Many of the Big West wise guys figured that the 2011 49er baseball fortunes would end five to ten games under .500. News flash: The Dirtbags youth movement is scrapping hard to finish above those dire predictions.
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PHOTOS: Long Beach Roller Derby Hits The Track Hard
It was Long Beach on Long Beach action on a spooky Friday the 13th evening in the Queen Mary Dome, as the 4th Street Retro Rollers faced the Bixby Rollerettes in a roller derby showdown in front of a rabid crowd.
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Dirtbags Lose Series Finale at No. 9 Cal State Fullerton
Long Beach State’s troubles with the Titans continued on Sunday, as the Dirtbags lost the third and final game of the series at No. 9 Cal State Fullerton 6-1.
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Epic Dirtbag Comeback Goes by the Wayside in Wild 14-12 Loss to Titans
Junior Mike Marjama’s three-run home run sparked a nine-run comeback as the Dirtbags took an 11-9 lead after trailing 9-0 following two innings, but No. 9 Cal State Fullerton was able to answer back and took the second game of the series 14-12 on Saturday.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS: Tough Battle Slips Away in 4-2 Loss at NCAA Tournament
No. 36 Long Beach State and No. 27 Pepperdine matched up for another very close match in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, but Pepperdine held off the 49ers to take a 4-2 win in a match that saw four singles matches go to three sets.
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Dirtbags Fall against No. 9 Cal State Fullerton 4-2
The highly-hyped matchup between Long Beach State’s Andrew Gagnon and Cal State Fullerton’s Noe Ramirez lived up to its billing, but the Dirtbags came out on the losing end of a 4-2 contest on Friday in the first of three games between the two teams.
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49er Women’s Tennis Starts NCAA Tournament Competition This Weekend
No. 36 Long Beach State will be making its eighth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tennis Tournament this weekend, playing No. 27 Pepperdine at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, at Stanford.
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Five 49ers Tapped for Women’s Water Polo All-Big West Team
Long Beach State’s women’s water polo team had two first-team All-Conference selections for the first time as the 2011 All-Big West team was announced on Wednesday. Senior Kristen Stragier and junior Krizia Cerda both earned first-team honors.
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Dirtbags Take Crucial 4-2 Victory Over No. 13 UCLA
The Long Beach State Dirtbags posted two runs in the first inning and didn’t look back, holding off No. 13 UCLA to take a crucial 4-2 victory at Blair Field on Tuesday night as they look to stay above .500 and make a run at the approaching postseason.
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Dirtbags Host UCLA at Blair Field Tonight
In their first mid-week matchup, the Dirtbags rallied to cut a five-run deficit down to one but then lost 6-4. Tonight, Long Beach State looks for revenge on the diamond.