2012 LBCC Baseball News
Four former Long Beach City College Vikings are continuing their baseball dreams and are currently playing professionally in the minor leagues. Jonathan Keener (pictured, right), Lance Breedlove, Steven Gallardo, and Brian Compton are all playing in lower-level minor leagues with the hope of someday making it to “The Show.”
One current and one former member of the Long Beach City College baseball program were selected in Day 3 of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) First Year Player Draft on Wednesday. Sophomore starting pitcher Steven Gallardo was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and former Viking starting pitcher Lance Breedlove was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Former Long Beach City College standout pitcher Lance Breedlove continued his impressive senior season at Purdue University and was recently named to the postseason All-Big Ten Conference second team.
Long Beach City College sophomore starting pitcher Steven Gallardo was recently named to the CCCBCA All-Southern California team after an impressive 2012 season for the Vikings.
The 2012 Long Beach City College baseball team earned a total of eight All-South Coast Conference honors. Sophomores Steven Gallard (left), Justin Moore (center), and Edwin Santiago (right) were all first-team selections.
Long Beach City College sophomore pitcher Steven Gallardo had a historical afternoon as he tossed a 10-inning, no-hitter over El Camino College-Compton Center this afternoon in a 1-0 South Coast Conference win at LBCC's Joe Hicks Memorial Field.
Freshman Ryan Dickison (pictured, center) delivered a two-out, pinch-hit walk off single to give Long Beach City College a 6-5 non-conference win over visiting Irvine Valley College on Thursday. The game-winning hit capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally and snapped a four-game LBCC losing streak.
Long Beach City College totaled just four hits in a 3-1 non-conference loss at Irvine Valley College on Tuesday. The two teams conclude a two-game series on Thursday (Apr 5) at LBCC.
Long Beach City College continued its downward slide in the South Coast Conference standings as the Vikings suffered an 8-0 loss to visiting Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field. Justin Moore (pictured) was 1 for 2 at the plate with two walks and a stolen base.
Long Beach City College rolled to a 3-1 South Coast Conference win over visiting Los Angeles Harbor College on Thursday. The win extended LBCC’s winning streak to six games as the Vikings, now 10-7 overall and 5-0 in the SCC, will look for the three-game series sweep on Saturday. Jake Angus (pictured) earned the win to improve to 2-1.
Sophomore starting pitcher Omar Jimenez allowed one run over eight innings and freshman shortstop Avery Flores (pictured) drove in two runs to help lead Long Beach City College to a 5-1 South Coast Conference win over visiting Cerritos College on Saturday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field.
Sophomore Steven Gallardo (pictured) struck out 11 and Long Beach City College pounded out 12 hits in a 10-0 win over Cerritos College in both teams’ South Coast Conference opener on Tuesday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field.
Long Beach City College rallied for three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and held on for a 4-2 non-conference win over visiting Oxnard College on Saturday. Omar Jimenez (pictured) allowed one run and five hits over 7 1/3 innings.
Long Beach City College suffered a 6-0 non-conference loss to visiting Golden West College on Thursday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field. Freshman David Aispuro (pictured) pitched a scoreless eighth inning in the loss.
Sophomore Steven Gallardo (pictured) struck out nine batters and scattered five hits over seven innings to help lead the Long Beach City College baseball team to a 2-1 non-conference win at Joe Hicks Memorial Field on Thursday.
LBCC opened up the 2012 home schedule with a disappointing 10-0 non-conference loss to visiting Orange Coast College on Thursday at Joe Hicks Memorial Field. Steven Gallardo (pictured) picked up the loss for Long Beach after allowing three earned runs and four hits over five innings.
