An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Long Beach State is looking to clinch its opening Big West series of the season on Saturday. The Dirtbags defeated Hawai’i on Friday thanks to a stellar start from Luis Ramirez. Follow along for live updates […]