching staff and improved offense will lead the Long Beach State baseball team into Phoenix to take on No. 21 Arizona State for a three-game series starting Friday night. The Dirtbags (8-4) rank 13th in the country in earned run average and fifth in strikeouts per inning. Freshman[Read More…]