The Long Beach State softball team lost a pair of close games to Maine in its home opener, 6-4 and 3-2. This comes after three consecutive weeks of playing tournaments on the road. “We’re ecstatic about playing at home,” head coach Kim Sowder said before the game. “We even get[Read More…]
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49ers struggle in Cathedral City Classic
The Long Beach State softball team spent the weekend in Palm Springs, but it was hardly a vacation, as the 49ers dropped four of five games at the Cathedral City Classic. The ‘Niners (6-9) won their opening game 12-6 over Fordham on Thursday, but lost the nightcap of the doubleheader[Read More…]
‘Niners take two out of five in Vegas
The Long Beach State softball team finished the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas with two wins and three losses this weekend. The 49ers came away with wins against Indiana and Memphis, but dropped games to Texas Tech, Ohio State, and Portland State. The ‘Niners started out their weekend[Read More…]
LBSU finishes 3-2 in Fresno State Tournament
The Long Beach State softball team wrapped up its first tournament of the season Sunday, defeating Fresno State in extra innings and bringing its record to 3-2 on the year. The 49ers traveled up north on Friday for the Fresno State Tournament, where they played five games in three days.[Read More…]
LBSU opens season at Fresno State Tournament
The Long Beach State softball team opens its season with a five-game tournament in Fresno this weekend. Expectations are high for the 49ers, who return eight starters from a squad that earned an NCAA tournament berth last season. The team also finished tied for first with Pacific in the preseason[Read More…]
SDSU ends LBSU’s season on walk-off home run
San Diego State freshman Hayley Miles hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off in the ninth inning to end the Long Beach State softball team’s season, 6-4, in the Tempe Regional of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Tied at 4 with a runner on first in the bottom[Read More…]
Beach softball splits first two games in NCAA tournament
LBSU 6, SDSU 2 Alisha Rosen hit a solo home run to spark a five-run fifth inning rally to lead the Long Beach State softball team past San Diego State, 6-2, in the opening game of the Tempe Regional on Friday. Rosen’s home run, the first of her career, cleared[Read More…]
LBSU freshman highlights postseason softball honors
From throwing two no-hitters to spearheading the Long Beach State softball team to an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament, freshman pitcher Erin Jones-Wesley has never shied away from the spotlight, and Tuesday the Big West Conference took note of that. Jones-Wesley was named both the Big West Pitcher of[Read More…]
Beach softball secures bid to NCAA tournament, opens play against SDSU
The Long Beach State softball team received an at-large bid into the 64-team NCAA Softball tournament on Sunday and will begin play against San Diego State in the Tempe Regional at Arizona State on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU. The last time the 49ers[Read More…]
Beach softball sweeps doubleheader against Highlanders
The Long Beach State softball team scored 19 runs in two games to sweep a doubleheader, 8-4 and 11-2, from UC Riverside at Amy S. Harrison Field on Friday. Six 49ers finished with multiple RBI on the day, with Christina Schallig, Alisha Rosen, Nalani St. Germain and Hannah De Gaetano[Read More…]