The Dirtbags had one win this past weekend in their three game series against the Stanford Cardinals baseball team.
The Cardinals jumped on the Dirtbags early Friday night, scoring two runs in the first inning. The Dirtbags came back quickly scoring two runs over two innings on RBI base hits from TJ Mittelstaedt and Derek Legg.
The Dirtbags would fail to produce any more offense the rest of the game, and after giving up a run in the fifth inning, lost the game 3-2.
Game two Saturday night was another close loss for the Dirtbags. Jake Thompson pitched a gem going 8.2 innings with eight strikeouts on six hits. Cardinal pitcher, Jordan Pries, matched Thompson with an eight inning outing, striking out nine and giving up two runs.
Thompson was one out away from a win whena walksetup up a two run homerun for a 3-2 Cardinal lead. TJ Mittelstaedt tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the inning, but the Cardinals would get a run in the tenth edging a 4-3 victory.
It was a different story Sunday as the Dirtbags scored five runs in the second inning defeating the Cardinals in a 10-5 win.
Brennan Metzger, Kirk Singer and Jonathan Jones each had solo home runs in the game.
This past weekend games put the Dirtbags at 20-23 on the season, but because Stanford is out of Conference the games didn't count in league standings. In league the Dirtbags are 7-8.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Dirtbag Academic Achievement
According to the Daily 49er's story, sophomore Dirtbag outfielder, Brennan Metzger, was elected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team. It is made up of four conferences including: Big West, Pac-10, West Coast and the WAC conferences.
Metzger, a San Marcos, Calif. native, is hitting .340 this year with 17 doubles and an interesting stat, been hit by 17 pitches.
The requirements for this honor require the student to be a sophomore or above with over a 3.3 G.P.A. after playing in more than 50 perecent of the year's games.
Metzger is a criminal justice major and has a 3.79 G.P.A.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Professional Alumni- Jason Giambi
Major League Baseball first basemen, Jason Giambi, was born on January 8, 1971 in West Covina, California.
Giambi played varsity baseball for South Hills High School, posting a career .386 batting average and helping lead his team to the finals his senior year.
After high school, Giambi attended Long Beach State as business major and played first base for the Dirtbag baseball team. In his freshmen year he was voted the Big West Conference's Freshmen of the Year in 1990 with two all-league honors. In his junior year, he was elected to the 1991 All-College World Series team where they took home the bronze medal.
Giami made his MLB debut in 1995 for the Oakland Athletics. His career with the Athletics spanned from 1995 to 2001 culminating in a monstrous year in 2000 where he won the American League MVP. Giambi led the league that year in on base percentage and walks, while hitting .333 with 43 home runs and 137 RBIs.
Between 2002 and 2008, Giambi put up big numbers with the New York Yankees after signing a 7-year $120 million contract. In 2005 he hit his 300th career home run off of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim relief pitcher Esteban Yan as he continued to be a dominant power force in baseball.
Giambi's number began declining halfway through his contract with the Yankees due to injuries and his ties with MLB's steroid investigation. Giambi testified in the 2003 to a grand jury stating he used steroids between the years 2001 and 2003. In a press conference in 2005 he openly apologized the fans for his actions and urged more players to do so, ultimately saving the legitimacy to his career.
Giambi was one of the few baseball players to come forward about using steroids. In a way it allowed for him to continue his career. Giambi was not ran out of baseball because he admitted his mistake, and now after a brief return stint to the Athleticss last year, plays first base for the Colorado Rockies.
Another Tough Weekend
The Dirtbags had another losing series this past weekend as they took on the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs.
Friday's game was Long Beach State's only win taking a 12-8 win over the Mustangs. Steve Tinoco had an exceptional performance with a three run home run topping off a season high four RBI night.
Andrew Gagnon tallied his fifth win in a seven inning stint striking out seven and giving up one earned run.
Saturday's game didn't turn out as well for the Dirtbags as the Mustangs jumped on Dirtbag starting pitcher Jake Thompson early, scoring four runs in the second inning. A collection of hits by the Mustangs in the fifth had them a 6-0 lead until the Dirtbags scored a run in the bottom half. The sixth saw two more Mustangs runs, but the Dirtbags answered back stringing a three run rally bringing them to the closet deficit they would see the rest of the game in their 8-4 loss.
It was Sunday's loss that would sting the most for the Dirtbags. The game lasted for over four hours as Joey Terdoslavich put on a stellar performance at the plate going 4-for-7 with a home run and three singles.
Going into the bottom of the ninth, The Mustangs had an 11-9 lead over the Dirtbags. Late-inning heroics on a two run RBI double from TJ Mittelstaedt brought the game to extra innings.
However, after jumping ahead in both the tenth and eleventh innings, the Dirtbags failed to execute plays and two errors resulted in their 16-15 loss.
After this weekend, the Dirtbags are still in the middle of the Big West Conference standings with a 7-8 record in league. Overall the Dirtbags have a .500 win percentage with a 20-20 record as according to the Big West website.
Friday's game was Long Beach State's only win taking a 12-8 win over the Mustangs. Steve Tinoco had an exceptional performance with a three run home run topping off a season high four RBI night.
Andrew Gagnon tallied his fifth win in a seven inning stint striking out seven and giving up one earned run.
Saturday's game didn't turn out as well for the Dirtbags as the Mustangs jumped on Dirtbag starting pitcher Jake Thompson early, scoring four runs in the second inning. A collection of hits by the Mustangs in the fifth had them a 6-0 lead until the Dirtbags scored a run in the bottom half. The sixth saw two more Mustangs runs, but the Dirtbags answered back stringing a three run rally bringing them to the closet deficit they would see the rest of the game in their 8-4 loss.
It was Sunday's loss that would sting the most for the Dirtbags. The game lasted for over four hours as Joey Terdoslavich put on a stellar performance at the plate going 4-for-7 with a home run and three singles.
Going into the bottom of the ninth, The Mustangs had an 11-9 lead over the Dirtbags. Late-inning heroics on a two run RBI double from TJ Mittelstaedt brought the game to extra innings.
However, after jumping ahead in both the tenth and eleventh innings, the Dirtbags failed to execute plays and two errors resulted in their 16-15 loss.
After this weekend, the Dirtbags are still in the middle of the Big West Conference standings with a 7-8 record in league. Overall the Dirtbags have a .500 win percentage with a 20-20 record as according to the Big West website.
Monday, April 19, 2010
UC Riverside Takes Series
The Dirtbags played a three game series this past weekend against Big West Conference rival UC Riverside.
With a 3-4 record in the Big West Conference standings, the Dirtbags were looking to at least bring themselves back to .500 in league, placing them in the middle of the hunt for playoffs. UC Riverside had the same agenda entering the weekend with a 4-3 record.
Long Beach State's weekend started off on a sour note as a walk off base hit by UC Riverside's Justin Shults did them for a 8-7 loss Friday night.
After heading into a tied game in the bottom of the six, UC Riverside took a demanding lead after a pair of home runs, three walks and two RBI singles had the Dirtbags trailing 7-2.
With their backs against the wall, the Dirtbags began to rally in the eighth with two RBI hits by Devin Lohman and Joey Terdoslavich cutting the lead to 7-4. Followed by a four hit ninth, the Dirtbags managed to complete a five run comeback over two innings only to have their heroics canceled out by UC Riverside's walk off win.
A notable performance in the game was by Kirk Singer who went 5 for 5 with two RBIs, a double and a stolen base.
The Dirtbags returned on Saturday looking for vengeance after their tough loss the night before.
In an 8-5 victory, the Dirtbags had nine extra base hits,with three coming from Brennan Metzger, tying a school record.
Jake Thompson took an 8-3 lead into the ninth inning, where two runs had him removed from his complete game bid. Trent Jemmet came in and closed the door on UC Riverside with runners on the corners, recording his first save of the season.
Kirk Singer also hit his second home run of the season.
Sunday's final game turned into a slug fest, with UC Riverside hitting four home runs in the 7-5 Dirtbag loss.
Trailing most of the game, the Dirtbags loaded the bases twice with two outs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Capitalizing on mistakes they were able to pull within two runs after a first career home run by Jordan Casas, but still came up short of a win.
The Dirtbags have one more road game this week as they travel to UCLA for a one game series and then return to Blair Field for a series against UC Santa Barbara this weekend.
With a 3-4 record in the Big West Conference standings, the Dirtbags were looking to at least bring themselves back to .500 in league, placing them in the middle of the hunt for playoffs. UC Riverside had the same agenda entering the weekend with a 4-3 record.
Long Beach State's weekend started off on a sour note as a walk off base hit by UC Riverside's Justin Shults did them for a 8-7 loss Friday night.
After heading into a tied game in the bottom of the six, UC Riverside took a demanding lead after a pair of home runs, three walks and two RBI singles had the Dirtbags trailing 7-2.
With their backs against the wall, the Dirtbags began to rally in the eighth with two RBI hits by Devin Lohman and Joey Terdoslavich cutting the lead to 7-4. Followed by a four hit ninth, the Dirtbags managed to complete a five run comeback over two innings only to have their heroics canceled out by UC Riverside's walk off win.
A notable performance in the game was by Kirk Singer who went 5 for 5 with two RBIs, a double and a stolen base.
The Dirtbags returned on Saturday looking for vengeance after their tough loss the night before.
In an 8-5 victory, the Dirtbags had nine extra base hits,with three coming from Brennan Metzger, tying a school record.
Jake Thompson took an 8-3 lead into the ninth inning, where two runs had him removed from his complete game bid. Trent Jemmet came in and closed the door on UC Riverside with runners on the corners, recording his first save of the season.
Kirk Singer also hit his second home run of the season.
Sunday's final game turned into a slug fest, with UC Riverside hitting four home runs in the 7-5 Dirtbag loss.
Trailing most of the game, the Dirtbags loaded the bases twice with two outs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Capitalizing on mistakes they were able to pull within two runs after a first career home run by Jordan Casas, but still came up short of a win.
The Dirtbags have one more road game this week as they travel to UCLA for a one game series and then return to Blair Field for a series against UC Santa Barbara this weekend.
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