The Dirtbags entered the series on March 19, with a losing 7-9 record.
Long Beach State came out strong Friday night scoring 17 runs in their 17-8 victory over the Rebels according to the Daily 49er. Led by Steve Tinoco's four hits and Joey Terdoslavich's second home run of the season, the Dirtbags had 19 hits and 13 RBIs. TJ Mittelstaedt also tied a Long Beach record with his 16th career triple.
Another slugfest ensued Saturday as the Dirtbags had a 10-1 victory over the Rebels. TJ Mittelstaedt broke the career triples record with his 17th career triple as Jake Thompson allowed only one run with five strikeouts in 7.2 innings. The win brought the Dirtbags to a 9-9 record.
The Dirtbags luck would run out however as they fell to the Rebels in a 2-1 loss on Sunday. Branden Pinder pitched a strong seven innings giving up no runs and striking out a career best six hitters. An RBI hit in the second inning by TJ Mittelstaedt had the Dirtbags up throughout the game.
In the bottom of the ninth, reliever David Brown managed to get the first out, but after a hit batter, a walk and two singles the game was tied. A wild pitch from Brown and an error by second basemen Derek Legg, ended up giving the Dirtbags their loss.
The series put the Dirtbags at a 9-10 record on the season. They are currently second to last in the Big West Conference standings with games against Hawaii and Oregon State this week that will bring them up to conference play.
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