The Dirtbags Host Cal State Fullerton This Weekend

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE DIRTBAGS
GAME 20
Cal State Fullerton (8-11, 1-2 Big West) at Long Beach State (10-8-1, 0-3 Big West)
Friday, Mar. 22 • 6 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Mikiah Negrete (CSF), 3-0 vs. Myles Patton (LBSU) 1-2)
Live Stats // ESPN+

GAME 21
Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State
Saturday, Mar. 23 • 6 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Christian Rodriguez (CSF), 2-2 vs. Kellan Montgomery (LBSU), 2-1
Live Stats // ESPN+

GAME 22
Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State
Sunday, Mar. 24 • 1 p.m.
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Derek Turner (CSF) vs. CJ Hood (LBSU), 1-1
Live Stats // ESPN+

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FIRST PITCH
Long Beach State returns to Big West play this weekend when the Dirtbags host Cal State Fullerton. Friday and Saturday's games begin at 6 p.m. with Sunday's series finale getting underway at 1 p.m.

Saturday's game marks the first post-game Fireworks show of the season.

ESPN+ streams the game with Matt Brown and Cody Yates on the call. BeachLiveStats.com will have coverage as well.

SCOUTING THE TITANS
Cal State Fullerton is 8-11 after losing 7-2 to San Diego on Tuesday night. The Titans opened last weekend's Big West series at UC San Diego by defeating the Titans 2-1. UCSD won the final two games of the set, 10-9 and 4-2.

Eli Lopez is the team's leading hitting (.333). Marcus Rosales has hit a team-high three home runs while Maddox Latta has driving in a club-best 17 RBI.

Friday's probable starter is Mikiah Negrete. Negrete, a lefty, is 3-0 in five starts with a 2.15 ERA. He has struck out 25 in 29.1 innings.

The Titans are scheduled to throw Christian Rodriguez on Saturday. A 6-6 righty, Rodriguez is 2-2 in five starts with a 5.76 ERA. He has posted 27 strikeouts in 25 innings.

Sunday's probable starter is Derek Turner. Turner started last Sunday at UC San Diego. He is 0-0 in seven appearances with a 1.04 ERA.

AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton began playing baseball in 1964 and have met 261 times. The Titans lead the all-time series 157-104 after the Dirtbags took 2-of-3 from Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton last season.

CHARPIOT ON TOP
Connor Charpiot leads the Dirtbags in hitting at a .324 clip. He has started every game this season and has reached base in all 19 games.

Charpiot paces the club in multiple-hit games with eight and enters the Cal State Fullerton series on a six-game hitting streak. Charpiot is second on the team in multiple RBI games with four.

EARLIER THIS WEEK
Long Beach State fell 7-3 to USC on Tuesday night. Here is the recap.

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Players Mentioned

Connor Charpiot

CJ Hood

Kellan Montgomery

Myles Patton

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