Friday, March 14
Long Beach, Calif.
7:30 p.m.

Long Beach State University

vs

Cal Poly

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Photo by: Photos by Izzy J

The Dirtbags Host Cal Poly This Weekend

3/13/2025 9:00:00 AM | Baseball

Big West action resumes against the Mustangs

WHAT'S COMING UP FOR THE DIRTBAGS
GAME 17
Cal Poly (10-6, 3-0 Big West) at Long Beach State (6-10, 1-2 Big West)
Friday, Mar. 14 • 6 p.m.  
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Griffin Naess (CP, 1-1) vs. Kellan Montgomery (LBSU, 4-0)
Live Stats •   

GAME 18
Cal Poly at Long Beach State
Saturday, Mar. 15 • 6 p.m.  
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Josh Volmerding (CP, 1-1) vs. Owen Geiss (LBSU, 1-4)
Live Stats •   

GAME 19
Cal Poly at Long Beach State
Sunday, Mar. 16 • 1 p.m.  
Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field
Probable Starting Pitchers • Ethan Marmie (CP, 2-1) vs. TBA (LBSU)
Live Stats •   

FIRST PITCH
Long Beach State resumes Big West play this weekend when the Dirtbags host Cal Poly.

Friday and Saturday's games begin at 6 p.m., with Sunday's finale underway at 1 p.m.

With no streaming this weekend, you can follow at BeachLiveStats.com. 

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Coming off an 18-4 victory at San Jose State Tuesday night, Cal Poly is 10-6. The Mustangs swept Cal State Fullerton last weekend at home, outscoring the Titans 31-21 in the series.

Long Beach State transfer Jack Collins leads Cal Poly in hitting (.394), slugging (.719), home runs (4), and RBI (24). Long Beach State. A catcher, he has not committed an error in 133 chances this season.

Cal Poly's probable Friday starter is Griffin Naess. In four starts this season, he has gone 1-1 with a 3.98 ERA and struck out 20 in 20.1 innings.

On Saturday, Cal Poly is scheduled to throw Josh Volmerding, who is lefty. Volmerding is 1-1 with a 9.33 ERA in five starts in 2025. He has posted 16 strikeouts in 18.1 innings.

The Mustangs are scheduled to send Ethan Marmie to the bump on Sunday. He is 2-1 in four starts with a 4.61 ERA. He has struck out 18 in a team-high 27.1 innings this season.

Cal Poly plays Long Beach State for the 170th, 171st, and 172nd times, with the Dirtbags leading the all-time series 100-68-1.

THE LAST TIME OUT
Pepperdine defeated Long Beach State 6-5 Tuesday night. Nathan Cadena went 3-for-4 with three RBI to lead the Dirtbags. Here is the recap;

~#LongBeachBuilt~





 

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