An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous awards 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 2025 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. Usually a starting pitcher coming back out for the ninth inning with 107 pitches on his arm would cause a stir in the stands, but nobody was surprised when Dirtbags ace Kellan Montgomery did that Friday night on […]