Friday, April 22
Santa Barbara, Calif.
5:30 P.M.
Long Beach State University
at
UC Santa Barbara
Dirtbags Head to Santa Barbara for Series with First-Place Gauchos
4/21/2022 2:24:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State hits the road again, heading up the coast to face UC Santa Barbara.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State resumes conference play this weekend as they head up the coast for a three-game set with the conference leader and No. 13 ranked UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
Friday, April 22
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Luis Ramirez (LBSU) vs. Cory Lewis (UCSB)
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Saturday, April 23
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Marques Johnson (LBSU) vs. Mike Gutierrez (UCSB
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Sunday, April 24
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Juaron Watts-Brown (LBSU) vs. Ryan Gallagher (UCSB)
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ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags suffered an 0-4 week last week with a midweek loss to California Baptist before being swept by No. 2 Oregon State on the weekend. The offense struggled, scoring just seven runs in the four games.
• Against CBU, Long Beach State fell behind early with a Lancer three-spot in the second. The Dirtbags lone run came didn't come until a Chase Luttrell RBI single in the seventh.
• Game one against the Beavers was a pitchers' dual that went in favor of OSU. Outside of the three-run third inning, Marques Johnson and Juaron Watts-Brown surrendered just four hits on the day. Luttrell was once again responsible for the lone run with a solo home run in the 3-1 loss.
• Game two was back-and-forth through six innings with a 2-2 score heading into the seventh when Oregon State blew it open with three runs in each the eighth and ninth innings on their way to an 8-2 victory.
• The series finale was one-sided from the start as the Beavers scoring five runs in the bottom of the first on their way to a 14-3 victory for the sweep.
MIDWEEK WITH THE BULLDOGS
• Wednesday night wrapped up a home-and-home season series with Fresno State, but the Dirtbags lost, 4-3, for a split.
• The Bulldogs got scoring started early with two runs in the first and tacked on two more in the fourth. After that the Dirtbag pitching was locked in as Jake Rons, Noah Carabajal, and Jonathan Carlos combined for 5.2 shutout to end the ballgame.
• Offensively, Eddie Saldivar led the way with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a triple and run scored. Peyton Schulze was 1-for-4 with an RBI triple and Chris Jimenez was 1-for-4 with an eighth inning RBI single.
ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
• The Gauchos enter the weekend ranked No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball and sit atop the Big West standings with a 13-2 conference record (24-9 overall). They are coming off a midweek loss against UCLA, but have won six straight Big West games.
• The offense owns a .274/.381/.463 slash line averaging 6.7 runs per game. In Big West action, they lead the conference in runs, hits, extra-base hits, home runs, RBI, slugging, and on-base percentage.
• The pitching staff owns a team ERA of 3.92 with a .248 opponent batting average. For the season, both of those marks lead the conference while their 326 strikeouts ranks second. Their projected weekend rotation owns a collective 3.33 ERA in over 130 innings. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Harvey (4.76 ERA, 17 IP) serves as the closer with 9 saves.
AGAINST THE GAUCHOS
• This weekend will represent the 197th, 198th, and 199th games that Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara have played with the first coming back in 1955.
• The Dirtbags own the all-time series 103-93, but are 39-52 when playing the Gauchos on the road.
• The two teams split their four-game series in the 2021 series, while UCSB has won six of the last 10 meetings. The last time the Dirtbags won a game in Santa Barbara was the series finale of the 2017 series.
Friday, April 22
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Luis Ramirez (LBSU) vs. Cory Lewis (UCSB)
Live Stats | Listen | Watch
Saturday, April 23
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Marques Johnson (LBSU) vs. Mike Gutierrez (UCSB
Live Stats | Listen | Watch
Sunday, April 24
Long Beach State at No. 13 UC Santa Barbara
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Caesar Uyesaka Stadium)
Pitching Matchup: Juaron Watts-Brown (LBSU) vs. Ryan Gallagher (UCSB)
Live Stats | Listen | Watch
ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags suffered an 0-4 week last week with a midweek loss to California Baptist before being swept by No. 2 Oregon State on the weekend. The offense struggled, scoring just seven runs in the four games.
• Against CBU, Long Beach State fell behind early with a Lancer three-spot in the second. The Dirtbags lone run came didn't come until a Chase Luttrell RBI single in the seventh.
• Game one against the Beavers was a pitchers' dual that went in favor of OSU. Outside of the three-run third inning, Marques Johnson and Juaron Watts-Brown surrendered just four hits on the day. Luttrell was once again responsible for the lone run with a solo home run in the 3-1 loss.
• Game two was back-and-forth through six innings with a 2-2 score heading into the seventh when Oregon State blew it open with three runs in each the eighth and ninth innings on their way to an 8-2 victory.
• The series finale was one-sided from the start as the Beavers scoring five runs in the bottom of the first on their way to a 14-3 victory for the sweep.
MIDWEEK WITH THE BULLDOGS
• Wednesday night wrapped up a home-and-home season series with Fresno State, but the Dirtbags lost, 4-3, for a split.
• The Bulldogs got scoring started early with two runs in the first and tacked on two more in the fourth. After that the Dirtbag pitching was locked in as Jake Rons, Noah Carabajal, and Jonathan Carlos combined for 5.2 shutout to end the ballgame.
• Offensively, Eddie Saldivar led the way with a 3-for-4 day at the plate with a triple and run scored. Peyton Schulze was 1-for-4 with an RBI triple and Chris Jimenez was 1-for-4 with an eighth inning RBI single.
ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA
• The Gauchos enter the weekend ranked No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball and sit atop the Big West standings with a 13-2 conference record (24-9 overall). They are coming off a midweek loss against UCLA, but have won six straight Big West games.
• The offense owns a .274/.381/.463 slash line averaging 6.7 runs per game. In Big West action, they lead the conference in runs, hits, extra-base hits, home runs, RBI, slugging, and on-base percentage.
• The pitching staff owns a team ERA of 3.92 with a .248 opponent batting average. For the season, both of those marks lead the conference while their 326 strikeouts ranks second. Their projected weekend rotation owns a collective 3.33 ERA in over 130 innings. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Harvey (4.76 ERA, 17 IP) serves as the closer with 9 saves.
AGAINST THE GAUCHOS
• This weekend will represent the 197th, 198th, and 199th games that Long Beach State and UC Santa Barbara have played with the first coming back in 1955.
• The Dirtbags own the all-time series 103-93, but are 39-52 when playing the Gauchos on the road.
• The two teams split their four-game series in the 2021 series, while UCSB has won six of the last 10 meetings. The last time the Dirtbags won a game in Santa Barbara was the series finale of the 2017 series.
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