Tuesday, April 26
Long Beach, Calif.
6 P.M.
Long Beach State University
vs
San Diego State
Photo by: John Fajardo
Dirtbags Set to Begin Nine-Game Home Stretch Tomorrow Night
4/25/2022 4:08:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State will face off with San Diego State to begin their longest homestand of the season.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State begins a nine-game home stand on Tuesday night as they welcome the San Diego State Aztecs to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
Tuesday, April 26
Long Beach State vs. San Diego State
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Jake Rons (LBSU) vs. Eldridge Armstrong III
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ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags suffered another 0-4 week with a midweek loss to Fresno State at home and swept by No. 13 UC Santa Barbara over the weekend. The Dirtbags have lost nine straight games and five consecutive series.
• Against Fresno State, the Dirtbags attempted a late-game rally but ultimately couldn't overcome the four-run deficit. Eddie Saldivar went 3-for-4 game with a triple and run scored. The pitching trio of Jake Rons, Noah Carabajal, and Jonathon Carlos combined for 5.2 scoreless out of the bullpen.
• In game one against the Gauchos, Luis Ramirez was tagged for eight runs and the Dirtbags lost 14-2. Chase Luttrell launched his seventh homer of the season as one of just two hits for the Dirtbags.
• The Dirtbags trailed early in game two as well, but rallied to tie the game up in the seventh inning. Unfortunately, UCSB would get an unearned run in the bottom half of the seventh to reclaim, and hang onto, a 3-2 lead.
• Game three was more of the same as the opener with the Gauchos scored five runs early and ended up taking a 10-0 lead into the ninth. The Dirtbags avoided the shutout with an unearned run in the ninth, but fell 10-1.
ROUND TWO WITH SDSU
• Tuesday night's matchup will be the second meeting between the Dirtbags and Aztecs this season. The first time was at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego on April 5.
• San Diego State took that game by the score of 5-1. LBSU's lone run came on a wild pitch in the sixth that allowed Rocco Peppi to score. Overall, the offense stranded seven runners on base and struck out 12 times.
• The game saw eight different Dirtbags on the mound. Noah Carabajal started, going two innings and facing the minimum.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE
• The Aztecs enter the weekend with an 11-30 overall record and has lost five of their last six games including back-to-back losses against #6 Stanford.
• SDSU owns a .250/.353/.342 slash line averaging 4.66 runs per game. Only three Aztecs are hitting over .300 with Cole Carrigg leading the way at a .367 clip. They also have three players with more than 10 stolen bases and two with an on-base percentage above .400.
• The pitching staff owns a team 4.89 ERA with opponents hitting .256 against them. They have totaled 384 strikeouts to 206 walks in 364.1 innings pitched.
AGAINST THE AZTECS
• This will be the 144th game between the two programs after playing a game earlier this season. The Dirtbags trail in the all-time series 54-88-1 overall.
• When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 32-42 in their home games. The Dirtbags are 3-2 in the last five games in Long Beach against SDSU.
Tuesday, April 26
Long Beach State vs. San Diego State
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Jake Rons (LBSU) vs. Eldridge Armstrong III
Live Stats | Listen | Watch
ABOUT LAST WEEK
• The Dirtbags suffered another 0-4 week with a midweek loss to Fresno State at home and swept by No. 13 UC Santa Barbara over the weekend. The Dirtbags have lost nine straight games and five consecutive series.
• Against Fresno State, the Dirtbags attempted a late-game rally but ultimately couldn't overcome the four-run deficit. Eddie Saldivar went 3-for-4 game with a triple and run scored. The pitching trio of Jake Rons, Noah Carabajal, and Jonathon Carlos combined for 5.2 scoreless out of the bullpen.
• In game one against the Gauchos, Luis Ramirez was tagged for eight runs and the Dirtbags lost 14-2. Chase Luttrell launched his seventh homer of the season as one of just two hits for the Dirtbags.
• The Dirtbags trailed early in game two as well, but rallied to tie the game up in the seventh inning. Unfortunately, UCSB would get an unearned run in the bottom half of the seventh to reclaim, and hang onto, a 3-2 lead.
• Game three was more of the same as the opener with the Gauchos scored five runs early and ended up taking a 10-0 lead into the ninth. The Dirtbags avoided the shutout with an unearned run in the ninth, but fell 10-1.
ROUND TWO WITH SDSU
• Tuesday night's matchup will be the second meeting between the Dirtbags and Aztecs this season. The first time was at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego on April 5.
• San Diego State took that game by the score of 5-1. LBSU's lone run came on a wild pitch in the sixth that allowed Rocco Peppi to score. Overall, the offense stranded seven runners on base and struck out 12 times.
• The game saw eight different Dirtbags on the mound. Noah Carabajal started, going two innings and facing the minimum.
ABOUT SAN DIEGO STATE
• The Aztecs enter the weekend with an 11-30 overall record and has lost five of their last six games including back-to-back losses against #6 Stanford.
• SDSU owns a .250/.353/.342 slash line averaging 4.66 runs per game. Only three Aztecs are hitting over .300 with Cole Carrigg leading the way at a .367 clip. They also have three players with more than 10 stolen bases and two with an on-base percentage above .400.
• The pitching staff owns a team 4.89 ERA with opponents hitting .256 against them. They have totaled 384 strikeouts to 206 walks in 364.1 innings pitched.
AGAINST THE AZTECS
• This will be the 144th game between the two programs after playing a game earlier this season. The Dirtbags trail in the all-time series 54-88-1 overall.
• When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 32-42 in their home games. The Dirtbags are 3-2 in the last five games in Long Beach against SDSU.
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