The ending of this game couldn’t have been much uglier, but our photographer Stacy Starr did her best to make it look pretty!

And the junior leftie has an excellent pickoff move, that keep the Cougars diving back all afternoon

Last note about Wilk- he fell behind in the first but kept his composure.  (On a team with a lot of young guys, that’s huge.)

This shot (of Rylan Sandoval) comes from the courtesy of Vic Cegles who left us crash his box for an inning (although he claims he was just using us as a shield from foul balls.) 

Just an FYI for anyone playing the Dirtbags, Matt Avery has a cannon in right field.  You have been warned.

If you ever doubt that hustle is contagious, watch the Dirtbag base coaches some time. 

“Dirt”: the official uniform of Long Beach State baseball

TJ “My OBP is .500!” Mittelstaedt has been filling in at 2nd and turns a mean DP

After 7 strong from Wilk, the Dirty Rascal was lights out in the 8th…the 9th on the other hand was a bit too much

Carlos Ruiz had 4 Ks but got only 2 outs (that’s not a typo.)  When that’s how your ninth inning goes, you know it’s not your day.