Different weekend, same result; The Beach takes three

A trip to the islands yielded three more wins for the Dirtbags running their record to 9-2. They won Friday 4-3 in 12 innings, 4-2 on Saturday, and closed the Warriors out with an 8-4 victory in the finale on Sunday.

In the series opener Shane Peterson doubled home the game winner in the 12th and Andrew Liebel was spectacular again on the mound. He went eight strong innings, striking out nine, and giving up only three runs. Nick Vincent got the win in relief and Bryan Shaw the save giving them each three in their respective categories.

Vance Worley dominated the Warriors on Saturday to run his record to 2-0. He scattered six hits over eight innings and struck out 11 Hawaii batters as Dirtbag pitchers continue to ring up opposing hitters at a tremendous rate. Nick Vincent worked the ninth for the save. Long Beach took the lead for good right from the start. Robert Burk's first Long Beach State home run led off the game and Devin Lohman extended the lead with a triple that scored two, giving the Beach a three run first that would prove to be the difference.

On Sunday Long Beach rode the tide of a five-run seventh inning frame to victory over host Hawaii. Jason Corder and Chris Nelson drove in three runs apiece as the Dirtbags overcame an early 4-0 hole. Starter Jake Thompson went four and a third surrendering four earned while Hawaii got only 4+ from its starter Harrison Kuroda who hadn't taken the bump in that capacity since high school.

The Beach comes home for Tuesday's match-up with Western Illinois before a three game set with USC next weekend.