REPORTS FROM LONG BEACH STATE Naomi Hernandez tied the game at 5-5 with a three-run home run, and then Taylor Rowland’s grand slam did the rest as Long Beach State rallied to defeat Loyola Marymount on the road 9-6. Loyola Marymount (15-17-1) scored first, but the Beach limited the damage with some excellent defense. Two […]
The Long Beach City College softball team came up with one of the biggest upsets of the season on Saturday. The Vikings (14-10, 1-3) scored five runs in the eighth inning to knock off defending state champion Cypress on the road 6-3.It was the first home loss for Cypress in 44 games. LBCC pitcher Alyssa […]
The No. 22 Long Beach State softball team won two games at the Loyola Marymount Tournament. From Long Beach State Reports GAME ONE LBSU methodically built up a lead over Fairfield and pulled away late with a five-run fifth inning, winning a second-straight game via the run-rule 9-1 in six innings. LBSU, playing as the […]
FROM LBSU REPORTS The Dirtbags (7-12) ran into an onslaught from Tulane (9-11) on Saturday as the visiting Green Wave scored 10 runs on 16 hits to even the series with a 10-6 victory at Blair Field. There were some offensive highlights for Long Beach State, however, as LBSU had four doubles and a home […]
Long Beach State women’s tennis (6-6) was edged by Purdue 4-3 on Saturday at Rhodes Tennis Center. LBSU senior Lena Pacholski and freshman Sadaf Sadeghvaziri earned the lone win in doubles action. Pacholski also bounced back and defeated Silvia Ambrosio 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match. Purdue won the next three matches. […]
It only took five pitches for the Long Beach State Dirtbags to score twice on Friday night at Blair Field where they rolled to a 13-2 win over Tulane. The Dirtbags (7-11) have won consecutive games for only the second time this season. LBSU starter Zak Baayoun pitched seven strong innings of 3-hit baseball while […]
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The Long Beach Powernet Birdz won the 13 and under division of the Las Vegas Battle Born Tournament last weekend in Nevada by beating Las Vegas Smash 11-7 in the championship game. The Birdz won all four of their games while posting an impressive .502 team batting average. Holden Hungerford led the way on the […]
The Wilson boys’ lacrosse team took an early lead and held off Tustin in an 8-3 win at home on Friday. Sophomore Charley Littleworth scored a hat trick, and sophomore Goalie John Legaspi made 19 saves. Senior Malachi Valenzuela-Mier scored twice. Wilson (5-0) takes on Long Beach Poly at Cabrillo next Friday.
The raucous crowds at Texas A&M baseball games are known for getting on opposing pitchers, and not letting them up. Aggies fans will scour social media for heckling fodder, and count consecutive balls thrown with loud chants. That’s what the Long Beach State Dirtbags had to deal with last weekend when they visited the No. […]