{"id":353679,"date":"2026-06-09T21:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353679\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T21:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:44:33","slug":"winning-streak-and-warren-g-appearance-tops-off-inaugural-regulators-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353679\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning streak and Warren G appearance tops off inaugural Regulators Night\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a clear black night, a clear white moon. Warren G was on the field, trying to consume\u2026 Long Beach Coast baseball.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Friday night\u2019s inaugural Regulators Night should be ruled a success as the Long Beach Coast (15-3) put away the RedPocket Mobiles (1-17) at Blair Field with a 6-3 victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Coast have yet to cool off as the hottest team in the Pioneer League, winning 12 consecutive games and topping the standings. <\/p>\n

In addition to throwing out the first pitch, Long Beach native and Long Beach Coast co-owner Warren G kick-started the evening with a live rendition of his 1994 hit song \u201cRegulate.\u201d The crowd stood up in unison from their seats while fans from the concourse flocked to the bleachers to see the rapper in action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach rap legend Warren G issues the first pitch at Regulators night on June 5, 2026 for opening night. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

\"\"Fans wait for Long Beach rap legend Warren G to sign and autograph their vinyl copies of his music on June 5, 2026, at Blair field for the Regulators opening night. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach rap legend Warren G signs autographs to a fan\u2019s cap and other memorabilia on June 5, 2026, during Regulators night at Blair Field. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

Before the team was officially unveiled as the Coast, the Regulators\u2019 nickname was a popular choice, as evidenced by most fans ditching the signature teal green for the black-and-white Regulators\u2019 uniforms.<\/p>\n

Everyone at the ballpark chipped in to maximize the \u201cRegulators Night\u201d experience, including the organist who blasted tracks from the 1990s such as Coolio\u2019s \u201cGangster\u2019s Paradise\u201d and Tupac Shakur\u2019s \u201cCalifornia Love.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since we got to Long Beach, we\u2019ve received nothing but love from the community,\u201d outfielder Emilio Corona said. \u201cAs you can kind of see in our home stand, they can change the game, like bands coming out, making noise, being loud, that can definitely have an impact on the outcome. And we\u2019re on a little bit of a roll, so it\u2019s been fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Coast, leaders of the Pioneer League in total home runs, got their offense going in multiple ways\u2014despite hitting zero home runs this game\u2014by totaling seven hits, four walks and two stolen bases.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach Regulators center fielder Emilio Corona runs to extend the lead after he hits a RBI double during the bottom of the third inning on June 5, 2026, at Blair Field. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach Regulators outfielder Thomas McCaffrey swings at a pitch against the RedPocket Mobiles on June 5, 2026. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something that we\u2019ve talked about as a team,\u201d Corona said. \u201cI\u2019m not solely relying on the home run ball to score runs and I think that\u2019s something you saw again tonight. We found ways. We\u2019re still hitting balls hard, just trying to find different ways to put up runs.\u201d<\/p>\n

After building an early 2-0 lead, Coast starting pitcher Nick Bautista surrendered a two-run home run to outfielder Hector Nieves to tie the game in the third inning. It appeared the Coast would go into another slugfest, but that homer was the only time Bautista allowed the Mob to change the scoreboard on his watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bautista pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on three hits and three walks, while striking out nine batters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been going through some struggles early in the year, and kind of simplifying, talking with some guys, our coaching staff, who\u2019s kind of getting the whole boat, getting the help from everyone, and just kind of putting it together, had a good night,\u201d Corona said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach Coast pitcher Brett Wozniak gives out laminated tickets to fans on the inaugural Regulators night on June 5, 2026, at Blair Field. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

\"\"Long Beach Regulators center fielder Emilio Corona attempts to slide toward third base which was touched by RedPocket Mobiles third baseman Marco Martinez at the end of the seventh inning on June 5, 2026. (Jorge Hernandez | Signal Tribune)<\/p>\n

In addition to winning the game on the field, Corona described Regulators Night as an awesome experience thanks to the Long Beach fanbase.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTo have Warren G come out here, throw out the first pitch, hang out with all of us was super special, so that\u2019s fun,\u201d Corona said. \u201cJust getting to know the community. I never spent much time down here, but this is an awesome community, and it really showed out a great support.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Coast will host a series against the Modesto Roadsters on June 9-14 before heading to Oakland to face the Ballers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"JoshuaJoshua MinReporter<\/p>\n

Joshua Min is a senior journalism student at California State University, Long Beach and an assistant copy editor for the school\u2019s newspaper, the Long Beach Current. In his first month with the Current, Joshua\u2019s column \u201cFuture U ignores today\u2019s problems, leaving \u2018U\u2019 out of the picture\u201d won third place for Best Opinion Piece at the California College Media Association Awards. Aside from his copy editing duties, Joshua loves to cover sports and fill in to report on games whenever necessary.<\/p>\n

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