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Today’s winner between Long Beach Poly and Wilson will leave the first round of Moore League girls’ volleyball in first place.
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FINAL: Hawai'i 11, Dirtbags 1
Tough one tonight for Long Beach State as they drop their 7th in a row. Long Beach native Derek Valdez came in to finish off the win for the Rainbow Warriors, covering the final 2 innings and getting a K to end it.
VIDEO: It was a wire-to-wire Moore League opener between Long Beach Poly and Jordan Friday, as Will Trunnelle delivered a game-winning two-RBI single in the seventh before throwing the final out in the bottom of the inning.
https://youtu.be/7kTDIoa7-i0
PHOTOS: Long Beach Poly vs Jordan--awesome game to open the season. Article and video coming soon, enjoy this great gallery from All-In Press
https://www.the562.org/2026/03/13/photos-long-beach-poly-vs-jordan-baseball-8/
Cool moment in the 8th inning as Hawai’i brought in Long Beach native Derek Valdez to pitch, and he got to face his younger brother, Damon, a freshman catcher for the Dirtbags.
The Valdez fam was understandably excited about it lol
The result? A groundout to shortstop
Another big inning for Hawai'i as they score 5 runs on 4 hits, including a 3-run double from Tate Shimao in the 7th. All 'Bows as it's time to stretch at Blair
Mid 7: Hawai'i 11, Dirtbags 1
Isaiah Magdaleno strikes out the side in the 6th and is only getting stronger for Hawai'i. That's 9 punchouts for the junior righty who has retired 9 of the last 10 Dirtbags he's faced. But at 107 pitches, he's surely done for the night.
End 6: Hawai'i 6, Dirtbags 1
Final: Long Beach State sweeps Jessup 25-20, 25-20, 25-14
The Beach will now prepare for a highly anticipated doubleheader against Hawai’i to open Big West play next week.
Caleb Anderson has done a great job in relief tonight and just finished his third scoreless inning for the Dirtbags. He's found a great feel for his breaking ball & got 2 Ks looking in the 5th. 4 Ks on the night for the senior
Bot 5: Hawai'i 6, Dirtbags 1
Set 2 | Alex Kandev with the kill as Long Beach State takes the set 25-20. The Beach looking for the sweep.
Set 1 | Long Beach State takes the first set over Jessup 25-20.
Skyler Varga leads the way with three kills and three aces.
Will Trunnelle the hero for Poly today in the seventh with a two-RBI knock and then sliding over from first to pitch the final out
Caleb Anderson comes out of the Long Beach pen and puts up a 0, stranding a pair of Hawai'i runners on base. Dirtbags pitchers have thrown 95 pitches (45 strikes) through the first 3 frames tonight
Mid 3: Hawai'i 6, Dirtbags 1
Set 1 | Three straight aces for Skyler Varga as the Beach takes a 12-9 over Jessup
Hawai'i sends 11 men to the plate in what ends up a 6-run inning for the Rainbow Warriors. A 2-RBI triple by Gabe Wright was the big hit in the rally, and 3 walks and a hit batter helped as well
Mid 2: Hawai'i 6, Dirtbags 1
We’re live from the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid as @LBSUMVB concludes non-conference action against Jessup.
Last night the Beach swept Jessup in the first of back-to-back contests.
