Monday, May 13
Long Beach, Calif.
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Long Beach State University
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Photo by: Iori Miyakodani
Long Beach State Defeats California Baptist 9-7
5/13/2024 9:19:00 PM | Baseball
Adrian Lopez leads the Dirtbags with three hits
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Long Beach State defeated California Baptist 9-7 in the final 2024 non-conference game Monday night at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field.
Kyle Ashworth was hit by a Cody New pitch with one out in the bottom of the third. John Newman Jr. doubled to left with two outs to advance Ashworth to third. Armando Briseno walked to load the bases. Adrian Lopez singled to left to drive in Ashworth and Newman Jr. as Briseno took third on the play. Alex Champagne grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice for the final out.
Mason Dillow relieved LBSU starter Cristien Banda as part of a scheduled bullpen day for the Dirtbags in the top of the fourth. Ryan Kim led off with a single before being retired on a 5-4 fielder's choice off the bat of Garret Ostrander. Matthew Darr singled to center to bring up Cole Howarth, who walked to load the bases. Connor McGuire's bloop single to right tied the game at two. Pinch-hitter Julian Alvarez's sacrifice fly to left plated Howarth. Mitchel Simon grounded out to end the inning.
Jonny Rodriguez singled up the middle with one out in the bottom of the fourth. CBU starter Cody New hit Justin Roulston with a pitch. Ashworth's grounder to second hit Roulston in the basepaths, ending the play automatically with an out credited to the second baseman, McGuire. Both runners moved up a base on a New wild pitch before Connor Charpiot walked to load the bases. Newman Jr. doubled for the second time, with an opposite field shot to right that scored Rodriguez and Ashworth. Luis Becerra relieved new. Briseno hit his first pitch into right for a single that drove in Newman Jr. and Charpiot for the third and fourth runs of the inning.
Charpiot hit his fourth home run of the season with one out in the bottom of the sixth to make it 7-3. Newman Jr. walked before Becerra struck out Briseno. The third strike to Briseno went to the backstop, allowing both runners to advance. Noah Smith entered, and he struck out Lopez for the second out. Champagne walked to load the bases. Nick Marinconz went up 2-0 in the count against Smith before Ryan Hernandez came on. Hernandez got Marinconz to pop out too short to close the frame.
Simon beat the Dirtbags' shift with a two-out single to right off the fourth LBSU pitcher of the day, Jonathan Largaespada. Nicholas Dumesnil beat out a ground ball to third for an infield single. Largaespada struck out Josh Paino to end the inning.
Rodriguez struck out to begin the bottom of the seventh but reached first on a Michael Carpentier passed ball. Roulston reached on a bunt single. Both runners moved up a base on an Ashworth sac bunt. Charpiot singled up the middle to drive in the pair.
Kim singled to lead off the top of the eighth. Carpentier advanced to second on a Newman Jr. passed ball. A 3-1 Largaespada pitch hit Carpentier. Darr singled to center to drive in Kim. Howarth struck out. McGuire reached on Rodriguez's error at first. With Alvarez coming to bat, Long Beach State went to closer Mike Villani with the bases loaded. Alvarez singled off Villani's glove, resulting in the ball ending up in right field as two runs scored. Simon struck out looking. Dumesnil lined out to center for the final out.
Kim homered to left with one out in the top of the ninth for the game's final run.
Lopez was 3-for-5 with two RBI to lead the Dirtbags. Charpiot and Newman Jr. both had two hits. Charpiot drove in three runs, while Newman had two RBI. Kim was 3-for-4 with two runs scored to pace CBU (30-23).
UP NEXT
Long Beach State (23-25-1, 8-16 Big West) closes the home portion of the 2024 schedule this weekend when the Dirtbags host the University of Hawai'i (32-15, 15-9 Big West). The action begins Friday night on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
~#skoBags~
Kyle Ashworth was hit by a Cody New pitch with one out in the bottom of the third. John Newman Jr. doubled to left with two outs to advance Ashworth to third. Armando Briseno walked to load the bases. Adrian Lopez singled to left to drive in Ashworth and Newman Jr. as Briseno took third on the play. Alex Champagne grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice for the final out.
Mason Dillow relieved LBSU starter Cristien Banda as part of a scheduled bullpen day for the Dirtbags in the top of the fourth. Ryan Kim led off with a single before being retired on a 5-4 fielder's choice off the bat of Garret Ostrander. Matthew Darr singled to center to bring up Cole Howarth, who walked to load the bases. Connor McGuire's bloop single to right tied the game at two. Pinch-hitter Julian Alvarez's sacrifice fly to left plated Howarth. Mitchel Simon grounded out to end the inning.
Jonny Rodriguez singled up the middle with one out in the bottom of the fourth. CBU starter Cody New hit Justin Roulston with a pitch. Ashworth's grounder to second hit Roulston in the basepaths, ending the play automatically with an out credited to the second baseman, McGuire. Both runners moved up a base on a New wild pitch before Connor Charpiot walked to load the bases. Newman Jr. doubled for the second time, with an opposite field shot to right that scored Rodriguez and Ashworth. Luis Becerra relieved new. Briseno hit his first pitch into right for a single that drove in Newman Jr. and Charpiot for the third and fourth runs of the inning.
Charpiot hit his fourth home run of the season with one out in the bottom of the sixth to make it 7-3. Newman Jr. walked before Becerra struck out Briseno. The third strike to Briseno went to the backstop, allowing both runners to advance. Noah Smith entered, and he struck out Lopez for the second out. Champagne walked to load the bases. Nick Marinconz went up 2-0 in the count against Smith before Ryan Hernandez came on. Hernandez got Marinconz to pop out too short to close the frame.
Simon beat the Dirtbags' shift with a two-out single to right off the fourth LBSU pitcher of the day, Jonathan Largaespada. Nicholas Dumesnil beat out a ground ball to third for an infield single. Largaespada struck out Josh Paino to end the inning.
Rodriguez struck out to begin the bottom of the seventh but reached first on a Michael Carpentier passed ball. Roulston reached on a bunt single. Both runners moved up a base on an Ashworth sac bunt. Charpiot singled up the middle to drive in the pair.
Kim singled to lead off the top of the eighth. Carpentier advanced to second on a Newman Jr. passed ball. A 3-1 Largaespada pitch hit Carpentier. Darr singled to center to drive in Kim. Howarth struck out. McGuire reached on Rodriguez's error at first. With Alvarez coming to bat, Long Beach State went to closer Mike Villani with the bases loaded. Alvarez singled off Villani's glove, resulting in the ball ending up in right field as two runs scored. Simon struck out looking. Dumesnil lined out to center for the final out.
Kim homered to left with one out in the top of the ninth for the game's final run.
Lopez was 3-for-5 with two RBI to lead the Dirtbags. Charpiot and Newman Jr. both had two hits. Charpiot drove in three runs, while Newman had two RBI. Kim was 3-for-4 with two runs scored to pace CBU (30-23).
UP NEXT
Long Beach State (23-25-1, 8-16 Big West) closes the home portion of the 2024 schedule this weekend when the Dirtbags host the University of Hawai'i (32-15, 15-9 Big West). The action begins Friday night on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
~#skoBags~
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dillow, Mason (2-0)
L: Cody New (2-2)
S: Villani, Mike (8)
Batting:
2B: Nick Dumesnil 1
HR: Ryan Kim 1
RBI: Ryan Kim 1 ; Matthew Darr 1 ; Connor Mcguire 2 ; Julian Alvarez 3
SF: Julian Alvarez 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ryan Kim 2 ; Garret Ostrander 1 ; Michael Carpentier 1 ; Matthew Darr 2 ; Cole Howarth 1
HBP: Michael Carpentier 1
Batting:
2B: Newman Jr., John 2
HR: Charpiot, Connor 1
RBI: Charpiot, Connor 3 ; Newman Jr., John 2 ; Briseno, Armando 2 ; Lopez, Adrian 2
SH: Ashworth, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ashworth, Kyle 2 ; Charpiot, Connor 2 ; Newman Jr., John 2 ; Rodriguez, Jonny 2 ; Roulston, Justin 1
SB: Newman Jr., John 1 ; Briseno, Armando 1 ; Lopez, Adrian 1
HBP: Ashworth, Kyle 1 ; Roulston, Justin 1
PO: Charpiot, Connor 1 ; Roulston, Justin 1
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