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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CSULB mascot Prospector Pete continues to cause debate
As confederate monuments on college campuses across the country have become a topic of heated debate, Cal State Long Beach University’s mascot Prospector Pete has come under scrutiny by members of the campus. While Prospector Pete, the spirit of the 49ers, seems to have only just become a topic of[Read More…]
Dirtbags head coach Troy Buckley awarded contract extension
After a year of accolades for the Long Beach State baseball team and USA Baseball’s collegiate national team, Troy Buckley has agreed to a contract extension through 2022 as the Dirtbags’ head coach. “I am very grateful and appreciative of this opportunity to continue to lead this historic program,” Buckley[Read More…]
Cal State Fullerton advances past Long Beach State to Omaha
Before game three of the Long Beach NCAA Super Regional, it was already touted as the most significant game ever played at Blair Field. The 2,896 fans in attendance saw an extraordinary display of pitching, timely hits and an electrifying atmosphere that didn’t let up until the Cal State Fullerton[Read More…]
Fullerton routs the Dirtbags in game two
Long Beach — Facing elimination, Cal State Fullerton came out like a completely different ball club in game two of the NCAA Super Regional series overmatching Long Beach State. After being shutout in game one, the Titans demoralized the home team at Blair Field, collecting 15 hits to beat the[Read More…]
Dirtbags start early, win game one
Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State entered Blair Field on Friday both ready to reinvent a rivalry. The two storied college baseball programs went heads up in a NCAA Super Regional tournament for the first time ever in front of 2,764 fans of nearly even allegiances. The Dirtbags (42-18-1)[Read More…]
Dirtbags vs. Titans in a renewed rivalry
Resiliency was the theme of Long Beach State’s NCAA Regional performance, playing five games in 36 hours and winning the final three in do-or-die fashion. The Dirtbags’ true toughness was tested, but they proved that they can come out on top even with their backs against the wall. “When you’re[Read More…]
Radcliffe keeps Dirtbags season alive
The biggest concern No. 7 Long Beach State had to deal with at the start of its season was pitching depth. Besides junior ace Darren McCaughan, the Dirtbags didn’t even have a set three-man weekend rotation for the first month of the 2017 campaign. One by one, guys started to[Read More…]
John Sheaks leads Dirtbags past San Diego State in 7-4 win.
The No.7 Long Beach State Dirtbags survived elimination from the NCAA Regional after beating San Diego State 7-4 in Sunday’s day game at Blair Field. A bounce back performance from their junior starter John Sheaks and a 13-hit offensive onslaught helped the host team advance to a rematch of Saturday[Read More…]
Texas outlasts Dirtbags
It took 12 innings to decide the winner of the Long Beach Regional winner’s bracket game between No.7 Long Beach State and Texas. The Dirtbags could not find a way to win in the exciting late frames and were topped by the Longhorns 5-3. Texas (39-22) answered all three leads[Read More…]