The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has played 27 games so far this season, yet the 49ers remain an enigma to me. Going into the season, I felt that the ‘Niners boasted the most talented roster in the Big West Conference. I was not alone as 16 other members[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Late push drops LBSU in Fullerton
Box score FULLERTON — The Dirtbags managed just one run off seven hits in an 8-1 loss to Cal State Fullerton at Goodwin Field in front of 2,027 fans on Sunday. CSUF pounded out 12 hits in the nonconference meeting between Big West Conference rivals. “There are some fundamental aspects[Read More…]
Dirtbags squander chances to shoot down Ducks
Box score The Dirtbags had plenty of men on base against Oregon on Saturday night, but the problem was getting those runners to cross the plate. Long Beach State left 11 runners stranded as they fell to the Ducks, 6-2, in front of 1,824 spectators at Blair Field in a[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 20
Men’s Basketball: Quick start propels The Beach over Idaho Box score T.J. Robinson scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to notch his 16th double-double of the season as the 49ers defeated Idaho, 77-66. Robinson did his scoring on 11-of-17 field goals attempts as Long Beach State (13-14) led by as many[Read More…]
Thompson shines for Dirtbags on rainy opening night
Box score The Dirtbags went into opening night at Blair Field not fully knowing what to expect from an unproven pitching staff. Head coach Mike Weathers can rest a little easier after the performance that Jake Thompson displayed in front of 1,974 spectators on Friday night. The junior starting pitcher[Read More…]
49ers use balanced attack to cruise past Lancers
Box score Long Beach State ran through Cal Baptist in three sets, 30-22, 30-18, 30-24 in a nonconference contest, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. With the win over the Lancers, LBSU (6-6) came back from a two-match losing skid.A strong team effort allowed The Beach to pull away from[Read More…]
Shooting barrage sinks 49er men
Box score The last time Long Beach State saw Pacific at the other end of the floor, the Tigers were celebrating a berth in the Big West Conference tournament championship game last March. On Wednesday night, the 49ers had to re-live that nightmare all over again. LBSU (12-14, 6-7 Big[Read More…]
Freshman paces LBSU to 9th place finish
Final team resultsFinal individual results The Long Beach State men’s golf team completed its first tournament of the spring on Tuesday, finishing 9th out of 14 teams at the Battle of the Beach Tournament at Pelican Hill Golf Course in Newport Coast. UCLA, which co-hosted of the tournament, won in[Read More…]
Returning Dirtbag batters bring ‘familiarity’
This is the second of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The Long Beach State offense should be able to ease the pressure put on the starting pitchers and relievers this season, with seven of nine starting position players returning. The Dirtbags had a combined[Read More…]
Beach hurlers pitching for redemption
This is the first of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The first part focuses on team pitching, while the second will go into detail about the field position players. Call it the year of the pitcher, the bounce-back year or just another season. Long[Read More…]