The Dirtbags Host Omaha This Weekend

Friday, February 23

Long Beach, Calif.

6 p.m.

Long Beach State University

Omaha

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Photo by: Kat Acosta @photosbyKatAcosta

2/22/2024 9:42:00 AM | Baseball

Long Beach State And The Mavs Are Playing For The First Time

By: Matt Turk, Associate Athletic Communications Director

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE DIRTBAGS
GAME 4
Omaha (0-3) at Long Beach State (2-0-1)
Friday, Feb. 23 • 6 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • CJ Hood (LBSU) 0-0 vs Caleb Riedel (Omaha) 0-0
Live Stats //

GAME 5
Omaha at Long Beach State
Saturday, Feb. 24 • 6 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Myles Patton (LBSU) 0-0 vs. Charlie Bell (Omaha) 0-0
Live Stats //

GAME 6
Omaha at Long Beach State
Sunday, Feb. 25 • 12 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Kellen Mongomery (LBSU) 0-0 vs. Brayden Curtis (Omaha) 0-1
Live Stats // ESPN+

LONG BEACH STATE BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

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FIRST PITCH
Long Beach State welcomes Omaha to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field this weekend. Friday and Saturday's games begin at 6 p.m. with Sunday's series finale getting underway at Noon.

ESPN+ streams Sunday's game with Matt Brown and Cody Yates on the call. Follow the action all weekend long at BeachLiveStats.com

SCOUTING THE MAVS
Omaha entered 2024 picked fourth in the six-team Summit League preseason poll.

The Mavs opened the new season at Arkansas State where the Red Wolves swept Omaha. ASU outscored Omaha 33-9 in the three games.

Cardel Dick paced the Mavs during the series as he batted .300 during the series. Trent Burkhalter hit the lone Omaha home run of the weekend.

The Mavs used 13 pitchers during the Arkansas State series with Charlie Bell throwing a staff high five innings and striking out a team-high five.

AGAINST THE OPPONENT
This is the first time Long Beach State and Omaha are playing baseball against each other.

WEATHER 1, DIRTBAGS 0
The game between Long Beach State and North Dakota State scheduled for Feb. 20 was canceled due to weather and field concerns that would impact player safety.

LAST WEEK
Long Beach State opened 2024 by winning the first two games against Washington before playing to a 3-3, 17-inning tie against the Huskies in the series finale. For game recaps of the Washington series, click here
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3

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