BYU has some beasts! In their second matchup of the regionals BYU handed it to CSULB 11-6. No matter who the Dirtbags put on the mound, BYU had their number. The game started off promising with Long Beach taking a 3-0 lead, but it pretty much went downhill from there.

Nebraska went on to win the College World Series, so De Schazer should be happy. CSULB finished ranked #41 nationally heading into the off-season. I’m excited to see who the Dirtbags pick-up during the off-season and I expect to see an even better team take the field next year.

Today I began my playoff run in the Stanford Regional that will hopefully end in a College World Series Championship!

Game 1 had the Dirtbags (ranked #37) vs BYU (#33). Long Beach appeared to have BYU’s number heading into the top of the 9th with a 4-3 lead. The Dirtbags brought in Vogl, their closer who had been lights out all year with a 0.40 ERA. Then the unthinkable happened. Vogl gave up 3 runs, leaving the Dirtbags down 6-4 on their final 3 outs. Still in shock from BYU’s comeback, CSULB was unable to score, losing game 1 of the double elimination tournament.

In Game 2 the Dirtbags were facing WSU (#11) who had just lost to Stanford. Both teams were facing elimination and needed to win. The Dirtbags turned to their ace, Compton, who had been lights out all season long. For 8 1/3 innings Compton gave up only a single run, while the Dirtbag hitting came alive, scoring early and often. The Dirtbags finished off WSU 6-1 to stay alive.

The Dirtbags will now face BYU again after their loss to Stanford.