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Long Beach State Softball Track & Field

The562.org’s College Athletes Of The Week

Congratulations to this week’s College Athlete of the Week honorees! Ashley Coleman, Long Beach State Softball Coleman threw a no-hitter against Loyola Marymount last weekend, earning Big West Player of the Week honors as she allowed just one base-runner on a walk. It was the 31st no-hitter in scool history. Herman Day, Long Beach State […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Long Beach State Volleyball Drops First Match To USC

The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s road match at USC on Saturday night had the feel of a high-drama movie. Unfortunately for Long Beach, that movie didn’t have the ending they wanted. The match was held in USC’s tiny North Gym, which has just 500 fixed seats. With the Trojan band blaring in the […]

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Long Beach State Photos Softball

PHOTOS: Long Beach State Softball vs. LMU, NCAA Softball

Pitchers decided Long Beach State softball’s doubleheader against Loyola Marymount at home on Saturday. The Beach (13-16) bounced back from a 3-0 loss in the first game with an 8-0 (5 innings) win over the Lions behind a no-hitter from Ashley Coleman. She only put one runner with a fourth-inning walk, and has allowed six […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Dirtbags Walk Into Trouble Against Fullerton

The Long Beach State Dirtbags outhit the Cal State Fullerton Titans on Friday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, but that wasn’t enough to win the first game of the annual nonconference series between the Big West rivals. Fullerton used seven drawn walks in the first two innings to build a big lead on […]

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Basketball Long Beach State

Long Beach State Falls To UC Irvine In The Big West Semifinals

Friday night’s Big West semifinal between Long Beach State and UC Irvine was a meeting of the past and present powers of the conference. From 2006 to 2012, Long Beach made five Big West Tourney championship appearances in seven years, winning two. In the seven years since, it’s Irvine that has made five championship appearances. […]