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 winning streak has reached five games for the Long Beach State Dirtbags after Jonathon Long’s walk-off home run against Cal Baptist on Tuesday night. The Dirtbags (15-8, 3-3) held a 2-0 lead until the Lancers scored in […]