05/19/2012 Dirtbags allow three in ninth, fall to Pacific 5-3Sophomore Ryan Strufing tied a career high with seven strikeouts on Saturday. 05/12/2012 Long Beach State shut out by Aggies, Briner 5-0The Dirtbags close out the series with UC Davis at 1 p.m. on Sunday. 05/11/2012 Long Beach State has game one at UC Davis slip away 6-5The Dirtbags rallied to take the lead in the top of the ninth, only to lose in the bottom. 05/06/2012 Avila's three-run homer leads Dirtbags past LMUAvila's second home run of the season paced the Dirtbags to a 5-0 lead. 04/30/2012 Josh Guerra named Big West Player of the WeekGuerra becomes the first Dirtbag to earn Field Player of the Week honors since 2010. Long Beach State (2011): Earned a spot in Long Beach State's rotation as a true freshman ... Made nine starts on the year, and finished the season starting on Saturdays ... Ended the season with a 3-2 record and a 4.70 ERA ... Threw 53.2 innings, fourth-most on the team ... Made first four appearances out of the bullpen ... Threw a scoreless inning at CS Fullerton in the season opener (2/19) ... Struck out three Titans in his second appearance (2/21) ... Made first start against Hawaii, striking out six over 4.2 innings (3/7) ... Set a career high with six innings pitched at Pepperdine in a no-decision (3/15) ... Pitched out of the bullpen through April ... Pitched three innings of no-hit relief against San Diego State to earn his first win of the season (4/5) ... Grabbed another win in his next outing, a 1.1 inning appearance against UC Davis (4/10) ... Moved to the rotation in May, getting his fifth start against Cal Poly, striking out four and allowing no earned runs over 5.2 innings to get his third win (5/1) ... Tossed 4.2 shutout innings against CS Northridge, allowing four hits (5/21) ... Finished the season with a 4.1 inning outing against UC Irvine (5/28). High School: A two-sport athlete at Niwot, lettering in both baseball and basketball ... A two-time all-conference selection in basketball ... Ranks third all-time in three-pointers made at Niwot ... An all-conference pick as a senior in baseball ... Over three seasons at Niwot, posted a 16-3 record with 144 strikeouts. Personal: Born in Omaha, Neb. ... Parents are Russ and Lorie Strufing ... An honor roll student at Niwot HS ... Also recruited by Oregon, Nebraska, Michigan, Hawaii and Baylor ... Majoring in criminal justice. Career Highs:
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