Box score Just two points away from pulling the upset, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team let a golden opportunity slip away Saturday night. On paper, the match-up between the No. 23-ranked 49ers and No. 2 Texas appeared to be lopsided. And it almost was, but in the 49ers’[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Women’s volleyball falls 3-1 in season opener
The No. 23-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team opened its season with an inexperienced, inconsistent effort Friday night. The 49ers lost 24-26, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25 to the No. 15 San Diego Toreros in a nonconference match at the Walter Pyramid. “We just didn’t play very well,” 25th-year LBSU head[Read More…]
Buckley rejoins Dirtbag coaching staff
One-time Long Beach State pitching coach Troy Buckley will return to the Dirtbags for the 2009-10 season after spending two years in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, the program announced today. While with the Pirates, Buckley worked as the coordinator of minor league pitching. He is expected to replace Jon Strauss,[Read More…]
Morris to call Hungary new home
Donovan Morris will be packing up and bringing his game overseas to Hungary. The former Long Beach State men’s basketball guard agreed to a professional contract with Falco KC-Szombathely, he announced via Facebook. He is expected to leave for the team Aug. 17. The 6-foot-3, San Bernardino-native signed a nine-month[Read More…]
Three ‘Niners selected to fill American squad
Caitlin Ledoux, Ashley Lee and Jocelyn Neely were three of eight players named to the USA Volleyball National Beach Training Team for the Junior (Under-21) World Championships. The team was selected from a pool of 177 players and will be trimmed to four by mid-July. Ledoux and Neely, both sophomores,[Read More…]
Women’s golf head coach steps down after 13 seasons
Long Beach State athletics director Vic Cegles announced that Sue Ewart has stepped down from the women’s golf head coaching position. Ewart, who twice earned Big West Coach of the Year recognition (2005 and 2009), will continue to work with the 49er men’s and women’s golf programs as an assistant.[Read More…]
Read between the lines
Long Beach State interim men’s volleyball head coach Andy Read lives a double life. One revolves around volleyball nets and scoreboards; the other is a world of lab coats and goggles. Coaching volleyball with college athletes and teaching physical science to high school students are one in the same for[Read More…]
Ruiz closing in on Major League dream
Dirtbag closer Charlie Ruiz was in control during many pressure situations this past season, often pitching in the eighth and ninth innings to secure wins for his team. The Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was a little different for Ruiz, however, because he could hardly control anything. His play[Read More…]
Three Dirtbags one step closer to big leagues
The phone calls from baseball scouts started ringing in and Dirtbag Adam Wilk knew he would be one step closer to reaching his dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team. Wilk received news that he was the 330th player taken overall in the 11th round of the 2009[Read More…]
Dirtbags are victims of their own success
As the names were called, and the school Long Beach State was so often attached, the sting of last year’s regional exit was softened but the stark reality of 2009 began to set in. Such was the case of the 2008 MLB Draft. A school-record 11 Dirtbags were selected as[Read More…]