An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. The Long Beach State Dirtbags avoided the sweep on Bohl Dimond at Blair Field by beating Cal State Northridge 6-4 on Sunday. Jonathon Long went 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk and three RBI for the Dirtbags. […]