51 Major Leaguers • 12 MLB players in 2019 • NCAA Leader for most MLB players in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS Athletic Media Relations • Baseball Contact: Tyler Hendrickson O: (562) 985-7797 • C: (562) 900-3831 • E: [email protected] 2020 Dirtbags Schedule Date Opponent Time (PT) February 28-March 1 vs. No. 6 Mississippi State Feb. 14 California W, 3-2 (13) Long Beach, Calif. • Bohl Diamond at Blair Field Feb. 15 California W, 4-0 Feb. 16 California L, 7-5 Feb. 18 Washington L, 4-1 Date Time (PT) TV/Streaming Radio Feb. 21 #17 Wake Forest W, 6-2 Friday, Feb. 28 6 p.m. Beach Vision 22 West Radio Feb. 22 #17 Wake Forest W, 7-3 Feb. 23 #17 Wake Forest W, 6-0 Saturday, Feb. 29 3 p.m. Beach Vision 22 West Radio Feb. 25 San Diego W, 10-3 Sunday, Mar. 1 11 a.m. Beach Vision 22 West Radio Feb. 28 #6 Mississippi State 6 p.m. Feb. 29 #6 Mississippi State 3 p.m. Mar. 1 #6 Mississippi State 11 a.m. No. 25 LONG BEACH STATE Mar. 3 at San Diego State 6 p.m. 2020 Record 6-2, 0-0 BWC Enrollment 37,065 Mar. 6 Xavier 6 p.m. Head Coach Eric Valenzuela (1st) Founded 1949 Mar. 7 Xavier 3 p.m. Conference Big West Mar. 8 Xavier 1 p.m. Record at LBSU 6-2 Mar. 13 at Tulane 4:30 p.m. Career Record 186-158 Stadium Bohl Diamond at Blair Field (3,000) Mar. 14 at Tulane 12 p.m. Location Long Beach, Calif. Twitter @LBDirtbags Mar. 15 at Tulane 11 a.m. Mar. 20 at Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. No. 6 MISSISSIPPI STATE Mar. 21 at Cal State Fullerton 6 p.m. 2020 Record 6-2, 0-0 SEC Enrollment 22,226 Mar. 22 at Cal State Fullerton 1 p.m. Head Coach Chris Lemonis (2nd) Founded 1878 Mar. 24 USC 6 p.m. Mar. 25 Fresno State 6 p.m. Record at MSU 58-17 Conference SEC Mar. 27 UC Davis* 6 p.m. Career Record 199-108-2 Stadium Dudy Noble Field (13,000) Mar. 28 UC Davis* 3 p.m. Location Starkville, Miss. Twitter @HailStateBB Mar. 29 UC Davis* 1 p.m. Mar. 31 at UCLA 6 p.m. Apr. 3 at UC Riverside* 6 p.m. PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Apr. 4 at UC Riverside* 6 p.m. LBSU MSU Apr. 5 at UC Riverside* 1 p.m. Apr. 7 at Cal Baptist 6 p.m. LHP #16 Adam Seminaris RHP #29 Carlisle Koestler Apr. 9 at USC 6 p.m. 0-0, 0.00 ERA FRI 0-0, 5.40 ERA Apr. 10 USC 6 p.m. Apr. 11 at USC 6 p.m. LHP #8 Alfredo Ruiz LHP #28 Christian MacLeod Apr. 15 Arizona State 6 p.m. 2-0, 0.00 ERA SAT 2-0, 1.80 ERA Apr. 17 at CSUN* 3 p.m. Apr. 18 at CSUN* 1 p.m. RHP #37 Luis Ramirez SUN RHP #37 Eric Cerantola Apr. 19 at CSUN* 1 p.m. 1-0, 3.97 ERA 1-0, 1.00 ERA Apr. 21 UCLA 6 p.m. Apr. 24 Cal State Fullerton* 6 p.m. LAST TIME OUT Apr. 25 Cal State Fullerton* 3 p.m. Apr. 26 Cal State Fullerton* 1 p.m. • The Dirtbags made a statement last weekend with a sweep of No. 17 Wake Forest, earn- Apr. 28 at San Diego 6 p.m. ing the program’s first ever sweep of an ACC opponent. LBSU limited the high-powered May 1 UC Santa Barbara* 6 p.m. Demon Deacons offense to just five runs on 12 hits in the series, holding them scoreless May 2 UC Santa Barbara* 3 p.m. May 3 UC Santa Barbara* 1 p.m. over the final 16 innings of the weekend. May 5 San Diego State 6 p.m. • During the team’s four-game winning streak, LBSU is outscoring opponents 29-8, with May 8 at Cal Poly* 6 p.m. an impressive 42-14 advantage in hits. The production has also been well balanced, with May 9 at Cal Poly* 4 p.m. May 10 at Cal Poly* 1 p.m. 13 different players scoring runs and 10 different players recording an RBI in that span. May 15 UC Irvine* 6 p.m. • Sophomore Leonard Jones has found his groove at the plate, going 6-for-15 (.400) May 16 UC Irvine* 3 p.m. at the plate in the last four games with six RBIs. Against San Diego on Tuesday he had May 17 UC Irvine* 1 p.m. May 19 Cal Baptist 6 p.m. three RBIs, including an impressive two-run, opposite field home run to put LBSU up May 21 at Hawai’i* 9:35 p.m. 3-0 in the second inning. May 22 at Hawai’i* 9:35 p.m. • LBSU entered the national rankings in multiple polls this week, checking in at No. 25 May 23 at Hawai’i* 4:05 p.m. in the Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball rankings. It’s the first national ranking for the All Times Pacific Dirtbags since ending the 2017 season ranked No. 8 by Baseball America. * Big West game Home games in Bold ROTATION MARKS • The Dirtbags pitching staff has been terrific so far this season, posting a team ERA of @LBDirtbags LongBeachState.com LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS GAME NOTES • February 28-March 1 DIRTBAGS AT A GLANCE just 1.66 this season. That number is best in the Big West and ranks No. 13 in the nation. Overall Record ......................................... 6-2 Long Beach State also ranks eighth in the nation in WHIP (0.89) and ninth in shutouts Big West Record ...................................... 0-0 (2) so far this season. Non-Conference Record ...................... 6-2 • The entire weekend rotation has had standout performances already in 2020. Adam Home .......................................................... 6-2 Seminaris tossed six shutout innings with 11 strikeouts on Opening Night, and that set Away ............................................................ 0-0 the tone for the rest of the season. Alfredo Ruiz followed that up with seven scoreless Neutral ........................................................ 0-0 frames and 10 strikeouts while allowing just two hits against Cal to earn NCBWA National Day ............................................................... 3-1 Pitcher of the Week honors in week one. Night ........................................................... 3-1 • Not to be outdone, freshman Luis Ramirez was impressive against No. 17 Wake Forest vs. LH Starter ............................................ 1-0 last weekend, retiring the final 17 batters he faced, while striking out 12 batters in 7.0 vs. RH Starter ............................................ 5-2 innings. He became the first Dirtbags freshman to strike out 12 in a game since Jered 1-Run Games ............................................ 1-0 Weaver in 2002. 2-Run Games ............................................ 0-1 5+ Run Games ......................................... 2-0 SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS • Mississippi State is a consensus Top 10 team in the nation, coming off consecutive Extra Innings ............................................ 1-0 College World Series appearances. After winning their first five games of the season, Shutouts .................................................... 2-0 the Bulldogs dropped the series finale to Oregon State (7-2) and suffered a stunning vs. Top-5: ................................................... 0-0 midweek loss to previously winless Texas Southern, 8-4, on Tuesday. This weekend’s vs. Top-10 ................................................... 0-0 series will be MSU’s first action outside of Starkville so far this season. vs. Top-25 ................................................... 3-0 • The offense is led by Preseason First Team All-SEC selection Justin Foscue at 2B. He Longest Winning Streak: ..................... W4 leads the team with a .423 average and 13 RBIs on the year. Second Team Preseason Longest Losing Streak: ..........................L2 All-SEC selections include 1B Josh Hatcher (.214), SS Jordan Westburg (.393), OF Rowdey Current Streak .......................................... W4 Jordan (.273), and DH Tanner Allen (.286). Series Record........................................ 2-0-0 • The Bulldogs’ powerful pitching staff has racked up 104 K’s in 72.0 IP this year, led by Series Sweeps .......................................... 1-0 18 strikeouts in just 10 innings from Saturday starter Christian MacLeod. February ..................................................... 6-2 • Long Beach State won its only previous meeting with Mississippi State, a 2-1 victory March .......................................................... 0-0 in the 1993 East Regional in Tallahassee, Fla. The Dirtbags went on to the College World April ............................................................. 0-0 Series that season. May .............................................................. 0-0 June ............................................................. 0-0 LB IN MLB Game 1 Of A Series ................................ 2-0 • Long Beach State had more former players in the big leagues than any other college Game 2 Of A Series ................................ 2-0 or university from 2010-17, with 12 MLB representatives in 2019, again placing the Dirtbags among the nation’s leaders. Game 3 Of A Series ................................ 1-1 • Jeff McNeil was named a 2019 NL All-Star, representing the New York Mets in the Mid- Midweek Games ..................................... 1-1 summer Classic. His All-Star Game debut was the 20th All-Star appearance by a former LBSU Scores First ..................................... 5-0 Dirtbag, and the fourth in the last five seasons by four different players. There has been Opponent Scores First .......................... 1-2 at least one former Dirtbag in 11 of the last 12 All-Star Games, with a combined 14 ASG Leading After 6 ........................................ 4-0 selections since 2008. Trailing After 6 ......................................... 0-1 Tied After 6 ............................................... 2-1 BIG WEST CONFERENCE 2020 BIG WEST PRESEASON Leading After 8 ........................................ 5-0 PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK COACHES POLL Trailing After 8 ......................................... 0-2 Date Player Pitcher Tied After 8 ............................................... 1-0 2/17 Zach Lew, CSF Alfredo Ruiz, LBSU Games Won In Final At-Bat .................. 1-0 1.