The weekend series against visiting No. 23 TCU was one step forward and two steps back from the Long Beach State Dirtbags. After producing their best offensive performance of the season on Saturday, the Dirtbags lost their chance at taking a series with a 10-4 loss on Sunday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags offense exploded for a season-high 14 hits in their 14-3 win over No. 23 TCU on Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. LBSU (2-11) can win its first weekend series of the season at 1 p.m. on Sunday. All nine Dirtbags starters collected a hit as they put […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags mustered only four hits in their 4-1 loss to No. 23 TCU on Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. After falling behind 3-0, LBSU (1-11) got on the board in the bottom of the fifth inning when Tanner Carlson scored on Santino Rivera groundout. Junior Calvin Estrada had […]
The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team will be back at Walter Pyramid this weekend for a pair of nonconference matches on the new Taraflex playing surface. WATCH HIGHLIGHT VIDEO from last weekend when The Beach christened the new floor. LBSU will host No. 8 Stanford at 7 p.m. on Friday, and Saint […]
Nothing has come easy for the Long Beach State Dirtbags this season, and that included their first win of the year. LBSU took a big lead after scoring six runs in the third inning on Tuesday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but had to hold on tight for a 8-7 victory over visiting No. […]
With last week’s news that Long Beach could be the site of a new Angel Stadium, it’s worth remembering that there’s a long history between the city and the team. Long Beach Angels? Since the Angels were founded in 1961, there’s been a unique history between the franchise and the city of Long Beach. In […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags are off to their worst start in program history. LBSU (0-7) has lost its first seven games for the first time ever after getting swept by Nevada last weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The previous worst start was 0-6 in 1954, the first season of the program, and […]
Congratulations to this week’s Athletes of the Week and thanks to Naples Rib Company for their sponsorship. YOUTH Nathan Dowdell, Newcomb Track Newcomb Middle School eighth grader Nathan Dowdell won the All-City middle school championship in the 100 meter sprint last week, with a blazing time of 11.12, which would be a top 15 in […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags fell behind for the sixth time this season on Saturday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and lost for the sixth time this season 5-3 to Nevada. The Dirtbags (0-6) got seniors Laine Huffman and John Sheaks back into the lineup, and that was the best news for the […]
It took the Long Beach State Dirtbags nine innings to get a hit against Nevada on a cold Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, and despite loading the bases in the bottom of the ninth, they were edged by the visiting Wolf Pack 1-0. SEE PHOTO GALLERY Left fielder Calvin Estrada and Jacob […]