Prior to last year, the Long Beach State Dirtbags had a representative in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game for 10 consecutive seasons. After missing out last season as a rookie, former Dirtbag Jeff McNeil has started a new streak by being selected to play in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 9, at Progressive […]
With more mascot issues, coaching changes and championships being won at Long Beach State, the last 12 months have been exceptionally memorable. LISTEN to us run down this list with AD Andy Fee 1. Men’s Volleyball Goes Back-To-Back All-Americans TJ DeFalco, Josh Tuaniga, Kyle Ensing and Nick Amado completed their careers at LBSU by winning […]
The 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Draft this week provided the Long Beach State and Millikan High baseball programs an opportunity to make some history. The Dirtbags had at least one player selected for a 19th consecutive year, and the Rams had a former player drafted who will sign for the first time in 10 […]
Chris Betts hasn’t made his Major League Baseball debut yet, but the 22-year old Wilson High alum grabbed some headlines earlier this month with a fantastic display of fundamentals. Betts is the everyday catcher for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and is having a solid season after […]
Last Friday’s announcement that the students of Long Beach State voted to adopt “Sharks” as the new mascot of the school caused a major reaction among the university’s sports fans, who were posting all over social media wondering if they’d be rooting for the Sharks come the Fall. Long Beach State athletic director Andy […]
A trio of former Lakewood Lancers made some interesting headlines during a busy week for local products in Major League Baseball. Matt Duffy and Travis d’Arnaud were both involved in a move by the Tampa Bay Rays last Friday. Five days after d’Arnaud was picked up by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Rays acquired the […]
The Long Beach State men’s track and field program won its fifth Big West Conference championship in the last seven years last weekend at UC Santa Barbara. The Beach scored 169.5 points to become the first program in Big West history to win 11 titles. It is also the sixth conference championship for LBSU this […]
With the local high school teams on spring break, here are the biggest Long Beach State and Long Beach City College games coming up this weekend. THURSDAY Long Beach City College Men’s Volleyball vs. El Camino College, 5 p.m. The No. 3 Vikings will be at Fullerton College this weekend for the CCCAA State Championship, […]
The Long Beach State track and field program hosted the 25th Annual Beach Invitational on campus at Jack Rose Track last weekend with more than 3,000 elite competitors of all ages and skills participating. On the men’s side, LBSU’s 4×100 relay team of Femi Ajose, Faris Babineaux, Kemonie Briggs, and Koty Burton won the event […]
Long Beach State men’s volleyball reclaimed their No. 1 ranking by knocking off Hawaii twice last weekend. The Beach won on Friday and Saturday night in a pair of five-set thrillers. WATCH VIDEO of the Senior Night comeback. READ MORE about what the important wins headed into the Big West Conference Tournament. BASEBALL The Dirtbags […]