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Pre-gaming, not just for parties Students of the women’s softball team, K-Beach Radio and CSULB Forensics offer an inside look to their pre-performance rituals. By Brooke Becher Diversions Editor
The scrum of athletes sways shoulder-to-shoulder with arms interlocked. The black and yellow ring counters the softball-clad ringmaster’s calls with a roar, amplifying the raucous game of call-and-response to its climax. Before every game, the Long Beach State softball team rallies together for a traditional, pre-performance ritual, passed on from last year’s lineup. “I don’t know how or why it started,” sophomore infielder Lauren Lombardi said, explaining that sophomore catcher Monique Dyer now leads the routines. “But I’m really glad we keep doing it because it gets our energy up.” Pre-performance rituals have become popular areas of study in athletics due to legends like baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs. In the book “Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition,” psychologist Stuart Vyse notes that Boggs developed a five-hour routine before his games. This involved eating chicken, running wind sprints in the outfield at 7:17 p.m. during warm-ups and drawing the Hebrew sign for “Chai,” meaning “life,” in the dirt with his bat before stepping up to the plate. Many of baseball’s subculture superstitions—the lucky socks, sleeping with the bat, the game-day boxers—are indirect coping mechanisms that provide comfort in the guise of useful magic tricks. Rituals like these expand beyond athletic endeavors, and span across many performance-based platforms for CSULB students. Junior Jennifer Serda, a horn performance major at CSULB, channels an indirect stimulant by reading amusing Cracked.com articles and listening to comedy acts before she heads to the stage. “Some stress is inherit and natural—it’s going to happen,” Serda said. “But I’ve found that a lot of extra stress comes from being unprepared.” After 30 to 60 minutes of warm ups and additional time to setting up, Serda takes about 10 to 15 minutes to loosen up with laughter. “It’s not superstitious, it’s just
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Over 140 young women sat among tables voicing questions, their pens racing as they took notes on the personal experience of half a dozen panelists. The Women and Careers Conference on campus on Wednesday aimed to teach female students how to take their first steps and transition into the work force. The panel included six professional women, three of whom were graduates of California State University, Long Beach. “You can now be feminine and successful,” said Gallup senior consultant Lucy Guillen, a CSULB graduate and the keynote speaker of the conference. “Don’t try to be someone else … showing yourself comes out on paper and person.”
CSULB undergraduate programs are made up of about 57 percent women and about 43 percent men as of fall 2013, according to the CSULB website. The graduation and employment rates of women have continued to increase. Nearly 60 percent of women in the U.S. are in the work force, compared to 38 percent in 1962, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Reports. Since 1962, women’s completion of four or more years of college had risen about 7 percent by 2012. “I find it encouraging that colleges like CSULB make it a priority to offer events like the Women’s Career Conference,” junior creative literature major Jillian Bergamo said.
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Gallup senior consultant and keynote speaker of the Women in Careers Conference Lucy Guillen speaks to the women about her experiences in the work field on Wednesday at the University Student Union Ballroom.
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Gators too much to handle The 49ers lose to the Gators 10-1. By Josh Barajas Contributing Writer
Defending national champion Florida lived up to its reputation in a 10-1 rout of the Long Beach State softball team Wednesday at the 49er Softball Complex. The Gators (22-0) took advantage of eight walks, five hit batsmen and three errors by the 49ers (10-11). The multitude of physical and mental mistakes doomed the 49ers’ chances against the No. 1 team in the country. Head coach Kim Sowder said she was not happy at all with how her team played.
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“We kind of didn’t give ourselves a chance,” Sowder said. “Any time you have eight walks and five hits by a pitch, you’re not going to give your team an opportunity to compete in the game.” Sophomore right-hander Christina Clermont’s lack of command early on put the 49ers in a hole they could not climb out of. Florida put up three runs before the LBSU had a chance to bat. The 49ers responded by putting up a run in the bottom half that energized the team. Senior infielder Shayna Kimbrough hit a leadoff triple and freshman infielder LT Torres brought her in with an RBI single for The Beach’s only run of the game. Clermont’ struggles continued in the second inning. She was pulled in
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Florida pitcher Aleshia Ocasio prepares to deliver a pitch against Long Beach State during the bottom of the sixth inning at the 49er Softball Complex on Wednesday. Ocasio pitched six innings and allowed only one run to LBSU.
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BELL RINGS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT The ASI Senate wants to ring Carlson Bloc Bell Tower every 107 seconds to bring awareness to sexual assault.
By Mindy Lockhart Contributing Writer
The Associated Students, Inc. Senate heard a resolution at the meeting on Wednesday to help support sexual assault awareness at California State University, Long Beach. ASI Senators David Kling and Joanna Yan introduced the resolution, proposing that CSULB student leaders promote the culture of having
a safe and respectful campus through campus-wide sexual assault prevention strategies. The resolution would encourage the creation of a comprehensive assault program through current sexual assault prevention programs, including Bystander Intervention, Engaging Men, Healthy Sexuality Education and Public Awareness. “This is just a resolution to bring awareness and bring [sexual assault] to the light,” Kling said to the senate. The resolution also aims to reinstate the University 100 course that was removed due to budget cuts.
The University 100 course informed freshmen and transfer students of sexual assault prevention. The course also informed students of campus life, vehicle theft prevention, residential theft or burglary prevention and credit card solicitation. The course would be reinstated in order to increase the education of sexual assault during the “red zone” period. “The red zone is the beginning of the semester,” Kling said to the senate. “That’s when women are most at risk to be sexually assaulted.” April is sexual assault awareness
month, and ASI plans to help support and advertise for Sexual Assault week at CSULB. The resolution requests that during this week, a bell be rung from the Carlson Bloc Bell Tower every 107 seconds, two times a day for 30 minutes. “Every 107 seconds, someone is sexually assaulted in the United States,” Yan said. “So it would be really cool to have that bell ring every 107 seconds.” During the meeting, ASI Sen. Bryana Olmeda said she was curious about the logistics of having a bell ring since the Carlson Bloc Bell Tower
does not have a bell inside it. The bell ring would come from speakers that can have a bell sound projected, Vice President Nayiri Baghdassarian said. Another resolution introduced on Wednesday asked the senate for a 50/50 initiative, through which students leaders of ASI would collectively visit 50 clubs and organizations in 50 academic days. “If this resolution passes, we would like all of the senators to take part in this and help increase visibility and getting out to the students so they can voice their concerns,” Kling said to the senate.
The vote was 62-37, with all Republicans and eight Democrats in favor. The outcome was the latest setback for the GOP-led Congress, which made passage of Keystone a top priority. It served up a victory for the White House on the first major veto of Obama’s administration. “For a long time, projects like Keystone used to be no-brainers _ they were often approved without much controversy at all,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who made the bill the first order of business when he took control of the chamber in January. “But that was before powerful special interest groups and ideological extremists decided to embark on a quixotic quest.” Noting the significance of the override attempt, McConnell required senators to take the roll call vote from their desks, a rare practice reserved for landmark votes. Democratic opponents said halting the project was the right decision. Critics of the pipeline argue it would prolong energy dependence on fossil fuels and worsen climate change. “Why would be build a pipeline to bring filthy, dirty oil to our great nation, to our communities?” asked Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. “The only thing it helps, frankly, are the special interests in Canada.” In many ways, the debate over the Keystone project has become more about politics than substance, as rhetoric on both sides escalated. The vote also showed the limits of the new Republican Congress
in the face of the president’s veto power, which was rarely used when Democrats controlled Congress. The $8 billion project proposed by the TransCanada Corp. would carry oil from the tar sands of Canada’s Alberta province through the U.S. heartland. The Obama administration might still approve the project. But the White House opposed the attempt by Congress to expedite approval, especially while a court case is underway in Nebraska, where the path of the pipeline splits to run east through Missouri and south to the Gulf Coast. Both the House and Senate passed the bill earlier this year to push approval after years of delay. Many Democrats joined the Republican-led effort. Supporters said the project would create needed American jobs, and a federal review said more than 40,000 direct and indirect jobs would be created during pipeline construction. Later, however, there would be only 35 permanent U.S. jobs during pipeline operation, the review said. As oil prices tumbled last year, some experts questioned whether the pipeline project made financial sense. Backers insist the project will continue. With the outcome in the Senate, rules prevent the House from taking its own override vote.
Clinton’s emails may be off-limits to public under court ruling WASHINGTON _ A federal court ruling that the private email account of a top White House official is off-limits for a records search may help Hillary Clinton shield her electronic messages from the news media and public. A federal judge in Washington denied a petition from a free-market group to force the administration to search the private emails of White House science adviser John Holdren. Because the government didn’t posses those messages, it couldn’t be asked to produce them, a government attorney argued. “The law is clear, however, that agencies do not _ merely by way of the employer/employee relationship _ gain ‘control’ over their employees’ personal email accounts,” U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Tuesday in the case brought by the Competitive Enterprise Institute. “That is precisely why agencies admonish their employees to use their official accounts for government business.” Clinton, who was secretary of state from 2009 until February 2013, didn’t. She exclusively used private email accounts that were routed through a server that cyber experts say was at her suburban New York home. That exposed her to hacking risks and ran counter to the Obama administration’s policy of preserving electronic records. The disclosures come as Clinton is preparing to announce a campaign for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president. Her activities at the State Department and her work with the Clinton Foundation, created by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, already are providing fodder for Republican critics who say she hasn’t been fully transparent about her activities. The use of a private email by Clinton was uncovered after a congressional committee sought Clinton’s emails in its investigation into the terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012. The attack killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens. Her office recently turned over
55,000 pages of messages to the State Department, including 300 that were provided to congressional investigators. The court ruled Tuesday on a request made under the Freedom of Information Act by the Competitive Enterprise Institute for emails sent by Holdren as science adviser using an email address of the Woods Hole Research Center, which he previously directed. In contesting the request, government lawyers said they couldn’t be accused of withholding the records, because they didn’t have them. Kessler agreed and dismissed the suit, in part because Holdren issued a memo in 2010 prohibiting the use of private email for official business. “The court is saying, ‘You can’t do this, but if you do do it, you get away with it,’” Chris Horner, a CEI senior fellow, said. Still, the facts in Holdren’s case differ from Clinton’s circumstance in some ways. The 55,000 pages Clinton turned over to the State Department are now under its control and subject to a FOIA request, said Steven D. Zansberg, a lawyer specializing in government records law. And while the government can’t be asked to search a private email provider, the employee has the responsibility to transfer emails about public business to the agency, he said. The question advocates for open government are asking now is how the public will know if all the relevant emails have been sent to the State Department. Instead of a government employee reviewing the records, Clinton staff members did the work. “Her staff did the sorting, but what the law requires is for a government official to do the sorting,” said Tom Blanton, the head of the National Security Archive, a group that uses FOIA requests and lawsuits to uncover government actions. “There are other motivations going on here, and she should have been on notice.” - Mark Drajem, Bloomberg News
Senate fails to override Obama’s veto of Keystone XL pipeline WASHINGTON _ The Senate failed Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of Keystone XL pipeline legislation, ending for now attempts by Congress to speed up approval of the controversial energy project.
Falling short of the two-thirds majority needed, Republicans backers of the pipeline could not peel off enough Democratic supporters to join them.
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Karen Andrade, a senior international studies major, said that she is the first person from her household to graduate from college. “I feel like I have to give the standard to my younger siblings,” Andrade said. “I didn’t have that mentor or have an [older] sibling that actually told me how, or saw the ways you know. Guillen said that the biggest challenge she faced when initially hunting for a job was finding a company with the right environment – the conservative nature of many companies turned her off. Yvette Moss, a Long Beach City director of TRIO programs who sat on the panel, said she has been teaching higher education for the past fifteen years. “Building relationships are critical to your advancement in your position,” Moss said. “Know how to use technology to your advantage.” The panel speakers all said they participated in outside activities and organizations in order to build a professional network.. They said that they believed people should interact with their environment and engage in outside opportunities. Alissa Urbano, portfolio manager of Moet Hennessey USA, said on the panel that prospective employees should dress and present themselves for the job they are aspiring for, not the job they are in. “All of this comes from a proactive approach, involving self-discipline and researching your connections that you’ve created within your journey,” Cassel said. “It is a challenge because there is no lesson plan or map as to how to get to your future.” CSULB hosts the Women’s Career Development Conference annually.
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It’s about 7 p.m. on a school night. My adviser and his young son ask, Where should we eat? Go to Pints, I tell them. It’s so close to campus, and the food is bomb. Arriving empty-stomached at the door, father and son discover an empty, lights-out restaurant. CLOSED. Thick with disbelief, I call the next morning, hoping to prove a point. The phone rings. And rings. And rings. And rings...the ringing suggests that there might be life on the other side, but the silence between each drawn-out bell warns not to let hope carry me away. I dial again: (562) 4947593. The ringing… it doesn’t end. The online review site must be right after all: Pints Sports Bar and Grill must truly be closed. It’s true, this location served few
after the midnight hour, but the look of it, the glow of it, the feel of it, as last call in Long Beach crept up, used to be ripe with the college life that fritters nearby. That’s not to say that the place ever served the local budget of the students, but the tea bar across the parking lot keeps the arena alive well into the moment when tonight becomes tomorrow.
East Coast Bagels. The lights eventually came back on, and the new hot spot – Pints – came with a blue glow and a chalkboard on the wall listing each of the latest specialty beers. The menu, overloaded with a variety of ways to serve chicken, showcased the feel of the place: $$$. There is a legend on Second Street that also comes with TV-screen-covered walls, but it came first and stole the awe of the locals long before the PCH imitation brewed its first pint. A row of open doors – Yogurtland, Cha for Tea, etc. – draws the crowd that this empty now-abandoned cave is lost to. Even Ralph, who used to sell groceries late into the evening on the Pints side of the lot, closed his doors not too long ago. Not yet one year old, Pints Sports Bar and Grill died. Even its Twitter account is gone. Yelp, with all its many thumbs-up reviews of Troy the bartender and Preston the waiter, offers to find me a similar spot.
New brew dies young.
Not too long ago, this corner of Pacific Coast Highway housed The Beach Bar and Grill -- a hub that seemed to never fill past 10 p.m. The one waitress was sweet, but slow. When this beergutted NFL hub closed, all went dark for a moment beside the neighboring
Pints Bar and Grill closed its doors months before its one-year anniversary.
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ASI brands chicken sandwiches discriminatory Daniel Sunkari Contributing Writer
Chicken sandwiches don’t discriminate against the stomachs they fill, but ASI begs to differ. ASI recently announced that it is working to end Chick-fil-A’s California State University, Long Beach athletic department scholarship on charges that the food chain discriminates against the gay community and gay marriage. This claim is false; furthermore, the resolution promotes a violation of religious freedom. The initial controversy with Chickfil-A began in the summer of 2012, when the chicken sandwich chain’s President and Chief Operating Officer Dan Cathy took a definitive stance on marriage. “We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit,” Cathy said, according to the Atlantic in Jul. 2012. “We are a family-owned business, a family-led business and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that.” The company also supported the passage of Proposition 8, the California ban on same-sex marriage that has since been struck down, according to the Atlantic in Sept. 2014.
Since Cathy’s statement about gay marriage, the chain has been criticized by progressive groups, activists, boycotters and petitioners with vehemence and indignation. These liberal groups branded Chick-fil-A as anti-gay and homophobic. And now, ASI is buying into the same intolerant view. Chick-fil-A does not discriminate against anyone. All who come are
In the name of tolerance, religious freedom is being violated.
served well—gays very much included. Since the company stresses philanthropy, they give plenty through the Winshape foundation—a charitable organization founded by the Cathys in 1982. They support foster-care, summer camps, and marriage counseling programs. Following their religious beliefs, Chick-fil-A gave much to Christian organizations as well. This isn’t hateful or discriminatory—it is an expression of religious freedom. In an effort to distance themselves from the controversy and bad press in 2012, Cathy has since drastically re-
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duced the company’s donations to the aforementioned Christian organizations, according to Think Progress. Last week, some two years after Cathy’s decision to stay out of marriage politics, ASI has decided to break ties with Chick-fil-A. If the president of Chick-fil-A does not agree with gay marriage, then as a community and campus that respects the ideal of religious freedom that is engrained in our nation’s blood, we should tolerate—if not respect—his decision. By nature, “tolerating” something concedes that we don’t agree with it. Furthermore, his viewpoint on marriage and the family is not an out-
rageous one. It is a view held currently by most of the world, and up until only a few decades ago, held by virtually all the world . As the future leaders of the U.S., when we keep beliefs that we do not agree with from being aired, we put the whole countries right to free speech at risk. ASI is subscribing to a view of intolerance and narrow-mindedness with this proposed resolution, which is causing an unjustified loss of money in the athletic department. Though this “nondiscriminatory” resolution, ASI is effectively discriminating. The loss of money for the athletic department is not justified.
Removing the athletic departments Chick-fil-A sponsorship is an effort to silence Cathy’s expression of religious freedom. ASI and CSULB should work at all times to ensure that people with all types of beliefs and viewpoints enjoy a welcoming environment. This resolution is unethical and immoral as it represents a deviation from this important practice. Chicken sandwiches don’t discriminate and neither does Chick-fil-A, so ASI should leave the athletic department’s sponsorship alone. Daniel Sunkari is a first year journalism major.
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something I like to do to relax,” Serda said. “I really enjoy performing, so it’s a fun thing to do; I’m usually just ready.” Though the act isn’t directly embedded into her routine, the lack of magical significance to Serda is what makes this a pre-performance ritual rather than superstition, based on Vyse’s findings. In a 2014 study of 20 male semi-professional soccer players from the European Journal of Sports Science, researchers stated that although the mechanisms of the process have yet to be fully understood, they can be directly linked to stress levels. The athletes were divided into a control and experimental group, and mental awareness tests analyzed their performance, anxiety and self-efficacy. Based on the study, participants of the experimental group showed lower anxiety levels and an increase in self-efficacy while the performance of the control group suffered. Sophomore Brandon Ayala, a business major at CSULB, hosts a talk show and DJs for K-Beach Radio. He has worked as a DJ for Sevilla Nichtclub, for corporate Victoria Secret events and for Home Depot, despite taking on turntables only two years ago. “When I first started to do these events, my dad would always help me with my equipment to get my feet wet,” explained Ayala. “On the way [there], we would have these conversations; [but] when I got to the event I wasn’t focused.” Since then, Ayala has initiated a “party mode” procedure, which involves strategic equipment placement in his pick-up truck on the way to an event and listening to a custom mix of his own original tracks 20 minutes before arrival. “It’s definitely a psychological thing; I believe it helps me, [and] it makes me feel confident,” Ayala said. “If I didn’t do it, I don’t think anything bad would happen, but the way I would approach that event would be different.” After blowing out his shoulder and his knee, TJ Rosas exchanged his college
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The Long Beach State softball taem gathers together in preparation for its matchup against Florida at the 49er Softball Complex on Wednesday.
football career in Minnesota for a future in public speaking. As a senior communications major at CSULB, Rosas serves as the secretary for CSULB’s Forensics Speech team. “I [rehearse my speech] really fast, [then] I do it really slow; sometimes I’ll do it in like a really funny accent,” Rosas said, referring to his threefold process of
pre-performance repetition. “You just got to play with it.” He said that the physical aspect of his warms up aim to modulate vocals notes by hitting all levels and tones and to stretch his face muscles. Before competitive events, Rosas and his team circle up in an empty classroom for energy warm ups, starting with vocal-
Indian officials block controversial gang-rape documentary The Indian government obtained a court order Wednesday against airing a documentary in which one of the men convicted in a shocking 2012 gang-rape blamed his victim, which has provoked fresh outrage across the country. Rajnath Singh, India’s minister for home affairs, said the documentary produced by a BBC television crew would not air this weekend on Indian television as scheduled, and he summoned the head of the jail where the interview was conducted for an investigation. The comments “are highly derogatory and are an affront to the dignity of women,” Singh told a raucous session of India’s upper house of parliament. The film would not be screened until it was approved by authorities, who must review the entire unedited video of the interview with the convicted rapist, he said. Singh said the producers of the 62-minute documentary, “India’s Daughter,” had violated the conditions under which they were allowed to shoot video inside Tihar jail in Delhi, where the rapist was interviewed, although he did not elaborate.
The government “will not allow any attempts by any individual, group or organization to leverage such unfortunate incidents for commercial benefit,” Singh said. “The respect and dignity of women constitute a core value of our culture and traditions.” The government’s response was roundly criticized by Indian activists and some lawmakers, who said authorities seemed more troubled by the production of the documentary than by the incident that led to it. The brutal Dec. 16, 2012, gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old woman on a passenger bus in the capital, New Delhi, drew worldwide attention to the problem of sexual violence in India. Despite a raft of new legislation and promises to crack down on perpetrators, women say that cases of rape and sexual harassment remain endemic. The comments by the convicted rapist, Mukesh Singh, marked the first time that any of the four men sentenced to the death penalty in the incident had spoken publicly. In excerpts from the video released to the media, Singh is quoted as saying the murdered woman, who was riding the bus with a male
friend after seeing a movie, should not have been out late at night and should not have resisted her attackers. “A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy,” he said. The producer, Leslee Udwin, has said she obtained the necessary approvals to interview Singh from India’s Home Affairs Ministry in 2013. “The reality is what the man spoke reflects the views of many men in India, and why are we shying away from that?” said Anu Aga, an Indian businesswoman and lawmaker in the Rajya Sabha, or upper house. “Suggesting the death penalty, banning this movie that is not the answer. We have to confront the issue that men in India do not respect women. And any time there is a rape, blame is placed on the woman. It is not just the man in the prison’s views. It is the views of many men in India. Let’s be aware of it, and let’s not pretend that all is well.” “India’s Daughter” was scheduled to air in India on Sunday to mark International Women’s Day. – Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times
ized syllables of a foreign tongue. “There’s this weird game where we do every syllable of the alphabet minus the vowels,” Rosas said. “It kind of goes like Bah-buhbuh-bah-buh-bah-bahbah, Cahcuhcuh-cah-cuh-cah-cuhcuh.” In addition to running through speeches, the group engages each other with adrenaline-fueled chanting.
“Do you have the energy? I have the energy!” Rosas accounted from their vocal drills. The team walks out after cheering, “We’re all qualified members of the LBC. Go Beach!” From mash-up masters on live radio to oraters and the arts, pre-performance rituals affect performers outside of the athletic realm like the dirt-diamond Dirtbags.
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Getting dirty in the desert The Dirtbags look to bounce back on the road after a loss on Tuesday. By Eddie Rivera Contributing Writer
An emerging pitching staff and improved offense will lead the Long Beach State baseball team into Phoenix to take on No. 21 Arizona State for a three-game series starting Friday night. The Dirtbags (8-4) rank 13th in the country in earned run average and fifth in strikeouts per inning. Freshman right-hander Darren McCaughan said he was confident the team’s pitching performance would continue away from home. “We’ve taken it to the teams out here at Blair Field,” McCaughan said. “Now it’s our first time really on the road. We have a young team so we will see how we can handle it.” Freshman right-hander Chris Mathewson earned Big West Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven no-hit innings against Wichita State. He said he was looking forward to this weekend’s matchup against the Sun Devils (7-4). The Dirtbags crushed the Sun Devils 11-0 at home on Feb. 21 in last year’s lone matchup. This year’s showdown will take place in Phoenix starting at 5:30 p.m. at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. LBSU head coach Troy Buckley said it would be good for the team to head out on the road to get out of their comfort zone. “It’s our first road weekend, and it’s against a high quality Pac-12 opponent,” Buckley said. Sophomore shortstop Garrett Hampson and junior right-fielder Zack Rivera were part of the rout last year. Hampson has a .326 batting average and leads the Dirtbags in runs (12), hits (14) and runs batted in (10). Rivera leads the team in slugging percentage with a .512 and is tied in hits (14) and second in RBI (9). “I’ve been more aggressive at the plate lately,” Hampson said. “It’s really paying off.” The Sun Devils are part of the loaded Pac-12 conference that includes No. 6 UCLA and No. 8 Oregon. Two-time Big Ten coach of the year Tracy Smith leads ASU in his first year as head coach. ASU junior right-hander Ryan Burr is rolling with a team leading 19 strikeouts, four saves and a 0.00 ERA. Burr earned Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week earlier this season. On offense, the Sun Devils have combined for a .305 batting average on the season, good for 38th in the nation. They have also accumulated 115 hits so far. Sophomore Colby Woodmansee has started every game so far and has 8 RBI, 2 HR and a team-leading 17 hits. Junior RJ Ybarra is off to a tremendous start with a .464 batting average, nine RBI, two HR and a ridiculous .893 slugging percentage. The Dirtbag pitchers will have their hands full for this weekend’s tough test. “We may make some adjustments, but for sure it will be [senior righthander Kyle] Friedrichs and Chris [Mathewson],” Buckley said, when asked about his probable starters.
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Long Beach State infielder Julia Lombardi makes her way back to the dugout after fouling out in the bottom of the fourth inning. LBSU trailed behind Florida 4-1 at the end of the fourth and failed to catch up as LBSU lost to the Gators 10-1 on Wednesday at the 49er Softball Complex.
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Continued from page 1 favor of senior right-hander Amanda Hansen after loading the bases. Hansen limited the damage by only allowing a run on an error by sophomore catcher Lauren Lombardi. “I had a few strikeouts,” Hansen
said. “I was sharp with my pitches. I was throwing them low enough because the umpire was really tight on us. Not being able to have a normal strike zone was a little hard, but I got through it.” Hansen’s solid outing began to crumble in the sixth when she allowed a run on a throwing error to first base that also put runners at the corners with one out. Senior infielder Lauren Haeger stepped up to the plate
in the next at bat and crushed a threerun home run to left field. “I knew that throwing a curve, [Haeger] was going to hit it,” Hansen said. “I didn’t know how fat, or how small, but she got all of the ball. I just didn’t throw it as low as I needed to and after that, obviously, I felt like I let the team down.” Hansen came out with confidence for the first time since her game against UCLA on Feb. 27, and Julia Lombardi
extended her hitting streak to eight games. “[This game] was a growth for me, because I haven’t been doing well the past three weekends I’ve been pitching,” Hansen said. LBSU heads to Fullerton on Thursday to play a trio of ranked opponents in the Judi Garman Classic. The 49ers take on No. 14 Auburn on Thursday, No. 13 Arizona on Saturday and No. 2 Oregon on Sunday.
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WYNNING A SECOND FAMILY LBSU women’s basketball head coach Jodi Wynn brings a family feel to the game.
By William Hernandez Assistant Sports Editor
Jody met Derek Wynn in her junior year at Southern California. Derek, then a student at Cal State Fullerton, coached high school basketball. “A mutual friend of ours, who was a football player at USC introduced us,” Jody said. “It was late in my junior year; he came to a couple games, and so we dated a couple of years.” They worked together under current New Mexico State women’s basketball coach Mark Trakh at Pepperdine and USC. Under Trakh, Jody and John Fajardo | LBSU Athletics Derek learned their signature Long Beach State head coach Jody Wynn led the 49ers to their first winfull-court press approach. Now the head coach of ning record in nine years in the 2013-2014 season with a record of 17-15. LBSU women’s basketball, Jody Under Wynn’s leadership, the 49ers have risen to a 21-7 record. treats her team like family. As her husband, Derek is on the spective on the game. tic schedules, game planning and coaching staff, which adds a “It really helps us with our cama- recruiting Division I talent – all unique dimension to the 49ers’ raderie,” senior guard Hallie Men- while raising a family. team makeup. Derek said that after 16 years “They see her in a different eses said. “You don’t think about light,” Derek said. “They see her as yourself, you think about the team. of working in the same coaching a mother, a coach and a wife. It’s an When you think about family, you staff, he and his wife have found a think about being together.” healthy balance between their maropen book with us.” Working together presents dif- riage and careers. The cohesive identity that the “A lot of people tend to think it’s Wynns have established at LBSU ferent challenges for Jody and gives the players a different per- Derek. They have to adapt to hec- terrible,” Jody said. “We think it’s
great. We get to raise a family on a college campus, and there’s no better atmosphere to bring your kids to.” The couple’s two daughters, Kaeli and Jada, have started showing the same passion for basketball as their parents. Derek said Kaeli broke out in tears after the tough 47-46 loss against firstplaced Hawaii on Feb. 26. “Sometimes they’re still talking about the game and saying, ‘Why did she do this’ and ‘Why did you call that,’” Derek said. “And they love to see us win just as much as we do.” The family atmosphere translates to success on the court. Jody’s breakthrough moment as head coach came in 2012 when the 49ers knocked off the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the Big West Conference Tournament. Now in her sixth season at LBSU, Jody has led the 49ers to the their highest win total since the 1999-00 season. Jody said the biggest contribution to the 49ers’ transformation this season has been the players’ dedication to their work ethic and defensive intensity. “The girls on our team are our family,” Jody said. “It’s an extended family of ours.”