Luke Rasmussen is congratulated after a two-run homer. (Shotgun Spratling)
Long Beach State Goes Aggressive In Win
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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton are two of a triumvirate (along with UC Irvine) of consistently successful Big West programs that subscribe to the West Coast small ball mentality of manufacturing runs whenever possible. Take the single run a couple times in a game and then rely on your strong pitching staff rather than playing for the big inning.
But on Friday night, Long Beach State chose to swing away and it proved the right move in a come-from-behind, non-conference win[…]
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