Long Beach/Fullerton . This shortstop was a defensive wizard on the Nitehawks teams of the '50s that won seven titles (1953, 1955-60). Devotion to the team was Red's strongest attribute. After starting the Big West Conference schedule with a handful of close losses, and a season-ending injury for star guard Joel Murray, the Beach [], The Long Beach State Dirtbags mustered only four hits in their 4-1 loss to No. His work as the Nitehawks play-by-play announcer astonished everyone he came in contact with. Shellie McCall and winning have become synonymous when it comes to Long Beach City College softball. Durazo, Corissa
The rugby team moved up from playing as a Division I-AA member of the Golden Coast Conference of Intercollegiate Rugby and became a Division I-A member of the California Collegiate Conference in 2022, which also means moving from American College Rugby to the College Rugby Association of America, the top level of college rugby recognized by USA Rugby. She is fourth in career home runs with 8 dingers. St. Anthonys Nata Leomiti and [], Get ready: Long Beachs best sports coverage is coming back to a screen near you. The university's intercollegiate athletics program will continue to use "Beach Athletics", and its teams the prefix moniker "Beach"[8][9] as it is the only university on the West Coast and only NCAA Division I university with the word "Beach" in its name. Izzy has been honored by the Long Beach Poly Elks Club supporters, for his contributions to the Kids Baseball Association and also by the Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine for the Mary Dell Butler award, given to outstanding City volunteers. As a freshman in 1990, she was named first-team All-Big West, first-team All-West Region and second-team All-American. After the hiring of Dave Snow as head coach in 1989, the LBSU baseball team has become one of the most successful teams in the school's athletic history. He scored 17 runs in 24 starts for the Sun Devils last year as a true freshman. This pitcher was a two-time CIF player of the year at Millikan in 1983 and 1984 and led the Rams to the 1983 CIF title. As a sophomore in 1997, Sickles nearly became the only player in LBCC history to bat .500. The Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 219 (.654) through eleven appearances.[20]. A graduate of Long Beach Poly, Castillo attended both Long Beach City College and Bacone College, playing baseball at both schools as well as golf at Bacone, but throughout was gaining experience in fastpitch softball. In addition to NCAA-sanctioned sports, Long Beach State also fields numerous competitive club sports teams, such as rugby, ice hockey, ultimate, soccer, crew, skiing and many others. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Assistant Coach. Describing his abilities, Red Meairs said it best, "Anyone who doesn't know that Stan was far and away the greatest catcher to play the game, just hasn't followed softball.". She is a regional executive for the American Softball Association working out of Long Beach. Nick combined softball and baseball for six years playing with the Long Beach Rockets. The Dirtbags open the campaign against Wichita State this weekend with opening day ceremonies on Friday at 6 p.m. LBSU is coming off a disappointing 29-27 season last year. 2023 Softball Schedule. Clint, a shortstop until this time was moved by Joe to third base and held that Nitehawk position until he was 51 years old! [31], At the NCAA Division II level, Long Beach State garnered 29 individual championships.[31]. Baseball lore says that the greatest umpires are never noticed. Long Beach State discontinued its football program after the 1991 season due to budget constraints. Nicki is arguably the greatest pitcher the Long Beach City College softball program has ever seen. The men's volleyball competed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and now in the Big West Conference. Long Beach State has won three national titles in women's volleyball, in 1989, 1993 and 1998. In 1993, her Senior-year, she also earned second-team All-Big West honors. All that talent doesnt mean anything if you dont play as a team. Despite the new players who arrived via the transfer portal, the Dirtbags were picked to finish third in the Big West Conference preseason poll behind UC Santa Barbara and UC Irvine. Ramirez played collegiately for four years at Utah and served as a SAAC Council Member during her time with the Utes. He currently has 763 career victories and a career winning percentage of .620, all at Long Beach State. One can see the cheer "Go Beach!"
He also served as Vice President of the ISC from 1952 to 1967. Inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame in 1980, Don was the pitching coach for the 1994 USA Women's Softball team. [12], The baseball team plays off campus at 3,238-seat Blair Field in Recreation Park (center of city; 1.7 miles off campus). As the original owner of what is now Joe Rodgers Field, he donated the land to the City of Long Beach for recreational softball play. In this challenge, each school earns points for its collective conference championships and head-to-head victories against each other (across all NCAA sports in which both schools participate). [18], The women's tennis team plays at the Terry L. Rhodes Tennis Center, which opened on campus Fall 2008. Kevin Castillo enters his seventh season at the Beach, and returns for his fourth as an assistant coach following a promotion in 2018. TicketSmarter: Official Ticket Resale Partner, Video Platform Powered by CBS Sports Digital. On April 6, 2007, it was announced that Dan Monson (formerly of Gonzaga University and the University of Minnesota) would become Long Beach State's next head men's basketball coach, succeeding Larry Reynolds. LBSU trailed the entire game, and finally put runners on second and third base with two outs in the ninth.
The Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 4924 (.671) through twenty-seven appearances.[21]. We hosted Oklahoma to practice when they were in town, its got great locker rooms and sound, its a real facility, its gorgeous.. [30], The Beach of Long Beach State earned 6 NCAA championships at the Division I level. Ms. Letourneau ranks atop the 49er record books in several pitching categories. The women's basketball team had its greatest success during the 1980s when coached by Joan Bonvicini for 12 years. Novikoff's five years in the major leagues included a .300 batting average with 64 RBI for the 1942 Cubs. Nine Long Beach State baseball alumni were playing in the big leagues during 2013. The most comprehensive coverage of LSU Softball on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. Long Beach State men's and women's basketball teams compete in the Big West Conference. Walter was one of the original members of the Sunday 55+ Senior Softball players that began playing at Joe Rodgers Field in 1981. 23 TCU on Friday night on Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. Even before his time as head coach, he laid deep roots in the Long Beach baseball community as a player at St. Anthony High School, Long Beach City College, and at Long Beach State. In 2021, LBSU won the Big West title and reached the NCAA Regionals. This Long Beach State Dirtbags season will start with a lot of question marks and coach Eric Valenzuela likes that for his program that has 34 new players on the roster. [8] The term "'49er" references the institution's founding year. Assistant AD for Marketing and Fan Experience LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Head Coach Kim Sowderrecorded her 500th career victory at Long Beach State during Sunday's 2-1 victory over Louisiana-Monroe. In 2002, McCall won her 300th game at LBCC and closed the season with a 47-6 record. Sickles was named first-team All-American and first-team All-State along with South Coast Conference Player of the Year. His work in the community led to his election to the Lakewood Youth Sports Hall of Fame. LBSU (3-4) opened its season with a 6-5 win over Kansas at the Arizona Candrea Classic last week, and returned to the LBSU Softball Complex to split a doubleheader with San Diego. The players and the fans are at the game for about two and a half hours. The Long Beach Nitehawks lasted 40 years because of the dedication of Red Meairs to the game and the unfailing support of his wife Connie. According to documents obtained by the Daily 49er, head coaches at LBSU earned an average base salary of $109,507 in the most recent year of their contracts. In 1992, she was named a 3rd team All-American, 1st Team All-West Region and 1st Team All-Big West. Tucson, AZ. The Snappers ended up qualifying for the 60 & over World Championships in 1986 and went on to win the title. They won the 1991, 2018 and 2019 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championship and have placed second five times. (657) 278-2777. tijackson@fullerton.edu. Joe Rodgers was inducted to the ISC Hall of Fame in 1970 and he has also been inducted into the Helms Hall of Fame. Coming out of the service in 1946, Clint resumed his pre-war softball career by joining up with Joe Rodgers and the newly formed Long Beach Nitehawks. World War II interfered with his pursuit of a professional baseball career and after a short stint in the Brooklyn Dodgers farm system, Stan began his 20-year career with the Long Beach Nitehawks. In her nine years as head softball coach at Long Beach City College, McCall has won two state championships, eight South Coast Conference titles, and before this season had an overall record of 377-66-2, an .847 winning percentage. The Beach won 10 Big West Conference titles, made 10 straight NCAA appearances, had 12 consecutive winning seasons, and never won fewer than 24 games in a season. Assistant Athletics Director, Broadcast and Video. After attending Long Beach State and creating the first full sports page at the Union Weekly Newspaper, he has been exclusively covering Long Beach prep sports since 2007. on Long Beach State Softball Season Preview 2023, Keep The562 Free to Read! NEW! Long Beach State Rowing, also known as Beach Crew, was initially a varsity sport but has since become a club sport following nationwide changes to the organization of collegiate rowing following the introduction of Title IX. longbeachstate.com Long Beach State Picked Second In Big West Preseason Poll - Long Beach State University Athletics LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Big West announced the preseason coaches poll for softball on Friday and Long Beach State was picked to finish second behind Cal State Fullerton, as the rivals were the. Help celebrate the 5 Year Anniversary of The562.org by making a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit!