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Baseball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Come Back For Cathartic Walk-Off Win

It feels like a Hollywood screenwriter has taken over Long Beach State baseball for the last two days. The struggling  Dirtbags (6-26, 1-3) found out head coach Troy Buckley was fired on Thursday afternoon, and then hosted Cal State Northridge in their Big West Conference home opener at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Friday […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

UPDATE: Troy Buckley Out As Dirtbags Manager

Troy Buckley is out as head coach of the Long Beach State Dirtbags after being fired Thursday evening.  UPDATE (April 12, 11:05 p.m.) Multiple sources familiar with the university investigation into Buckley confirmed that he was terminated after a reported incidence of workplace violence. Following a recent baseball game Buckley is alleged to have gone after […]

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Baseball: Long Beach Poly Stays Atop Moore League

Long Beach Poly was efficient in its 4-1 win over Millikan on Friday afternoon at home that keeps the Jackrabbits atop the Moore league baseball standings with a week left in the regular season. Poly (15-6-1, 8-1) scored three runs in the third inning to take the lead and cap the scoring while ace pitcher […]

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Baseball Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College Baseball Clinches Playoff Spot

Long Beach City College baseball beat Cerritos 11-1 yesterday to take over first place in the South Division of the South Coast Conference and secure a regional playoff berth. The Vikings (21-12, 14-4) started the season by losing seven of their first nine games, but turned their season around with balanced offense and a deep […]

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COLUMN: Cabrillo, Jordan Baseball Making Things Interesting

There have been plenty of Moore League baseball seasons where half the schedule was skippable–this year is not one of those years. Thanks to excellent, dedicated coaching from Cabrillo’s Pedro Torres and Jordan’s Bryan Whitfield, the Jaguars and Panthers have been pushing the best teams in the Moore League this season. Last week in a […]

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The562.org’s Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to all our winners and thanks again to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. Aidan Grosz, St. Anthony Volleyball St. Anthony senior Aidan Grosz, a Long Beach State commit, had a huge week and led his Saints to a 7-0 record. He had 13 kills and three blocks against Salesian, 11 kills and five […]

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Baseball Long Beach Poly Wilson

Baseball: Wilson Beats Poly, Opens Moore League Back Up

At the end of the first round of Moore League baseball, the league found itself in an unusual place: with a frontrunner. Usually there’s a few teams tied for first place, or perhaps one game separating the top three teams. This year, because Long Beach Poly started league play 6-0, the Jackrabbits ended up a […]