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…]
Tag: baseball
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…]
LBSU sweeps Wichita State
Freshman right-handers Chris Mathewson and Darren McCaughan combined to throw the first no-hitter in Long Beach State history, giving the Dirtbags a three-game sweep over Wichita State at Blair Field on Sunday. Mathewson threw the first seven innings of the game, striking out eight batters in the Dirtbags’ (8-3) historic[Read More…]
LBSU takes on Wichita State in weekend series
The Long Beach State baseball team hosts Wichita State for the start of a three-game weekend series that starts on Friday at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (5-3) and the Shockers (3-4) settled for a two-game split in Wichita last year, after the third scheduled game was canceled due to temperatures[Read More…]
LBSU men’s baseball will face off against Utah Valley in second weekend series
The Long Beach State baseball team will welcome the winless Utah Valley Friday night in the start of a three-game series at Blair Field. The Dirtbags’ (3-1) pitching staff combined for 51 strikeouts in its first four games, allowing only a .187 opposing batting in that span. The Wolverines (0-4)[Read More…]
Dirtbags to face Pepperdine and the NC Dinos
The Long Beach State men’s baseball team continues its home-heavy early season schedule as it turns its hosts Pepperdine and NC Dinos of the Korea Baseball Futures League at Blair Field. Before the start of the season, sophomore shortstop Garrett Hampson said he believed junior right-hander Tanner Brown was ready[Read More…]
LBSU closes out the opening weekend series against Michigan
The Long Beach State baseball team took two out of three against Michigan in a successful opening-season series at Blair Field. On Friday night, the Dirtbags (2-1) offense got off to a slow start while Michigan (1-2) took an early lead 2-0 with a couple doubles at the top of[Read More…]
LBSU men’s baseball season opens against Michigan
The Long Beach State baseball team’s road to another postseason appearance will begin Friday night as it hosts Michigan at Blair Field. The Dirtbags will be without head coach Troy Buckley for the opening weekend against the Wolverines. Buckley was suspended for a violation of NCAA rules in Fall 2014.[Read More…]
LBSU reloads rotation with JC transfers
Coming off one of the most successful seasons under head coach Troy Buckley, the Long Beach State baseball team will have to rely on its inexperienced pitching staff to reach the postseason again. The Dirtbags lost three starters to graduation and the MLB Draft. Colorado Rockies drafted right-hander Andrew Rohrbach[Read More…]