The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars aren’t the only young baseball players from North Long Beach to take a long vacation this summer. The Long Beach Thunder 12U squad, also from Cherry Park, is traveling to New York for a tournament at Cooperstown All-Star Village. Coach Robert Weaver put the team together last year so […]
Long Beach State’s hire of Eric Valenzuela as the new coach of the Dirtbags brought a lot of reactions across our phones. The university was as confident as could be that they’d gotten their guy. Recruits were clearly thrilled — kids have been committing to the program while those who’d been committed to Valenzuela’s old […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags legend Troy Tulowitzki announced his retirement today after 13 years in Major League Baseball. He was the highest LBSU draft pick ever when the Colorado Rockies took him seventh overall in 2005. “I will always look back with tremendous gratitude for having the privilege of playing as long as I did,” […]
This is the second installment of Next One Up, an occasional summer feature series taking a look at some of the biggest up-and-coming stars in the Long Beach sports world. This has been a dream summer for Millikan sophomore-to-be Caleb Brandon. The speedy outfielder was a starter for the Rams last year as a freshman, […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars beat Guam 11-1 yesterday in their second mercy rule victory of the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu. Pitcher Jack Champlin picked up the win after giving up one hit in 2.3 innings while striking out six and only walking one. Uptown LB tallied 15 hits and scored nine […]
The Los Altos 8U All-Stars is hosting the 2019 Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals this week and beat Guam 18-1 on Tuesday. CLICK HERE to read more. Below are some great action shots from our own Joseph Kling.
The Long Beach Little League 2019 11U All-Star team took home the District 38 banner this summer. They earned a bid for the Section 5 tournament later this month hosted by Tustin Western Little League in Santa Ana. LBLL 11U All-Stars: (front row L-R) Daniel Gerstner, James Mirabile, Desi Whelan, Owen Keller, Seamus O’Neill, Matteo […]
Travis d’Arnaud made history at Yankee Stadium on Monday night by becoming the first catcher to hit three home runs in a game out of the leadoff spot, per Elias Sports Bureau. The Lakewood High alum helped the Tampa Bay Rays come back and win 5-4 with all five RBIs and a three-run go-ahead homer […]
The Uptown Long Beach 10U All-Stars opened the Pacific South West Regional in Honolulu with a combined no-hitter and a 5-1 win over San Luis Obispo on Monday. Uptown Long Beach scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead for good while Jerry Garfiaz led the way. Garfiaz pitched 3.1 hitless innings […]
The Los Altos 8U All-Stars are hosting the 2019 Cal Ripken Pacific Southwest Regionals this week after taking the Southern California state title last weekend. Los Altos will face teams from Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Guam and Nothern California. Each team at the tournament is guaranteed three games and Los Altos will play at 7 p.m. […]