The Dirtbags held tough to take the weekend series against No. 20 Cal. Long Beach dropped Saturday's contest 2-1 then got revenge in the day game on Sunday by the same score.
Game two on Saturday was lost in extra innings after junior Matt Anderson pitched a great game. Anderson allowed no runs with just four hits over six innings. Despite Anderson's effort Cal snuck out with the win when Vince Bruno broke the 1-1 tie in the tenth inning. Bruno started the inning with a lead-off triple, and scored on a sacrifice fly.
The rubber match of the series featured two great performances by both starting pitchers. Dirtbag's pitcher Ryan Strufing held the Bears in check with a stellar pitching performance by going eight innings whiling allowing just one run. Strufing was effective with his control and has yet to commit a single walk in over 14 innings pitched so far this year.
Sunday's win ends the Dirtbag's opening homestead of the year. They now hit the road for what will be a four game stretch this week. Long Beach will face off against No. 22 UCLA, then head north to face yet another difficult Pac-12 opponent in No. 24 Oregon for a three-game series in Eugene, starting on Friday.
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