Our weekly update on everything Long Beach State athletics includes Big West awards and coaching news. BASEBALL Long Beach State Baseball Gets Big West Awards MEN’S BASKETBALL Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Coaching Changes TRACK & FIELD Long Beach State Track & Field Sending Six To NCAAs TEAM USA Long Beach State Well-Represented On Team […]
Author: JJ Fiddler
Long Beach State Well-Represented On Team USA
Long Beach State’s international legacy is well documented. There has been a 49er in every Summer Olympics since the university was founded in 1949, and five more LBSU representatives are part of Team USA this year. LBSU women’s soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia, water polo coach Gavin Arroyo, men’s volleyball assistant coach Nick MacRae and men’s […]
Long Beach State Softball’s Rowland Named All-American
Taylor Rowland’s college softball career hasn’t been typical, but last week it turned historic when the Long Beach State sophomore became the fifth 49er to be named an All-American. Rowland earned second-team honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. “I couldn’t have done anything this season without the support of my family and my coaches,” […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Coaching Changes
The reconfiguration of the Long Beach State men’s basketball program under 12th year coach Dan Monson continued on Wednesday when the university announced that Bobby Braswell will return as an assistant coach and Myke Scholl has been promoted to Associate Head Coach. Former graduate manager Jerry Woods has also been hired as the new Director […]
Long Beach State Baseball Gets Big West Awards
The Long Beach State Dirtbags got four players on the All-Big West teams announced Wednesday. Junior Clayton Andrews made the first team as a starting pitcher while junior second baseman Jarren Duran, junior closer Chris Rivera and sophomore pitcher Zak Baayoun. Andrews was one of the best starting pitchers and centerfielders in the conference this […]
Wilson Golfer Tyler Schafer Ties For Fourth At CIF State
The high school golf career of Wilson senior Tyler Schafer has been full of steady play and historic moments. His last round at the CIF State Championship on Wednesday was no different. Schafer finished tied for fourth with an even-par round at San Gabriel Country Club. He is the first Moore League golfer to reach […]
LB In MLB: Local Boys Making Headlines
More than 15 Major League Baseball players have ties to Long Beach, so there have been plenty of headlines this season that have featured local boys. Making History Long Beach State Dirtbags and St. John Bosco High product Evan Longoria collected his 1,500th career hit earlier this month. The San Fransisco Giants third baseman was […]
PODCAST: The LB Fee Show Special Team USA Edition
JJ Fiddler and Mike Guardabascio sit down with Long Beach State athletics director Andy Fee every Monday for The LB Fee Show to talk about everything LBSU athletics and interview a special guest. This week is a special Team USA edition with guests LBSU water polo coach Gavin Arroyo and women’s soccer coach Mauricio Ingrassia. […]
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