04/17/2013 Dirtbags Continue Big West Play At UC Santa BarbaraLong Beach State stands in a tie for second-place after nine games. 05/29/2012 Brennan Metzger highlights eight Dirtbags named All-Big WestSenior Brennan Metzger is Long Beach State's first first-team honoree since 2008. 05/26/2012 Strufing, Metzger lift Long Beach State to 5-1 victory over No. 12 Cal State FullertonSaturday's victory sets up a winner-take-all showdown for the Big West at 1 p.m. Sunday. 05/22/2012 Dirtbags host No. 12 Cal State Fullerton with Big West title, postseason on the lineLong Beach State and the Titans sqaure off with the winnner of the series winning the Big West. 05/20/2012 Stuart improves to 7-0 as Dirtbags roll 5-1 against PacificSenior Shawn Stuart moves to 6-0 in Big West conference action. Long Beach State (2012): Earned Honorable Mention All-Big West honors in the outfield ... Played in 49 games, starting 41, all in left field ... Batted leadoff a team-high 27 times ... Second on the team in batting average, hitting .290 on the season ... Had 15 multi-hit games, second-most on the team ... Stole seven bases on the season and was third on the team with nine doubles ... Had first multi-hit game of the season at Oregon, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored (3/2) ... 2-for-4 with an RBI against Arizona State (3/10) ... 2-for-2 in the series opener at Wichita State (3/23) ... Had three hits the next day, with a double, an RBI and a stolen base (3/24) ... Had the first of three straight two hit games at UC Riverside (4/5) ... That was part of a seven-game hitting streak ... Hit a two-run triple to seal a win at San Diego State (4/10) ... Went 3-for-4 at Loyola Marymount (4/17) ... Had a huge series at Cal State Northridge ... Went 2-for-4 in the opener with two runs scored and an RBI (4/27) ... Set a career high with four hits, again scoring a pair of runs in game two (4/28) ... Finished the series with a 2-for-5 day with a double and two more runs scored (4/29) ... Went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in the series opener against Pacific (5/18) ... Had a hit in every game of that series. (2011): Played in 34 games as a true freshman, starting 13 in the outfield and at designated hitter ... Hit .241 in 58 at-bats ... Finished the season with a pair of doubles ... Had his first hit against Arizona (2/26) ... Hit the game-winning single in a walkoff win against USC (3/1) ... Had his first multi-hit game in a win at Pepperdine, going 2-for-3 with an RBI double (3/15) ... Cracked a pinch-hit single against UC Davis (4/9) ... Drove in a run with a single at UCLA (4/12) ... Had his best game at Arizona State, going 3-for-5 with a run scored, three RBI and a double (5/8) ... A perfect 2-for-2 on the season in stolen bases. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Clayton Valley High School in Concord, Calif. ... A two-time all-league selection ... Led the Eagles to a pair of league championships ... Hit .420 with 32 runs scored, 25 RBI and two home runs while helping Clayton Valley to a 24-3 record as a junior ... The Eagles took the section championship in 2009 ... Improved average to .450 while leading the team to a second-straight league championship ... Had 15 stolen bases, 30 RBI, six triples and six home runs as a senior ... Earned third-team All-State honors following the 2010 season. Personal: Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Parents are John and Maria Bekakis ... Also recruited by Sacramento State ... Majoring in human development. 2012 Highs:
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