Friday, May 17
Long Beach, Calif.
6 p.m.
Long Beach State University
vs
Hawai'i
Photo by: Iori Miyakodani
The Dirtbags Close The Home Slate Against Hawai'i This Weekend
5/16/2024 9:46:00 AM | Baseball
LBSU hosts its final three games at home against the Rainbow Warriors
WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE DIRTBAGS
GAME 50
Hawai'i (32-15, 15-9 Big West) at Long Beach State (23-25-1, 8-16 Big West)
Friday, May 17 • 6 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Connor Harrison (UH), 0-1 vs. Owen Geiss (LBSU), 3-3
Live Stats // ESPN +
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GAME 51
Hawai'i at Long Beach StateÂ
Saturday, May 11 • 6 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Randy Abshier (UH), 4-4 vs. Van Larson (LBSU), 2-1
Live Stats // ESPN +
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GAME 52
Hawai'i at Long Beach StateÂ
Sunday, May 12 • 1 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Harrison Bodendorf (UH), 4-3 vs. Kellan Montgomery (LBSU), 3-3
Live Stats // ESPN +
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BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
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FIRST PITCH
The Dirtbags conclude the home slate this weekend when Long Beach State hosts Hawai'i. The series gets underway Friday at 6 when Trucker Hats will be given away courtesy of Beachwood Brewing. Saturday's Salute to Service begins at six and concludes with Sunday's Senior Day at 1 p.m.Â
Sunday's senior ceremony honoring Mason Dillow, Jonathan Largaespada, Nick Marinconz, Nathen Morris, John Newman Jr., and Nick Wallerstedt begins at approximately 12:45 p.m.
ESPN+ streams all three games with Matt Brown and Cody Yates on the call. Â
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SCOUTING THE RAINBOW WARRIORS
Hawai'i has won 11 in a row entering this week's action and sits 32-15 overall and 15-9 in Big West play.Â
As a result of their fine play, the Rainbow Warriors received votes in this week's NCBWA Top 25 poll and sit 69th in the current NCAA Division I Baseball RPI.
Jordan Donahue leads the team in hitting at .362. Kyson Donahue has hit a team-best five home runs, with Austin Machado leading the club in RBI with 44.
Friday's probable starter is Connor Harrison, who will be making his second start this season. In 22 previous appearances, he has struck out 30 in 33.1 innings. He is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA.
Saturday's probable is Randy Abshier, who is 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA. He has started all 13 of his previous appearances and struck out a team-best 77 in a team-high 69 innings.
Sunday's probable starter is Harrison Bodendorf. He has started 10 of 18 appearances, going 4-3 with a 4-3 ERA. He has struck out 46 in 48 innings.
All three UH probable starters are lefthanded. Â
AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State and Hawai'i are playing for the 49th, 50th, and 51st times, with the Dirtbags leading the all-time series 23-15. Â
2000 x 10
Games one and two of the UC Irvine series last week raised the total of games in which at least 2,000 fans came to a game at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field this season. Through 27 of 30 scheduled home games, the Dirtbags have welcomed over 2,000 into Bohl Diamond at Blair Field 10 times. 52,416 fans have come through the turnstiles for an average of 1,941 per game.Â
CHARPIOT ON TOP
Connor Charpiot leads the Dirtbags on offense. He has reached base in 39 (including one stretch of 30 in a row) of the 41 games he has played.Â
Charpiot had an LBSU-hit 16-game hitting streak that ended at Michigan on Apr. 26. It was the longest hitting streak by a Dirtbags player since 2021-22 when Chase Lutrell posted a 25-game streak.Â
Charpiot leads the Dirtbags in hitting at a .327 clip and in multiple-hit games with 17.Â
Charpiot was forced to sit out eight games due to an injury he suffered during the Pepperdine game on Apr. 2.
NEWMAN HOMERS
John Newman Jr. became the first Dirtbags player to hit two home runs in a game this season when he smacked a pair at Michigan on Apr. 26. Â Newman Jr. leads the team in home runs with 11.Â
Hitting .302, he leads the team in slugging percentage (.611), on-base percentage (.437), and doubles (15). Newman is tied for the team lead in RBI (36) with Adrian Lopez.Â
He is second on the team in stolen bases (16-19) and is now ranked nationally in stolen bases (129) and stolen bases per game (0.35).Â
The senior catcher was behind the dish for 127 consecutive innings over 14 games before moving to the DH slot at San Diego State on Apr. 9.Â
Newman has appeared in 46 of the 49 Long Beach State games this season, starting 45 times.Â
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THE LAST TIME OUT
The Dirtbags went 1-3 last week. No. 16 UC Irvine swept a series at Long Beach State over the weekend before the Dirtbags defeated California Baptist 9-7 on Monday. Here are the recaps;
LBSU-UCI Game 1
LBSU-UCI Game 2
LBSU-UCI Game 3
LBSU-CBU
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GAME 50
Hawai'i (32-15, 15-9 Big West) at Long Beach State (23-25-1, 8-16 Big West)
Friday, May 17 • 6 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Connor Harrison (UH), 0-1 vs. Owen Geiss (LBSU), 3-3
Live Stats // ESPN +
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GAME 51
Hawai'i at Long Beach StateÂ
Saturday, May 11 • 6 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Randy Abshier (UH), 4-4 vs. Van Larson (LBSU), 2-1
Live Stats // ESPN +
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GAME 52
Hawai'i at Long Beach StateÂ
Sunday, May 12 • 1 p.m. Â
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Harrison Bodendorf (UH), 4-3 vs. Kellan Montgomery (LBSU), 3-3
Live Stats // ESPN +
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BASEBALL NOTEBOOK
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FIRST PITCH
The Dirtbags conclude the home slate this weekend when Long Beach State hosts Hawai'i. The series gets underway Friday at 6 when Trucker Hats will be given away courtesy of Beachwood Brewing. Saturday's Salute to Service begins at six and concludes with Sunday's Senior Day at 1 p.m.Â
Sunday's senior ceremony honoring Mason Dillow, Jonathan Largaespada, Nick Marinconz, Nathen Morris, John Newman Jr., and Nick Wallerstedt begins at approximately 12:45 p.m.
ESPN+ streams all three games with Matt Brown and Cody Yates on the call. Â
Â
SCOUTING THE RAINBOW WARRIORS
Hawai'i has won 11 in a row entering this week's action and sits 32-15 overall and 15-9 in Big West play.Â
As a result of their fine play, the Rainbow Warriors received votes in this week's NCBWA Top 25 poll and sit 69th in the current NCAA Division I Baseball RPI.
Jordan Donahue leads the team in hitting at .362. Kyson Donahue has hit a team-best five home runs, with Austin Machado leading the club in RBI with 44.
Friday's probable starter is Connor Harrison, who will be making his second start this season. In 22 previous appearances, he has struck out 30 in 33.1 innings. He is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA.
Saturday's probable is Randy Abshier, who is 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA. He has started all 13 of his previous appearances and struck out a team-best 77 in a team-high 69 innings.
Sunday's probable starter is Harrison Bodendorf. He has started 10 of 18 appearances, going 4-3 with a 4-3 ERA. He has struck out 46 in 48 innings.
All three UH probable starters are lefthanded. Â
AGAINST THE OPPONENT
Long Beach State and Hawai'i are playing for the 49th, 50th, and 51st times, with the Dirtbags leading the all-time series 23-15. Â
2000 x 10
Games one and two of the UC Irvine series last week raised the total of games in which at least 2,000 fans came to a game at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field this season. Through 27 of 30 scheduled home games, the Dirtbags have welcomed over 2,000 into Bohl Diamond at Blair Field 10 times. 52,416 fans have come through the turnstiles for an average of 1,941 per game.Â
CHARPIOT ON TOP
Connor Charpiot leads the Dirtbags on offense. He has reached base in 39 (including one stretch of 30 in a row) of the 41 games he has played.Â
Charpiot had an LBSU-hit 16-game hitting streak that ended at Michigan on Apr. 26. It was the longest hitting streak by a Dirtbags player since 2021-22 when Chase Lutrell posted a 25-game streak.Â
Charpiot leads the Dirtbags in hitting at a .327 clip and in multiple-hit games with 17.Â
Charpiot was forced to sit out eight games due to an injury he suffered during the Pepperdine game on Apr. 2.
NEWMAN HOMERS
John Newman Jr. became the first Dirtbags player to hit two home runs in a game this season when he smacked a pair at Michigan on Apr. 26. Â Newman Jr. leads the team in home runs with 11.Â
Hitting .302, he leads the team in slugging percentage (.611), on-base percentage (.437), and doubles (15). Newman is tied for the team lead in RBI (36) with Adrian Lopez.Â
He is second on the team in stolen bases (16-19) and is now ranked nationally in stolen bases (129) and stolen bases per game (0.35).Â
The senior catcher was behind the dish for 127 consecutive innings over 14 games before moving to the DH slot at San Diego State on Apr. 9.Â
Newman has appeared in 46 of the 49 Long Beach State games this season, starting 45 times.Â
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THE LAST TIME OUT
The Dirtbags went 1-3 last week. No. 16 UC Irvine swept a series at Long Beach State over the weekend before the Dirtbags defeated California Baptist 9-7 on Monday. Here are the recaps;
LBSU-UCI Game 1
LBSU-UCI Game 2
LBSU-UCI Game 3
LBSU-CBU
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