The Long Beach State athletics calendar is packed with action today. Dirtbags vs. No. 17 Wake Forrest, 3 p.m. LBSU has a chance to take the series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field (weather permitting) after a 6-2 win on Friday night. Sophomore Alfredo Ruiz continued his hot start on the mound with seven scoreless […]
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PODCAST: Our Favorite Long Beach Playoff Road Trips
This week on the show we’re talking CIF playoffs, defining cheating in sports, running down our favorite postseason road trips and much more. 01:45 Question O’ The Week: Who is still alive in the CIF playoffs? 06:00 Athletes O’ The Week 13:00 Game O’ The Week: St. Anthony Boys’ Basketball vs. St. John Bosco on […]
PODCAST: LB Fee Show With Dirtbags Coach Eric Valenzuela
This week on the LB Fee Show we’re talking to athletics director Andy Fee about a busy week at Long Beach State and interviewing new Dirtbags coach Eric Valenzuela about the first week of the season. Episode 49 – Big Wins, A Busy Week And Dirtbags Head Coach Eric Valenzuela by lbsuathletics JJ and Andy […]
College Notebook: Long Beach State Dirtbags Hot Start
New Long Beach State Dirtbags head coach Eric Valenzuela is a renowned pitching coach, and it showed last weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field where the Dirtbags took the season opening series from visiting Cal. LBSU (2-1) got a pair of phenomenal starts from pitchers Adam Seminaris and Alfredo Ruiz in the wins on […]
PHOTOS: Dirtbags Beat Cal On 13th Inning Walkoff
Millikan alum Jacob Hughey had the game-winning walkoff RBI in the 13th inning to lead the Dirtbags to a 3-2 win over Cal in coach Eric Valenzuela’s first game with the program. The Dirtbags return to action against Cal Saturday at 3 p.m. back at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. We’ve got some great shots […]
Long Beach State Dirtbags Season Preview 2020
The Eric Valenzuela era starts this weekend at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field when the Long Beach State Dirtbags host Cal in a season-opening series. LBSU’s historic baseball program has been significantly slowing down since hosting the 2017 NCAA Super Regional. Last season was doomed by a record-worst start and midseason firing of coach Troy […]
Long Beach State Softball Season Preview 2020
Long Beach State softball has rewritten its own record books over the last seven years with an explosive offense. The Beach has hit over .280 as a team in six of the last seven seasons while setting new marks in batting average, hits, RBIs, runs, home runs and doubles. With six returning starters and more […]
Long Beach State Men’s Basketball Beats Hawaii
This roller coaster season continued for Long Beach State men’s basketball with a 50-49 upset win at Hawaii on Wednesday night. It’s the first LBSU win on the island since 2016, and its the first Big West home loss for Hawaii. “We knew that we had no chance trying to run with (HawaiI) and try […]
PODCAST: CIF Playoff Previews For Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo
This week on the show we’re previewing the CIF playoffs, picking our favorite Long Beach quotes about Long Beach, updating the local sports schedule and much more! 02:15 Question O’ The Week: When do the playoffs start? 08:45 Athletes O’ The Week 13:20 Games O’ The Week: CIF Playoffs for basketball, soccer, water polo […]
College Notebook: Long Beach State Men’s Volleyball Back To Winning Ways
No. 5 Long Beach State men’s volleyball got back to winning ways and picked up a pair of four-set victories at the Ohio State Tournament last weekend. The Beach (7-1) opened the road trip with a 24-26, 26-24, 25-19, 25-19 win over No. 9 Penn State, and then finished the week by taking down host […]