Bouchie to Tigers
(12/18/2009) All-Star catcher Andy Bouchie has had his contract purchased by the Detroit Tigers. The 2009 Armada MVP is set to report to Lakeland, Florida for spring training with Detroit in February.
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The Biggest Loser at Blair Field
(10/28/2009) NBC's The Biggest Loser was at Blair Field this summer filming one of its challenges. Here is the video of the contestants at the home of the Armada with a special message from Derek Jeter.
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Buller gets coaching gig
(10/20/2009) Armada pitching coach Sean Buller has been named head coach of the Valley Christian High School baseball program. Buller spent the last two seasons as a player/coach for the Armada.
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GBL says aloha to Hawaii
(9/30/2009) ALOHA GBL!!! The Golden Baseball League today announced that an expansion team will play as a member of the league on the Island of Maui in the State of Hawaii for this coming season.
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Womack headlines Yahoo!
(6/20/2009) Centerfielder Josh Womack became an internet sensation when Yahoo.com posted the video of him doing his tray-flip as the main story on the site's front page.
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Buller named pitching coach
(6/15/2009) Manager Garry Templeton has elevated bullpen coach Sean Buller to pitching coach for the remainder of the season. Buller will still serve as a player/coach for the Armada.
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Armada in Edmonton Sun
(5/29/2009) Check out these articles from the Edmonton Sun on Jose Lima working to get back to the big leagues and about how the younger players are learning from Lima and manager Garry Templeton.
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Kaplan activated
(5/23/2009) Outfielder Jonathan Kaplan has been put on the active roster. Kaplan was a member of the Armada in 2007.
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PT Season Preview
(5/21/2009) Read about the community's team in the community's newspaper. The Press-Telegram previews the Long Beach Armada 2009 season which opens today in Calgary...
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Opening Day Roster
(5/20/2009) The 2009 GBL season is here. The Armada opens on Thursday, May 21 in Calgary. See the Armada's Opening Day Roster here...
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RHP Layfield re-signs for '09
(5/4/2009) Andrew Layfield has re-signed with the Armada and should provide manager Garry Templeton with a solid option as a starter or long-reliever.
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Gober back for third season
(5/4/2009) 2007 GBL Rookie Pitcher of the Year and local product Dustin Gober returns to the Armada for his third season.
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Claypool returns for 5th year
(4/30/2009) Two-time GBL All-Star starting pitcher Ryan Claypool has re-signed with Long Beach for his 5th season with the Armada...
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Irabu joins Armada
(4/27/2009) One of the greatest pitchers in Japan professional baseball history, Hideki Irabu, has signed with the Long Beach Armada to launch his comeback after recovering from knee surgery. The power pitcher won two World Series rings with the New York Yankees in the late 90s.
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More AAA experience: RHP Lonergan signs
(4/18/2009) The Armada signs more AAA-experienced pitching as righty Scott Lonergan joins the Fleet for 2009.
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Local product Banda joins hometown team
(4/18/2009) Local product Joshua Banda has signed with the Armada for the 2009 season. The Artesia HS alum brings three seasons of Single-A experience with him to the Fleet.
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OF Garrison signs for '09
(4/18/2009) Outfielder Casey Garrison comes to Long Beach after spending the 2008 season with the GBL's Chico Outlaws.
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Former AAA pitcher Ramsey signs with Armada
(4/18/2009) Former AAA pitcher and Los Angeles native Keith Ramsey joins the Armada for the 2009 season...
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LHP Fox joins rotation
(4/18/2009) Former GBL All-Star Ben Fox is reunited with manager Garry Templeton as the southpaw pitcher signs with the Armada for 2009
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Armada re-signs Sean Buller
(4/15/2009) Long Beach native and fan favorite Sean Buller has re-signed with the Armada for his third season with the Fleet.
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Josh Womack to LB
(4/3/2009) The Armada is restocking its outfield for the 2009 season with the signing of former 2nd round pick Josh Womack...
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IT'S LIMA TIME!!!
(3/27/2009) It's Lima Time in Long Beach. Former Dodger and Major League All Star Jose Lima will take the mound for the Armada in 2009.
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See 2009 schedule
(2/9/2009) The 2009 schedule is here. Take a look at when and where the Armada will be playing this summer.
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Templeton new manager
(1/21/2009) Former major league all-star and Triple-A skipper Garry Templeton has been named the Armada's field manager for the 2009 season. A local stand out at Valley High School in Santa Ana, Templeton brings years of experience from his time with the Cardinals and Padres to Long Beach.
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Armada @ Cookie Kickoff
(1/17/2009) The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles held their annual Cookie Kickoff - that's right, it's cookie time! - this weekend, and the Armada's Sean Buller accompanied by Arby I made a special appearance. Check out the photos and videos at the Official Armada Blog...
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Etherton to DBacks
(12/14/2008) Long Beach Armada starting pitcher Seth Etherton had his contract acquired and has been signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks. The big righty was a late addition but key to the Armada's second half pennant in 2008 as he returned 100% from surgery in 2007
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Get The Navigator today
(12/4/2008) The Long Beach Armada's in-house newspaper, The Navigator Holiday Edition is at a newsstand near you. Find out where to get your copy...
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Get the holiday Navigator
(12/4/2008) The Navigator is back! Make sure to get your hands on the holiday edition of the Armada's official in-house publication now at a newsstand or local retailer near you!
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Rickey a Surf Dawg in HOF?
(12/3/2008) Rickey Henderson is a first ballot Hall of Famer, but under what logo will he be inducted? The GBL recently announced it is in discussions with Rickey Henderson on a deal that would provide the superstar player with $1M to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a San Diego Surf Dawg.
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Armada at Harvest Festival
(11/16/2008) Check out some of the pictures and video from the Armada's visit to Our Lady of Refuge's Harvest Festival
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Seattle Acquires Moss!
(10/31/2008) Armada centerfielder Steve Moss is on his way to the Emerald City as the Seattle Mariners have purchased his contract......
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Fundraise with Armada
(10/21/2008) Raise money for your special cause, little league, church, or organization. It's fun & easy, and your Armada representative will set it up specifically for your group. Find out more about fundraising with Armada in 2009
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Pettyjohn back in MLB
(9/12/2008) Former Armada pitcher Adam Pettyjohn, who went 10-2 in the 2005 season with the Fleet, has been called up to the Cincinnati Reds for the remainder of the 2008 season...
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Shipwrecked
(9/7/2008) The Flyers sunk the Fleet, 12-2, at Goodwin Field on Sunday to advance to the GBL Championship series. The Armada ends its season dropping the best-of-five series to OC, 3-2.
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Flyers force fifth game
(9/6/2008) Flyers outfielder Mark Okano hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 13th inning, giving the Flyers a 4-3 and tying the best-of-five series, 2-2. Game 5 is Sunday at Goodwin Field.
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Armada crushes OC
(9/5/2008) Long Beach jumped out to an early lead and continued pouring on runs in a 13-4 pounding of the Orange County Flyers at Goodwin Field. The Armada now lead the best-of-five series, 2-1.
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Fleet win wild Game 2
(9/3/2008) The Fleet came back in extras to even up the series with Orange County at 1-1. They now move on to Fullerton for the final three games.
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Fleet fall in Game 1
(9/2/2008) Four runs scored by the Flyers in the last two innings gave Orange County a 1-0 series lead going into Game 2.
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Armada drop season finale
(8/31/2008) In the final game before the post-season the Armada give up 8 late runs and fall to Orange County 10-2.
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PLAYOFFS!
(8/30/2008) It came down to a play at the plate in the bottom of the 9th, and in the end the Armada prevailed, 7-6, clinching a playoff spot!!!
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Armada sink Flyers
(8/29/2008) Orange County jumped out to an early lead, but it was too early as the Armada came back strong to shut down the Flyers and inch closer to a division title.
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Armada split with OC
(8/28/2008) After dropping the first game of the doubleheader in Orange County, the Armada bounced back to split the day and maintain an inside track to a playoff berth...
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Fleet beat OC
(8/26/2008) The Armada pull one win closer to a second half division title as they shut down the Flyers offense at Blair Field.
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Armada takes 1st place
(8/23/2008) Long Beach swept their doubleheader against the Scorpions, winning 3-2 and 5-4 to take over first place in the GBL South.
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Armada miss out on 1st
(8/22/2008) The Armada fail to capture first place in the division with a 3-8 loss in Yuma to the Scorpions and GBL strikeout leader Jorge Perez...
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Armada sweep Chico!
(8/21/2008) It went into extra innings before the Armada could finish off the Outlaws for the four game sweep as they head off to Yuma for a showdown in the desert.
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3 in a row for LB
(8/20/2008) Three wins in a row have come against Chico and they've now pulled ahead of Yuma by 1/2 a game with the beat down of St. George on Yuma tonight.
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Fleet hold off Chico
(8/19/2008) The Armada would hold off the Outlaws for the win and take the first two games of the four game series in Long Beach.
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Fleet take one from Chico
(8/18/2008) The defending champs from Chico came into town and got beat in the first of a four game series at Blair Field thanks to great pitching and an aggressive offense from the Armada.
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Edmonton avoids sweep
(8/17/2008) Great pitching shut down the bats and they could not recover as Edmonton avoids the sweep with the victory.
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Armada win 5th in a Row
(8/16/2008) No more dramatic finish, but the Fleet continue their winning ways against the Cracker Cats as they have won five in a row.
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4 Walk Offs in a Row!!!
(8/15/2008) The walk offs continued in dramatic fashion as always at Blair as the Fleet continue this tremendous streak against the other Canadian team.
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3 Walk Offs in a Row!
(8/14/2008) If you were not here at Blair the last three nights, I'm sorry you missed some great baseball. The Fleet will not go down easily as they sweep the Vipers out of Long Beach.
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Fleet win again in 9th!
(8/13/2008) We got two great games in a row between the Vipers and Armada at Blair Field. Both with ninth inning heroics and great pitching to keep the game close.
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Fleet win in ninth!
(8/12/2008) Ninth inning heroics help the Fleet win a back and forth affair against the Vipers of Calgary at Blair Field.
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'Cats sweep Armada out of Edmonton
(8/11/2008) The Crew has a tough time in Alberta but set sail for the Home Port where they face the Calgary Vipers on Tuesday at 7 PM
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Armada fall to Cats 12-1
(8/10/2008) Crew loses third in a row up in Edmonton. The fianl game of the road trip is Monday 6 PM Pacific.
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Back-to-back HR's power Cats over Armada
(8/9/2008) Julian Williams picks up three hits, but it's not enough as the Crew drop the first two of a four game set in Edmonton.
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Cats take down Armada 8-2
(8/8/2008) Jose Morban blasts his 17th HR as Armada fall to Edmonton 8-2.
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Armada take two-of-three in Calgary
(8/8/2008) The Crew take the first two games, but drop the third. Now it's on to Edmonton for three with the Cracker Cats...
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Armada win 2nd in Calgary
(8/6/2008) Timely hitting and strong pitching propel Long Beach to their second in a row over the tough Calgary Vipers.
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Armada blanked by Reno
(7/13/2008) Five hits is all the Armada would get against the Silver Sox in the final game before the All-Star break.
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Bierbrodt K's 12 for the W
(7/12/2008) A great performance from All-Star Nick Bierbrodt and the Armada bats left Reno stunned after Game 2 Saturday night at Blair Field.
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All-Stars named
(7/12/2008) Four members of the Armada will represent Long Beach in the first Golden League vs. United League All-Star game. Nick Bierbrodt, Rik Currier, Nick Cavanaugh and Norm Hutchins will make the trip to San Angelo, Texas.
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Armada win a pitcher's duel
(7/11/2008) Fantastic pitching by Jonathan Figueroa, Justin Segal and Closer Nick Cavanagh put the Fleet in the winner's circle in Game 1 vs. Reno
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Armada win 3 out of 4
(7/10/2008) 5 runs is all the Fleet needed to win three out of four against the Cracker Cats.
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Armada lose to Cats
(7/9/2008) The Cracker Cats would score 6 runs through the first three innings and not give up the lead as they take game 3 of the 4 game series.
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Armada take Game 2
(7/8/2008) They would hold off Edmonton's fifth inning surge to win the game thanks to two newcomers to the Fleet for a Game 2 victory.
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Armada Win a Thriller!
(7/7/2008) Long Beach was down by two in the eighth, but rallied to tie and win it in the ninth.
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Calgary avoids sweep
(7/6/2008) Calgary wasn't going to be shutout in this game against the Armada pitching as the Vipers avoid the three game sweep.
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Armada Shutout Calgary
(7/5/2008) The fleet shutout the Vipers for the second straight game of this 3 game series. Calgary had not been shutout until they came to Blair to take on the Armada.
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Armada Blank the Vipers
(7/4/2008) Fantastic defense, pitching and hitting propel Long Beach out to a first game win against the first place Vipers.
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Gober grabs W in OC
(7/3/2008) Armada SP Dusty Gober threw six solid innings - including a streak of 13 straight retired batters - as Long Beach beat the Flyers 6-3 in Fullerton on Thursday.
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Armada de-railed in OC
(7/2/2008) Back from winning 2-of-3 against the North Division leaders, the Crew heads to OC to face the top team in the South,
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5 HRs get the win
(6/28/2008) Three HRs by Lehr lead the Armada over the 1st place Cagary Vipers for the second straigght night...
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Armada win 9-6
(6/27/2008) Though short handed, the Crew has enough to beat the first place Vipers. Hutchins blasts 3 HRs!
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Yeager on active roster
(6/26/2008) 22 years after retiring from baseball, the Armada Skipper is back on an active roster...
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July 5 game now at 6:35pm
(6/25/2008) The Armada's July 5 game at Blair Field will be pushed up by a half-hour. Also, the start time for the second games of the remaining doubleheaders have been changed.
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James Guerrero a Rockie
(6/24/2008) A second Long Beach Armada player is signed one day after RHP Jerome Williams goes to the Dodgers, as INF James Guerrero is snapped up by the Colorado Rockies and on his way to the High-A Modesto Nuts of the California League
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Jerome Williams to Dodgers
(6/23/2008) Long Beach hurler Jerome Williams had his contract purchased by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. The big righty is the second member of the Armada to be acquired by a major league team this year.
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Flyers win by one in Game 2
(6/21/2008) Three hitters were shy of the cycle and the Armada win streak stops at 5.
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Armada Wipe Away OC
(6/20/2008) The game was tied until a tremendous offensive performance by the Armada in the eighth put them ahead for good.
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Armada Sweep St. George in 13
(6/18/2008) It took four hours and 13 innings for the Armada to continue their winning streak with the sweep of St. George at Blair Field.
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2 wins, 1 day
(6/17/2008) Strong starts by Dusty Gober and Rik Currier helped the fleet sweep a double-header on Tuesday. The Armada won 5-3 in the afternoon and defeated the Roadrunners 4-1 in the nightcap.
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Armada Cool Yuma
(6/15/2008) Armada Close Out 4 Game Series Versus Mike Marshall's Yuma Scorpions With A Split. The Armada host St. George for a double header at 1pm and 7pm on Tuesday.
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Scorpions stung
(6/13/2008) The Armada did not disappoint in their home opener. After 14 road games to start the 2008 season, the Fleet kicked off their fourth season at Blair Field with a 11-1 thumping over the Scorpions.
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Fleet Goes Long in Chico
(6/8/2008) Long Beach played long ball Sunday, connecting for four round-trippers to beat Chico and avoid a sweep in the three-game weekend series.
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Parrish to Rockies
(6/8/2008) The Colorado Rockies have acquired the rights to Armada catcher David Parrish. Parrish - batting .344 with 3 HR and 13 RBI in only 10 games - is the 16th player to have his contract bought out in Armada team history.
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Armada drops two in Chico
(6/7/2008) The Armada dropped the first two games of a three-game series in Chico, losing 9-13 on Friday followed by a 2-7 loss to the Outlaws last night. Get the details here.
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Silver Sox strike back
(6/5/2008) Reno earned its first home win of the season, defeating the Armada 11-8 Thursday night at Peccole Park
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Bierbrodt Pitches Gem
(6/4/2008) Former Millikan star strikes Out 9 Silver Sox As Armada Win In Reno 6-3.
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Yoo drives in 2 in 8th
(6/1/2008) Stephen Yoo made the most of his first professional start, and Jerome Williams earned his second win of 2008 as the Armada defeated Chico 7-6 at The Nett.
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Outlaws get 1st W of '08
(5/31/2008) The Armada failed to score first for the first time this season, and the Outlaws took advantage. After getting their '07 championships rings before the game, Chico scored early to nab their first win of the season, 8-3 over Long Beach.
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LB spoils Chico home opener
(5/30/2008) Five days off did not seem to affect the Armada, which scored one run for each day off during the first inning en route to a 11-5 victory over the Chico Outlaws on Friday
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Armada off to 2-1 start
(5/28/2008) The Armada are off to a 2-1 start after using two offensive explosions for a pair of season-opening wins over the Roadrunners in St. George.
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Arby I at Riptide opener
(5/26/2008) Arby I spent Sunday at the Home Depot Center to visit his mascot buddy Rippy of the LA Riptide of Major League Lacrosse. See the fun and trouble Arby I got himself into with new pictures and video at the Armada blog
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4th Inning Powers Fleet
(5/24/2008) The Armada sent 12 batters to the plate and scored eight runs in a monster 4th inning that secured the 13-3 win for Long Beach on a cold, wet night in St. George
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STG evens opening series
(5/23/2008) The St. George Roadrunners overcame a wet field with slick offense, getting the better of Armada starter Nick Bierbrodt in a 6-9 Armada loss at Bruce Hurst Field. The man who led the way wasn't even on the St. George roster when the day began
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Armada Audio Page & Blog
(5/23/2008) The official Armada audio page and blog are ready and waiting for you. Read the most up-to-date insider info while listening to exclusive interviews.
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LB opens with a bang
(5/22/2008) Eight different players scored runs for Long Beach as the Armada cruised to a 14-3 victory in St. George to open the season
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LB opens with fireworks
(5/22/2008) Eight different players scored runs for Long Beach as the Armada cruised to a 14-3 victory in St. George to open the season. Long Beach recorded 23 hits on opening night
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ARMADA ALL-STARS
(7/15/2005) The Long Beach Armada had six players selected to represent the Team as All-Stars for the Inaugural Season
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Long Beach Armada on YouTube
Check out the Fleet on their official YouTube channel. There is some great stuff just posted from the recent game at El Centro!
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