Long Beach State’s Myles Patton was named Big West Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 25. Patton led the Dirtbags to a 5-2 victory on Mar. 22.
The 6-3 sophomore lefty shut out the Titans over the first seven innings, limiting Cal State Fullerton to five hits. Patton struck out seven and did not walk a batter. He threw 99 pitches, 71 for strikes. He is 2-2 with a 3.37 ERA in 2024. Patton has struck out 48 and has walked 10 in 34.2 innings this season.
Patton is a communications major out of Long Beach, where he graduated from Millikan High in 2022. That year he was named the Moore League Player of the Year. In 2021 he was named CIF Player of the Year and Moore League Pitcher of the Year.
He also earned back-to-back All-CIF SS and All-League selections. In his junior and senior seasons he produced dominant seasons on the mound. As a junior he had a 1.17 ERA in 71.2 innings over 14 appearances and held opposing hitters to a .154 batting average. He also struck out 97 while walking only 10. As a senior he went 7-2 with a 0.97 ERA with 93 strikeouts held opposing batters to a .164 average.
Long Beach State (13-8-1, 3-3 Big West) travels to Cal State Bakersfield (4-19, 1-5 Big West) this week for a three-game series that begins on Thursday. ESPN+ coverage starts at 6 p.m.
