Blair Field, home of the Long Beach State Dirtbags, has been renamed Bohl Diamond at Blair Field it was announced Monday after long-time benefactor Marilyn Bohl made a $5 million dollar contribution to the program. “It’s unbelievable that someone is giving hard earned money to a specific cause and we[Read More…]
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Dirtbags release heavy hitting 2018 schedule
The No. 8 Long Beach State Dirtbags released their 2018 season schedule on Tuesday, revealing a total of 13 games scheduled against teams listed in baseballamerica.com’s top-25 ranking. The impressive strength of schedule comes on the heels of a 42-20-1 campaign last year that resulted in a NCAA Super Regional[Read More…]
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Dirtbags will host Hawai’i in weekend conference series
The Long Beach State baseball team is on the outside looking in for the playoff picture and will host Hawai’i for a three game series beginning Friday night at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (23-17, 8-7 Big West) are coming off of a Tuesday night upset over No. 2 UCLA. It[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…]
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 LBSU Dirtbags are back at Blair Field to take on UC Riverside
With the toughest part of its season in the rearview mirror, the Long Beach State baseball team will welcome the hapless UC Riverside for a three-game weekend series starting Friday night at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (19-13, 4-3) are coming off a losing five-game road trip, but they managed to[Read More…]
Brown making impact with Dirtbags
Tanner Brown’s journey from pitcher in junior college to starter for the Long Beach State baseball team began almost a year ago. The junior right-hander began his collegiate career at Golden West College in Fountain Valley after going undrafted out of high school. Brown was not highly recruited, but his[Read More…]
The Lions Roar
Loyola Marymount snapped the Long Beach State baseball team’s three-game winning streak on Tuesday night at Blair Field. Freshman center fielder Tristan Mercadel jumpstarted the Dirtbags’ (8-4) offense in the second inning when he doubled down the right field line. A double by freshman David Banuelos kept it going when[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…]