Long Beach State University Athletics
2012 Leadoff Dinner to be held this Thursday evening
1/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 24, 2012
Long Beach, Calif. - Washington National second baseman and former Dirtbag Danny Espinosa will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Leadoff Dinner, which will be held on Thursday, January 26, at The Grand in Long Beach.
The Leadoff Dinner serves as an opportunity to meet the 2012 Long Beach State baseball team, and also annually features a baseball great, which this year will be Espinosa.
"We are honored, proud and excited to had Danny be our featured speaker for this year's Leadoff Dinner," said head coach Troy Buckley. "Danny continues the tradition of ex-Dirtbags that are Major League players, and we are looking forward to Danny sharing his journey to the highest level of our sport."
After making his debut with the Nationals in 2010, Espinosa had a fine debut in his first full season with the Nationals, finishing sixth in the National League Rookie of the Year award voting.
In his first full season, Espinosa played in 158 games for Washington while starting at second base, hitting .236 with 21 home runs, 29 doubles and stealing 17 bases.
Espinosa was a two-time All-Big West selection at shortstop for Long Beach State, hitting .303 with 11 home runs in his three seasons with the Dirtbags. Espinosa led the Dirtbags to two NCAA Regional appearances, hosting the Regional round in both 2007 and 2008 before being drafted in the third round of the MLB draft by Washington.
For more information on attending the dinner, please contact Long Beach State Athletics at (562) 985-4662.
