{"id":177803,"date":"2026-02-14T09:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/177803\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T09:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T09:49:08","slug":"dirtbags-baseball-unveils-state-of-the-art-bohl-annex-pitching-lab-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/177803\/","title":{"rendered":"Dirtbags Baseball Unveils State-Of-The-Art Bohl Annex Pitching Lab \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prior to Friday night\u2019s season opener against San Jose State, the Long Beach State Baseball program unveiled the latest upgrade to Bohl Diamond at Blair Field\u2013one that\u2019s intended to help transform the Dirtbags\u2019 pitching staff.<\/p>\n

Along the first-base line, adjacent to the Dirtbags Pavilion, Long Beach State Athletic Director Bobby Smitheran led the unveiling of the Bohl Annex Pitching Lab, a brand new facility that utilizes biomechanics to analyze and improve pitching performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bohl annex is really a state-of-the-art pitching lab that also can serve as an event space, and it\u2019s one of only a few on the west coast that we are aware of,\u201d Smitheran said. \u201cAnd this really creates an advantage for our pitching staff from a development perspective, but also for our program from a recruiting perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pitching lab takes over a space that was once used as the Dirtbags\u2019 batting cage, but has essentially been a storage facility since the construction of the Troy & Danyll Tulowitzki Batting Facility in 2017. The building has been renovated with new flooring and lighting, with updated branding on the exterior.<\/p>\n

From a technology standpoint, there is a new Bertec force plate mound inside, which measures a pitcher\u2019s biomechanics throughout their windup and delivery to home plate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dirtbags head coach TJ Bruce also spoke in detail about how the pitching lab will function, and how it\u2019s one of just a few facilities like it in the country at the collegiate level.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat this pitching lab ends up doing is it gets inside the pitchers mechanically,\u201d he explained. \u201cYou\u2019ve got the new Edgertronic camera now, where you can see a cuticle as they\u2019re delivering the ball in a bullpen or in a real game to see if the ball comes off more the middle finger or the index finger \u2026 You can also see where they\u2019re landing, how they\u2019re staying over the rubber. Meaning is their foot too much on the outside of the body, the inside of the body? It\u2019s just all the things that we can\u2019t see with the naked eye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bruce said the pitching lab will be a benefit not just to his program, but to the Long Beach baseball community at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to help transition our community, to be honest,\u201d Bruce stated. \u201cI think as we host camps, as we host local high schools, they\u2019ll be able to use our pitching lab in some way, shape or form throughout the camps, and then we can get an earlier evaluation, not only on their stuff, but on what could cause an injury down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Bruce mentioned his willingness to have professional ballplayers utilize the pitching lab, whether they\u2019re former Dirtbags players or not. He specifically mentioned current Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack, who has already been working out at the facility during the offseason. As Major League Baseball becomes more data-driven, this technology is what\u2019s being used by pro ballplayers across the globe, and it\u2019s now available in Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Also taking the mic was Marilyn Bohl herself, who has already made a financial investment in transforming Blair Field into Bohl Diamond at Blair Field. With the intent of getting the Dirtbags back to the College World Series, this is her latest effort to support the Long Beach State baseball program.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thinking was clear. The Dirtbags play a game to win, and how can I help them win? Bobby and TJ said, \u2018Pitching lab,\u201d Bohl explained. \u201cMy goal that I established here about 20 years ago is I want to get to Omaha to the World Series with a team that means something to me. And that should be the Dirtbags, so let\u2019s go.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2026 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit\u00a0p2sinc.com\u00a0to learn more. Prior…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":{"0":"post-177803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-long-beach","8":"tag-long-beach","9":"tag-long-beach-headlines","10":"tag-long-beach-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}