There won’t be too much downtime for Long Beach State teams as students take a week away from school. While some LBSU squads prepare to begin Big West Conference play, others will look to finish strong down the stretch. Baseball The Dirtbags might not have started the 2010 season the[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
LEE: Uninvited guests crash Big Dance
Fans of March Madness upsets were spoiled with a flurry of them during the first two rounds of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Sweet 16, which starts on Thursday, features teams from 11 conferences, with five of those squads hailing from non-BCS leagues. Butler (Horizon League) and Xavier (Atlantic[Read More…]
49ers claim top marks in distance race, high jump
LOS ANGELES — The Long Beach State track and field team showed plenty of personal improvement at the USC Trojan Invitational on Saturday, as distance runner Brett Hasvold and high jumper Nicholas Armstrong highlighted the team’s day at USC with first-place finishes in their respective events. Hasvold, a sophomore, posted[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 21
Baseball: Late error foils attempt at sweep Box score An error in the ninth inning cost the Dirtbags (9-9) a series sweep against UNLV as they fell, 2-1, to the Rebels on Sunday. Long Beach State closer David Brown (2-1) was charged with the loss. He picked up the last out[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 20
Baseball: Mittelstaedt sets school record in 10-1 win Box score The Dirtbags (8-8) defeated UNLV, 10-1, on Saturday on 12 hits, including senior TJ Mittelstaedt’s 17th career triple, breaking the Long Beach State record. Jake Thompson (2-0) threw 7.2 innings, striking out five and allowing one run to help LBSU[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 19
Baseball: Dirtbags win slugfest in Vegas Long Beach State (8-8) racked up 19 hits on its way to a 17-8 win over UNLV on Friday to kick off a three-game series with the Rebels. Joey Terdoslavich led LBSU with four RBIs for the game, which included a three-run home run[Read More…]
Late-game dry spell pushes Dirtbags in Lions’ den
Box score LOS ANGELES – Long Beach State head coach Mike Weathers summoned reliever Cris Trout to face Loyola Marymount designated hitter Colton Plaia, who had homered earlier to tie the game, with the game knotted at four in the eighth inning and the go-ahead run on first with two[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 16
Men’s Basketball: Robinson earns All-District recognition Long Beach State sophomore T.J. Robinson was named National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Second Team All-District 9 in a vote of member coaches, the NABC announced on Tuesday. Robinson is one of 240 student athletes, from the 24 districts, to be honored as[Read More…]
49ers battle to third-place finish
The Long Beach State men’s golf team captured a third-place finish on Tuesday at the Triumph at Pauma Valley. The 49ers came into the final round at the 7,077-yard course just 12 strokes back from the leader. Tuesday, they pushed to within seven strokes to finish at 43-over par for[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 15
Baseball: Terdoslavich picks up Player of the Week nod Junior third baseman Joey Terdoslavich was named the Big West Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office today. Terdoslavich hit .615 on the week and had five RBI. The Miami (Fla.) transfer was a key part of an[Read More…]