{"id":4422,"date":"2009-03-15T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/photo-gallery-dirtbags-vs-uw\/"},"modified":"2009-03-15T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-15T06:30:00","slug":"photo-gallery-dirtbags-vs-uw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/photo-gallery-dirtbags-vs-uw","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO GALLERY: Dirtbags Vs. UW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style='float:left;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:5px;'><img src='images\/archive\/sports\/photo68408.jpg' align='left' \/><\/div>\n<p>       <!--StartFragment-->           <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The ending of this game couldn&#8217;t have been much uglier, but our photographer Stacy Starr did her best to make it look pretty!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic2.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>And the junior leftie has an excellent pickoff move, that  keep the Cougars diving back all afternoon<\/i><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic3.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>Last note about Wilk- he fell behind in the first but  kept his composure.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>(On a team  with a lot of young guys, that&#8217;s huge.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic4.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>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.)<span style=\"mso-spacerun:  yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic5.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>Just an FYI for anyone playing the Dirtbags, Matt Avery  has a cannon in right field.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>You  have been warned.<\/i><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic6.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>If you ever doubt that hustle is contagious, watch the  Dirtbag base coaches some time.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic7.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>&#8220;Dirt&#8221;: the official uniform of Long Beach  State baseball<\/i><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic8.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>TJ &#8220;My OBP is .500!&#8221; Mittelstaedt has been  filling in at 2nd and turns a mean DP<\/i><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic9.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>After 7 strong from Wilk, the Dirty Rascal was lights out  in the 8th&#8230;the 9th on the other hand was a bit too much<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/i304.photobucket.com\/albums\/nn191\/LBPOSTphotos\/Sports\/Pic10.jpg\"   \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i>Carlos Ruiz had 4 Ks but got only 2 outs (that&#8217;s not a  typo.)<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; 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