For Jordan head coach Bryan Whitfield, the opportunity for the Panthers to take the field this season is a lot bigger than baseball. He believes his team has some talent, but is focused on giving his seniors a chance to make some lasting memories while giving his entire team a much-needed escape from the challenges […]
The St. Anthony baseball program continues to build under head coach Kris Jondle, now in his eighth season with the Saints. This year the team moved up from Division 6 to Division 5 and is the frontrunner to win the Santa Fe League. Jondle has been scheduling local teams, scrimmaging against Wilson and playing Long […]
This story has been updated with quotes from CIF-SS Commissioner Rob Wigod during Monday’s press conference. The CIF-Southern Section has just announced that there will be postseason play in the 2020-21 school year. With recent changes to California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidelines permitting schools to travel across multiple county lines for competition, the […]
Shannon Haddad, Kellie White, Morgan Quinlan, Samantha Fowler and Sophia Fernandez proved they’re the best pitching staff in the Big West this year by combining for three wins with a 0.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts during the weekend series sweep at Cal State Northridge. The Beach (12-5, 8-1) outscored the Matadors 24-4 in the three […]
As the calendar turns to April, it signals the start of another Major League Baseball season. That makes it the perfect time to check in with Long Beach’s former ballplayers to see how they’re faring on the big stage. This year’s Spring Training had a large contingent of local talent, with a mixed group of […]
The postgame talk on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field was a stern one after the Long Beach State Dirtbags lost to visiting Cal State Northridge 6-1 to split the four-game Big West Conference series. “I think we’re searching for our identity a little bit,” Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela said. “If we continue to […]
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The Long Beach State Dirtbags are back at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field tonight for the first time in a year as they host Cal State Northridge. Get ready for the home opening first pitch at 6 p.m. by listening to coach Eric Valenzuela talk about the tough start to the season and what he […]
Deion Sanders became a household name in 1992 when he tried to play a football game with the Atlanta Falcons and a baseball game with the Atlanta Braves on the same day. It’s hard to get yourself compared to a legendary athlete like “Prime Time” Sanders, but Xander McLaurin succeeded in doing so last Friday […]