Friday, April 29
Long Beach, Calif.
6 P.M.
Long Beach State University
vs
UC Irvine
Photo by: John Fajardo
Dirtbags to Host Black and Blue Rivalry Series at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
4/28/2022 4:10:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State resumes their home stand with rival UC Irvine coming to town for a three-game set.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State will look to turn things around against rival UC Irvine as the Black and Blue Rivalry Series comes to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field this weekend.
Friday, April 29
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: TBA (LBSU) vs. Nick Pinto (UCI)
Live Stats | Watch
Saturday, April 30
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Marques Johnson (LBSU) vs. Michael Frias (UCI)
Live Stats| Watch
Sunday, May 1
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Juaron Watts-Brown (LBSU) vs. Cameron Wheeler (UCI)
Live Stats | 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 now lost 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 was the second matchup of the season between the Dirtbags and Aztecs, both of which went in favor of SDSU.
• Each team scored a run in their respective halves of the first inning. The Dirtbags would take the lead in the fourth on an RBI single from Peyton Schulze. The 2-1 LBSU lead was erased as San Diego State scored three in the top half of the sixth and would hang on for the 4-3 victory.
• The loss is the Dirtbags' tenth straight, having not won a game since scoring 28 runs against Cal Poly. It is the longest losing streak for the program since the 2019 squad also lost 10 in a row.
ABOUT UC IRVINE
• The Anteaters enter the weekend with a 23-15 overall record with a 9-6 conference record that has them in fourth place in the Big West standings. Although they are coming off a win over #13 UCLA, they have lost four of their last six games.
• Offensively, they own a .260/.366/.410 slash line and 6.21 runs per game.Two of their regulars are hitting over .300 led by Nathan Church who is hitting to a .329 clip. As a team, they have 32 home runs with Ben Fitzgerald leading the way with seven.
• The pitching staff owns a team 4.31 ERA with a .264 opponent average and a 349/131 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Gordon Ingebritson leads the group with a 5-0 record and 1.55 ERA in 46.1 innings out of the bullpen. The trio of projected starters owns a 4.68 ERA in over 140 innings.
AGAINST THE 'EATERS
• This will be the 138th, 139th, and 140th games between UCI and LBSU. The Dirtbags trail the all-time series with a record of 62-74-1 and are just 3-7 in the last 10 matchups.
• When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 30-34 and is 6-3 in the last nine meetings there.
• Last year's series was in Irvine, where the teams split the four-game set despite the Dirtbags outscoring the Anteaters 29-19.
Friday, April 29
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: TBA (LBSU) vs. Nick Pinto (UCI)
Live Stats | Watch
Saturday, April 30
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Marques Johnson (LBSU) vs. Michael Frias (UCI)
Live Stats| Watch
Sunday, May 1
Long Beach State vs. UC Irvine
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Pitching Matchup: Juaron Watts-Brown (LBSU) vs. Cameron Wheeler (UCI)
Live Stats | 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 now lost 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 was the second matchup of the season between the Dirtbags and Aztecs, both of which went in favor of SDSU.
• Each team scored a run in their respective halves of the first inning. The Dirtbags would take the lead in the fourth on an RBI single from Peyton Schulze. The 2-1 LBSU lead was erased as San Diego State scored three in the top half of the sixth and would hang on for the 4-3 victory.
• The loss is the Dirtbags' tenth straight, having not won a game since scoring 28 runs against Cal Poly. It is the longest losing streak for the program since the 2019 squad also lost 10 in a row.
ABOUT UC IRVINE
• The Anteaters enter the weekend with a 23-15 overall record with a 9-6 conference record that has them in fourth place in the Big West standings. Although they are coming off a win over #13 UCLA, they have lost four of their last six games.
• Offensively, they own a .260/.366/.410 slash line and 6.21 runs per game.Two of their regulars are hitting over .300 led by Nathan Church who is hitting to a .329 clip. As a team, they have 32 home runs with Ben Fitzgerald leading the way with seven.
• The pitching staff owns a team 4.31 ERA with a .264 opponent average and a 349/131 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Gordon Ingebritson leads the group with a 5-0 record and 1.55 ERA in 46.1 innings out of the bullpen. The trio of projected starters owns a 4.68 ERA in over 140 innings.
AGAINST THE 'EATERS
• This will be the 138th, 139th, and 140th games between UCI and LBSU. The Dirtbags trail the all-time series with a record of 62-74-1 and are just 3-7 in the last 10 matchups.
• When playing at Blair Field, Long Beach State is 30-34 and is 6-3 in the last nine meetings there.
• Last year's series was in Irvine, where the teams split the four-game set despite the Dirtbags outscoring the Anteaters 29-19.
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