Often accused of playing a shallow left field, Hopkins had arguably the best range of any shortstop to ever play the game. Her 2000 team won the NCAA National Championship in its 1st NCAA Women's College World Series appearance. He was a softball star in the '30s then he crossed over to baseball. A Long Beach Fire Captain for 31 years, Lucky was instrumental in bringing the ISC World Tournament to Joe Rodgers and Blair Field in 1976. Burns said hes worked hard to get to know his new battery mates on the mound. Linda, a four-year letter winner (1991-94) at Long Beach State, played on three College World Series teams (1991, 1992, 1993). Under her tutelage, the 49ers have posted the four highest batting averages in the history of the program. As a sophomore in 1997, Sickles nearly became the only player in LBCC history to bat .500.
He's won numerous awards for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section's Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history. Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Beach Volleyball Beach Volleyball: Facebook Beach Volleyball: Twitter Beach Volleyball: . In his first season as pitching coach in 2019, Castillo helped guide two newcomers in Kellie White and Ashley Coleman who both ranked among the Big West leaders in ERA, opposing batting average, wins and strikeouts. The562s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2023 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visitp2sinc.comto learn more. http://the562.org. Three players from Long Beach (30-11) were able to record a hit in the contest: NFCA All-West Region Second Team player Alyssa Gonzalez, Rylie Seip and Breezy Wise the latter of which is the. Long Beach State has won three national titles in women's volleyball, in 1989, 1993 and 1998. They put their love for each other and his dedication to the Nitehawks together to forge a lasting life long labor of love. As a local kid herself, Martinez knows the importance of bringing in the local kids. The junior first baseman has been the unanimous choice among the major media outlets as the Preseason Big West Player of the Year and was recently ranked as the number 25 first baseman in D1Baseballs rankings. He soon became the Nitehawks batboy and carved out a roster spot for himself as a high school teenager in 1950. That set me on the path to be successful and not worry about other people. He led the Nitehawks as one of their front line pitchers during their glory years. An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 13 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. Jack Randall was inducted into the International Softball Congress Hall of Fame in 1973.
One can see the cheer "Go Beach!" He was a member of five ISC World Championship teams and has been named tournament MVP and Most Valuable Pitcher. Long Beach State athletics, or simply Beach athletics (previously known as the 49ers), are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Long Beach. The Vikings roster this year features four Moore League or LBUSD products, as well as another six players from nearby Cerritos, Norwalk, and Paramount. We hosted Oklahoma to practice when they were in town, its got great locker rooms and sound, its a real facility, its gorgeous.. The players and the fans are at the game for about two and a half hours. She ranks fourth in career victories as a member of the Big West all-time, and is one of just 60 active coaches to have recorded 500 career wins. Shellie McCall and winning have become synonymous when it comes to Long Beach City College softball. CHUCK MEDICK Long Beach Nitehawk number one fan, the play by play announcer for the team, a sixteen year sports reporter for the Long Beach Press Telegram, a certified international table tennis referee, Chuck Medick was sightless since infancy, but hardly blind. 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. Softball @ SDSU On Feb. 16, the softball team lost their weekend opener against San Diego State 3-2. 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. Softball Tennis Track and Field Volleyball Water Polo Inside Athletics Hall of Fame Job Opportunities Events Results Feb at #19 Texas A&M Feb at 8:30 p.m. vs. 3:00 p.m. at Iowa Mar 04 CSUN SB - 8:00 a.m. at Weber State Mar 04 CSUN SB - 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M University - Commerce Mar 05 CSUN SB - 8:00 a.m. at Nebraska Mar 05 CSUN SB 1:00 p.m. Mr. Perrucio's impact on baseball and softball has been tremendous over the past 35 years. . As a freshman in 1990, she was named first-team All-Big West, first-team All-West Region and second-team All-American. Linda played in 263 games at the Beach which ranks 18th all-time in NCAA history.
LBSU pitchers Fowler, Sophia Fernandez, Shelby Frutoz, Mo Quinlan and Addison Kostrencich also led the Big West with a .211 opponents batting average last season. [13] Opened in 1956 and remodeled in 1992, Blair Field has been the full-time Long Beach State home field since 1993.[13]. Its a lot of unknowns and I like that feeling. In 1993, her Senior-year, she also earned second-team All-Big West honors.
In 1995 Chris Rohrbach received the Woodley Award (Rugby Heisman) as the Collegiate player of the year. Hes packed on 25 pounds already and has increased his velocity. 20 Oregon In Packed Week, Long Beach State Loses To Utah In Final Game At Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Softball Falls In Two On Second Day In Cathedral City, Beach Rally For Late Night Victory To Close Out First Day At Mary Nutter, Kim Sowder Captures 500th Career Win As Softball Closes Wilson Invitational, Video Platform Powered by CBS Sports Digital. Assistant Athletics Director, Chief Financial Officer, SWA. There, she assisted Kevin Castillo enters his seventh season at the Beach, and returns for his fourth as an assistant coach following a promotion in 2018. 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.
LBSU was picked to finish second in the conference preseason poll. He transferred in from Cal Poly where he earned All-Big West Second Team honors in 2022 after hitting .309 in 51 games. Long Beach State discontinued its football program after the 1991 season due to budget constraints. Linda is the 49ers all-time leader with 259 hits and 100 runs scored. The team on the field for the Vikings this year will be just as exciting as the field theyre playing on. The facility serves as Long Beach State softballs rainy day home batting cages. Utah Softball Drops Ohio State, Long Beach State. He was named the Most Outstanding Pitcher in the '75 series, going 5-0 with a 0.60 Earned Run Average while striking out 34 with just one walk. Help celebrate the 5 Year Anniversary of The562.org by making a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit! After he won his last World Title with the Nitehawks in 1971, Lucky went on to manage the Burbank Comets to an ISC World Title in 1972, beating the Nitehawks in the championship game. The Beach is back in action this weekend to host the Wilson Invitational. He worked with 11 and 12 year olds teaching them the rules, fundamentals and sportsmanship. He would play in ten more ISC World tournaments, nine of them as the catcher of the Long Beach Nitehawks, where his battery mates included fellow Long Beach Baseball/Softball Hall of Famers Don Sarno and Bob Todd.
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Keep The562 Free to Read! Hometown/Last School: Long Beach, . Opening night is Friday at 6 p.m. and the game on Saturday will be the same time. This is arguably the most experienced Long Beach State softball pitching staff ever. Thats why Division 1 bouncebacks like Lakewoods Alejandra Mota (UC Davis) have picked LBCC. [39] Finally, Long Beach State also has a long-standing "beach school" rivalry with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. Hometown/Last School: Long Beach, . Nicki is arguably the greatest pitcher the Long Beach City College softball program has ever seen. After playing at Long Beach City College, Sickles continued her career at Baylor University. 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. TicketSmarter: Official Ticket Resale Partner, Video Platform Powered by CBS Sports Digital. Long Beach State - Bottom of 6th; Play Description UVU LBS; Ceballos homered to center field, RBI (1-1). The Long Beach State Beach men's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 219 (.654) through eleven appearances.[20]. http://the562.org. Mary was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame in 1999. Sowder, Panita
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). Help keep The562 accessible to the entire community by giving what you can to support our work. The first game of the weekend for LBSU is against Cal on Friday at 6 p.m. and it will be 17th-year coach Kim Sowders first shot at reaching 500 career wins at The Beach. Help keep The562 accessible to the entire community by giving what you can to support our work. Castillo serves as the program's pitching coach and assists Kim Sowder and Panita Thanatharn with recruiting and the day-to-day operations of the program. She was the winning pitcher in three Olympic gold medal games, Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004). He was the original coordinator of Long Beach State's "Beach Buddies" program, in which student-athletes work with high school students by motivating them to stay in school. Associate Head Coach. We set the goal of raising $5,000 for our 5 years of covering the Long Beach community at no cost to our readers. Returning Dirtbags starters Jonathon Long and Connor Burns made the team. Introduced to softball on the recreational fields of Long Beach and Lakewood, Lisa is without question softball's most famous, and successful, representative. Al Arbogast was head coach of the Lakewood High School softball team for almost two decades and he is considered the father of high school softball in greater Long Beach. Gasso's teams won four South Coast Conference titles and twice captured the Southern California Regional. But Debbi Lauderback deserves notice for her long service to the sport of fast-pitch softball. Today's top 766 Coach jobs in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Shellie has seen 46 of her student-athletes transfer to four-year institutions across the country. It was pretty bad before, honestly, said Martinez. LBCC features Ashley Hester and Millikan alum Olivia Ramirez pitching, and Lakewoods Mota, who Martinez said is a real standout. Thanks to John Martin for the video, visit the562.org to find out how you can support publicly-funded sports coverage. He currently has 763 career victories and a career winning percentage of .620, all at Long Beach State. Im so blessed every single day to go to work.. A good softball game is played in about one and a half hours. CAL STATE FULLERTON DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PO BOX 6810, FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA 92834 . The difference between pitching to him and anyone else Ive ever thrown to in my entire life is night and day. Long Beach State Rowing, more popularly known as "Beach Crew," was founded in the fall semester of 1957, and continues to be one of the oldest, continuous, collegiate sports on campus. Last year, Saldivar led the Dirtbags with eight stolen bases and two triples while hitting .293 to rank fourth on the team. She is 2003 Long Beach State Hall of Fame Inductee. In the 2022 spring season Long Beach States double sculls placed first in WIRA. The Official Athletic Site of the LSU, partner of WMT Digital. Assistant Athletic Director- Marketing & Fan Experience Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia NEW! The Jackrabbits return the Moore League Pitcher of the Year in CSUN signee Bella Alonso, as part of a returning class of four 1st team [].
For the first time, the conference coaches also voted on Preseason All-Big West selections. Considered the best second baseman in the history of the game, Cleo was inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame in 1971. [31], Long Beach State won 3 national championships at the NCAA Division II level.[31]. As a team, Long Beach State led the Big West with a 1.78 ERA in conference play, and led the league with 163 strikeouts as well as holding league opposition to .221 hitting. 6:00 PM - (2) J.H. We set the goal of raising $5,000 for our 5 years of covering the Long Beach community at no cost to our readers. He was named to the All-World teams in 1956 and 1959 and was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame in 1976. The official box score of Softball vs Long Beach State on 2/24/2023. He played for 1971 Long Beach Nitehawks, where the infielder was named All-World, hit .455 and drove in a tourney-high five runs; the 1972 team representing Burbank; and the 1973 Lakewood Jets, where he again led the tourney in RBI. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Prior to going Division I in 1969 the football team competed in the old "College Division" of the NCAA from 1955 through 1968. 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. LBSU was picked to finish second in the conference preseason poll. The most comprehensive coverage of LSU Softball on the web with highlights, scores, game summaries, schedule and rosters. 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