Long Beach State University Athletics

Fresno State Completes Season Sweep Over Dirtbags With 5-2 Midweek Win
4/21/2026 9:53:00 PM | Baseball
Long Beach State drops midweek contest, shifts focus to UC Davis series.
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Long Beach State Dirtbags fell 5-2 to Fresno State in a midweek matchup at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field, as the Bulldogs completed the season sweep after winning the earlier meeting this year.
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Fresno State struck first in the opening inning after a two-out rally. A walk and single put runners on the corners before an RBI single to center field brought home the run from third for a 1-0 lead.
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The Bulldogs added to their lead in the second. With runners on second and third following a single, and a wild pitch which allowed the runner from third to score. Another wild pitch later in the inning brought home a second run from third, extending the lead to 3-0.
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Fresno State pushed the margin to 5-0 in the fourth. A single and a walk set up runners on first and second before a double to right field scored both runners, with the lead runner coming around from second and the trailing runner scoring from first.
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The Dirtbags broke through in the sixth inning. Camden Gasser worked a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Trotter Enright delivered an RBI single through the left side, scoring Gasser from second to cut the deficit to 5-1.
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Long Beach State added another run in the seventh. After a two-out walk put a runner on first, Aaron Perez doubled to right center, bringing the runner all the way home from first to make it 5-2.
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Despite lineup adjustments and players stepping into new roles, the Dirtbags continued to compete late. Conner Stewart added a pinch-hit single in the eighth, and Justin Roulston recorded a base hit in the ninth, but Long Beach State was unable to complete the comeback.
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The Dirtbags will now turn their attention to a Big West Conference road series at UC Davis this weekend.
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Fresno State struck first in the opening inning after a two-out rally. A walk and single put runners on the corners before an RBI single to center field brought home the run from third for a 1-0 lead.
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The Bulldogs added to their lead in the second. With runners on second and third following a single, and a wild pitch which allowed the runner from third to score. Another wild pitch later in the inning brought home a second run from third, extending the lead to 3-0.
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Fresno State pushed the margin to 5-0 in the fourth. A single and a walk set up runners on first and second before a double to right field scored both runners, with the lead runner coming around from second and the trailing runner scoring from first.
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The Dirtbags broke through in the sixth inning. Camden Gasser worked a walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch before Trotter Enright delivered an RBI single through the left side, scoring Gasser from second to cut the deficit to 5-1.
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Long Beach State added another run in the seventh. After a two-out walk put a runner on first, Aaron Perez doubled to right center, bringing the runner all the way home from first to make it 5-2.
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Despite lineup adjustments and players stepping into new roles, the Dirtbags continued to compete late. Conner Stewart added a pinch-hit single in the eighth, and Justin Roulston recorded a base hit in the ninth, but Long Beach State was unable to complete the comeback.
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The Dirtbags will now turn their attention to a Big West Conference road series at UC Davis this weekend.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rico, Erik (1-2)
L: Fields, Jake (1-4)
S: Page-Allen, William (2)
Batting:
2B: Sotomayor, Griffen 1
RBI: Sotomayor, Griffen 2 ; Collins, Sky 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ruby, Jett 2 ; Payne, Ethan 2 ; Nolen, Marcus 1
SB: Schneider, Cam 1
HBP: Faust, Owen 2

Batting:
2B: Perez, Aaron 1
RBI: Enright, Trotter 1 ; Perez, Aaron 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roulston, Justin 1 ; Gasser, Camden 1
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