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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Press-Telegram Update

From the Long Beach Press-Telegram this morning:

Dirtbags fail to gain in the polls

Despite winning two of three games at No. 14-ranked Wichita State over the weekend, the Dirtbags are still having a hard time getting a national ranking.

They are ranked No. 30 in Collegiate Baseball, but are not ranked in the top 25 in Baseball America or the ESPN Coaches Poll.

This week's foe is No. 1-ranked Cal State Fullerton. The 49ers and the Titans will play nonconference games Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Blair Field. All three games will begin at 6:30 p.m.

For advance tickets, contact the 49ers Ticket Office at (562) 985-4949.

...LBSU begins a seven-game homestand this weekend, after spending two of the last three weekends on the road. The Dirtbags are 10-5 at home this year.

...Brian Anderson, with a shutout inning on Saturday, ran his scoreless streak to 24 1/3 innings, tying him with Gary Beare (1974) for the fifth-best scoreless streak in school history. His 56 career appearances is ninth-best.

...With Cesar Ramos, coming off a four-hit, complete-game shutout, and Marco Estrada, who gave up one run on six hits over seven innings, winning on back-to-back nights, it was the third straight weekend the duo has done so.

Last year Jered Weaver and Ramos did it 10 times.

...The Dirtbags continue to be without All-America shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, who injured his hamate bone in his left hand and has been out of the lineup since the Saint Mary's series in early February.

Tulowitzki, who took grounders last week after getting his cast removed, is expected back in early April.

Third baseman/outfielder Danny Mocny missed his third weekend with a left shoulder injury.

...Ramos has been nominated for National Player of the Week for his efforts against Wichita State.

He outdueled fellow All-American and Team USA teammate Mike Pelfrey in a 1-0 win in the series opener. Ramos pitched his second career shutout and first since last year's shutout at PETCO Park. He struck out two and walked one.

The win brought Ramos within one win of All-American Abe Alvarez for the most wins by a 49ers left-hander (23).

posted on 3/22/2005 by Jeff Agnew

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