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…]
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A glimpse inside of CSULB students’ pre-game
The scrum of athletes sways shoulder-to-shoulder with arms interlocked. The black and yellow ring counters the softball-clad ringmaster’s calls with a roar, amplifying the raucous game of call-and-response to its climax. Before every game, the Long Beach State softball team rallies together for a traditional, pre-performance ritual, passed on from[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…]
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…]
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 heads to UCLA for baseball showdown
The Long Beach State baseball team hits the road for the first time this year when it makes the short drive to No. 4 UCLA Tuesday night at Jackie Robinson stadium. The Dirtbags (5-2) completed 2-1 series win against Utah Valley, but gave up eight runs in the series finale.[Read More…]
Dirtbags’ Steele leading new wave of arms
One-by-one Mike Steele sizes up his pitchers. He knows their pitching repertoires and routines, and his job to help them make the necessary adjustments to improve both as pitchers and people. “He tells us from day one exactly who we are as a pitcher,” senior right-hander Kyle Friedrichs said. “Were[Read More…]
Weekly 49er Feb. 17, 2015
On this episode: A tribute to Jerry Tarkanian, Candlelight vigil at CSULB, $200,000 to prevent sexual assault, and Dirtbags opening night.
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…]