Tuesday night's game marked the 50-year anniversary of the first college game at Blair Field. Long Beach State (20-14) capped the pre-game festivities with a 10-0 shellacking of Pepperdine.
Shane Petersen provided another wrinkle to Long Beach lore by hitting for the first known cycle in the school's history. He was 4-4 with 5 R.B.I.'s.
These two teams squared off in Malibu last month in the first stop of a ten game trip for the Dirtbags. They lost 7-5 and lost ten more in 12 tries since then.
This weekend the Dirtbags won just one of three against the Anteaters.
A 21-hit barrage was too much for Long Beach to overcome Friday night, as ace Andrew Liebel was hit hard for just the second time this year. Irvine won the opener 10-5.
Irvine ace Scott Gorgen went six-and-a-third for his sixth win of the year. Long Beach SS Danny Espinosa was 3-4.
The Dirtbags won the middle game of the series behind a CG effort from Vance Worley (4-2). A five-run seventh inning explosion was all The Beach needed to bring home a 5-1 victory.
Jonathan Jones and Danny Espinosa had two hits apiece for the Dirtbags.
Sunday's rubber match went to Irvine 4-1. It was the third straight series loss for the Dirtbags who dominated the weekends early on.
Jason Corder belted his ninth long ball of the year for the lone Long Beach tally. Jake Thompson (1-4) took the loss. Daniel Bibona (5-1) got the win for the Anteaters. Irvine C Aaron Lowenstein led the team with two hits and three runs batted in.
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