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 […]
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 […]
Report From LBSU Sports Information Department The Long Beach State (4-23) offense busted out in a big way, matching its season high with 14 runs scored to defeat No. 5 Arizona State (25-2) on Tuesday night. It was Long Beach State’s first win of the season away from home, while giving ASU its first home […]
The Long Beach State Dirtbags outhit the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but that wasn’t enough to win the first game of the annual nonconference series between the Big West rivals. Fullerton used seven drawn walks in the first two innings to build a big lead on […]
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The Long Beach State Dirtbags (3-16) got a leadoff home run from Riki DeSa at USC on Tuesday night, but the rest of the game belonged to the Trojans (8-11) as LBSU suffered a 5-2 loss at Dedeaux Field. It was DeSa’s first career home run, and the junior transfer from Hawaii later added a […]
REPORT FROM LBSU SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT The Dirtbags (2-13) looked to knock off the No. 2 UCLA Bruins (12-3) on Tuesday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the offense couldn’t do enough to support the pitching staff in a 2-0 loss. A total of 12 pitchers were used, with seven for UCLA and […]
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 […]