The Dirtbags Travel To UC Davis This Weekend

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE DIRTBAGS
GAME 42
Long Beach State (20-20-1, 7-11 Big West) at UC Davis (19-23, 5-13 Big West)
Friday, May 3 • 2:30 p.m.
Davis, Calif. • Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium
Probable Starting Pitchers • Myles Patton (LBSU), 4-3 vs. Bryan Green (UCD), 1-3
Live Stats // ESPN +

GAME 43
Long Beach State (20-20-1, 7-11 Big West) at UC Davis (19-23, 5-13 Big West)
Saturday, May 4 • 1 p.m.
Davis, Calif. • Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium
Probable Starting Pitchers • Kellan Montgomery (LBSU), 3-2 vs. Tyler Wood (UCD), 2-3
Live Stats // ESPN +

GAME 44
Long Beach State (20-20-1, 7-11 Big West) at UC Davis (19-23, 5-13 Big West)
Sunday, May 5 • 1 p.m.
Davis, Calif. • Phil Swimley Field at Dobbins Stadium
Probable Starting Pitchers • TBA vs. Noel Valdez (UCD), 1-5
Live Stats // ESPN +

BASEBALL NOTEBOOK

FIRST PITCH
Long Beach State concludes a seven-game road trip this weekend when the Dirtbags travel to UC Davis.

Friday's first pitch is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday's game begins at 1 p.m. before the series concludes on Sunday at 1 p.m.

ESPN+ will stream the games. You can follow us at BeachLiveStats.com.

SCOUTING THE AGGIES
UC Davis is 19-23 overall after defeating causeway rival Sacramento State 3-2 Tuesday night.

The Aggies dropped to 5-13 in the Big West after being swept by Cal Poly last weekend in San Luis Obispo.

Riley Acosta leads the team in hitting at a .286 clip. Damian Stone paces the club in home runs (6) and RBI (25).

Bryan Green is UC Davis's probable starter for Friday. Green is 1-3 with a 4.03 ERA and has pitched a team-high 58 innings. He has struck out 59 and walked 28 in 12 appearances (11 starts).

Saturday's probable is Tyler Wood. Wood has pitched 12 games, starting five. He is 2-3 with a 5.20 ERA. Wood has struck out 17 and walked 11 in 36.1 innings.

Noel Valdez is Sunday's probable starter. He is 1-5 with a 4.50 ERA in 11 starts for the Aggies. He has struck out 38 in 56 innings.

AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State and UC Davis are playing for the 57th, 58th, and 59th time, with the Dirtbags leading the all-time series 40-16. Last season, Long Beach State swept three games from the Aggies in Long Beach.

BRISENO'S HOT WEEK
Sophomore Armando Briseno recorded a tremendous week at the plate from Apr. 23-28. The sophomore hit .643 in four games (11-17).

Briseno's .824 slugging and .667 on-base percentage for the week were impressive. He scored six times, drove in a pair, and smacked three doubles. As the weekend ended, he raised his batting average by 64 points, from .250 to .314.

He has proven to be a valuable infielder for the Dirtbags this season. He has started at each of the four infield positions.

Briseno has played the most at third, starting 18 times. He has made four starts at second, three at first, and two at short

THE LAST TIME OUT
Long Beach State went 0-4 during games at California Baptist and Michigan last week. Here are the recaps;
LBSU-CBU
LBSU-Michigan, Game 1
LBSU-Michigan, Game 2
LBSU-Michigan, Game 3

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Armando Briseno

Kellan Montgomery

Myles Patton

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