A look back on the Long Beach State men’s basketball season, and their first-round opponent in the NIT this Wednesday.

Deborah Armstrong and Klaudia Malenovska both battled through three set matches and each one earned the win as No. 61 Long Beach State defeated No. 29 Sacramento State 5-2.

Sophomore Andy Hernandez struck out seven and allowed one unearned run in a complete-game effort to help lead the Long Beach City College baseball team to a 4-1 South Coast Conference win over visiting El Camino College on Saturday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field.

The top-seeded Long Beach State 49ers had their dreams of dancing squashed on Saturday night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, losing to No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara in a 64-56 contest for the ampm Big West Conference Tournament championship.

Conference champion Long Beach State will contend for the Big West Conference tournament championship on Saturday night.

No. 11 Long Beach State opened up play at the Claremont Convergence with a 14-7 victory over Cal Lutheran 14-7. Lauren Sieprath led the way for the 49ers with a hat trick in the first of four games.

After surviving a tight contest with UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament on Thursday, the No. 1 seed Long Beach State 49ers will face the No. 7 UC Riverside Highlanders today in the tournament semifinals at 6:30pm.

Playing in the home park of the San Francisco Giants earlier today, the Dirtbags got a big-league type performance from Andrew Gagnon, who allowed one run over eight innings, striking out six and walking one to earn his second win in 2011.

The 49ers are set to face off with No. 7-ranked UC Riverside tonight, and if you can’t get tickets, you can still watch the game live onlline.

The phrases “Long Beach Poly” and “championship” are nearly synonymous. So the fact that this year’s Long Beach Poly boys basketball team can even be considered one of the school’s best ever says something bold about the group.