{"id":200504,"date":"2026-03-02T13:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200504\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:40:19","slug":"late-washington-state-rally-lifts-cougars-past-dirtbags-9-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200504\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Washington State Rally Lifts Cougars Past Dirtbags, 9-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach State fell to <a href=\"https:\/\/bvmsports.com\/ncaa\/washington-state-cougars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington State<\/a> 9-7, concluding their weekend series on a disappointing note. The Cougars jumped ahead early but the Dirtbags rallied to tie by the seventh inning. Washington State&#8217;s pivotal two-run single in the eighth sealed their victory. Long Beach State struggled to respond in the final frames despite a strong offensive showing, totaling eight hits and seven walks. The team will face Waseda University on March 3 before a road game against San Diego State.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersLong Beach State had 8 hits and 7 walks in the game.Washington State scored 4 runs in the fifth inning to take a 6-2 lead. State of PlayLong Beach State&#8217;s pitching struggled, specifically in the eighth inning where they surrendered two runs.The Dirtbags and Cougars were closely matched, with Long Beach rallying several times to keep the game competitive. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State will host Waseda University on March 3 for an exhibition game, then travel to San Diego State for their final nonconference matchup on March 4. This will be crucial for the team&#8217;s momentum as they head into future games.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Despite a valiant effort and some key performances, the Dirtbags&#8217; inability to contain late-game rallies proved costly. Looking ahead, consistent pitching will be essential for the team as they continue their season against tough competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State fell to Washington State 9-7, concluding their weekend series on a disappointing note. The Cougars&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":200505,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-200504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200504","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=200504"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200504\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}