JJ Fiddler is an award-winning sportswriter and videographer who has been covering Southern California sports for multiple newspapers and websites since 2004. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007.
Chris Betts hasn’t made his Major League Baseball debut yet, but the 22-year old Wilson High alum grabbed some headlines earlier this month with a fantastic display of fundamentals. Betts is the everyday catcher for the Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, and is having a solid season after […]
Long Beach State announced yesterday that Eric Valenzuela will be the next coach of the Dirtbags baseball program. We talked to Valenzuela about the biggest issues he’ll deal with in his first year… Valenzuela on keeping the Dirtbags style… “I’m from the San Gabriel Valley, and I coached for USD in the NCAA Regional at […]
Bohl Diamond at Blair Field has a longstanding reputation as a pitcher’s ballpark. From its spacious outfield dimensions to the home run-suppressing marine layer that’s known to creep over the playing field after sundown, it’s long been recognized as a place where pitchers have the edge. It’s now been five years since the new outfield […]
