The Big West Conference announced today that it’s cancelling the Big West Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. Long Beach State men’s basketball was scheduled to play UC Irvine in the first round tonight. In an official press release the conference said, “The main priority of the Big West Conference continues to be the health, safety […]
In a truly bizarre scene, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team saw its season come to an end in the opening round of the Big West Tournament, as they were defeated by Cal Poly in the Walter Pyramid Tuesday evening, 59-48. More strange than the result was the scene, with 4,000+ empty seats in […]
We’ve got some great shots of the Beach’s season-ending loss from photographer Joseph Kling.
The Big West Conference announced Tuesday afternoon that this week’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be played without spectators as part of precautionary measure to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Long Beach State had already stepped up regular cleaning of the Walter Pyramid facilities for spectators and teams. The Pyramid is hosting the […]
Everything feels different about this Long Beach State Dirtbags season under first-year coach Eric Valenzuela, and that includes raised expectations. Despite winning their fourth consecutive weekend series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field over Xavier, and moving as high as No. 12 in the national rankings, the Dirtbags (10-5) couldn’t complete the sweep of the […]
A two-out solo home run in the 11th inning proved to be the difference at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field on Sunday as Xavier salvaged a 2-1 win from the weekend series. The No. 17 Long Beach State Dirtbags won the first two games. “We have a lot of work to do,” Dirtbags coach Eric […]
The No. 17 Long Beach State Dirtbags survived another strange game with Xavier on Saturday at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. The Dirtbags (10-4) scored three runs on three hits and three errors while sophomore pitcher Alfredo Ruiz picked up his third win of the season. The lefty struck out seven in five innings. This […]
Photos By Stephen Dachman from the Long Beach State softball loss to visiting UCF on Saturday.
A five-run eighth inning helped the No. 17 Long Beach State Dirtbags come back to beat Xavier 8-4 on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but the Dirtbags weren’t satisfied with finding a way to win. “We played awful baseball today and they know that,” LBSU coach Eric Valenzuela said. “We didn’t have […]
Matt Fields knew his baseball career hung in the balance when his doctor walked back into the exam room. The Lakewood High alum had already faced three straight years of arm injuries since coming to Long Beach State, and he was slowly running out of eligibility and patience. “Basically there’s a chance my elbow could […]