Cal Poly Baseball lost all four games in their weekend series at CSU Bakersfield from Friday, May 7 to Sunday, May 9. The Mustangs’ (20-24, 10-18 Big West) losing streak now sits at six games after back-to-back away series against the Roadrunners and UC Santa Barbara. Bakersfield (18-13, 15-9 Big West) moved to third place […]
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Posted inFootball
Update: Cal Poly Football roster changes typical for the end of the season
Editor’s note: Mustang News previously published a story with the headline “Cal Poly Football makes massive roster cuts,” but it was removed from the website due to significant factual errors. The story previously reported that all three quarterbacks were cut from the team, when only one quarterback was cut. Fourteen players from Cal Poly Football’s spring […]
Posted inBaseball
Baseball gets back in win column by taking two of three from San Jose State
In their first meeting since 2018, Cal Poly Baseball notched a 2-1 series win against the San Jose State Spartans on April 1-3 inside Baggett Stadium. The series win brought the Mustangs (14-10, 4-4 Big West) back to winning form after losing the series 3-1 last weekend against UC San Diego. The Spartans, who were […]
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Track and Field racks up 20 event wins at Mustang Quad Meet
Cal Poly Track and Field collected 20 event victories along with multiple season-best performances at the Mustang Quad Meet on Saturday, April 3 at Miller & Capriotti Athletics Complex. The Mustangs competed with UC Santa Barbara, Fresno State and Fresno Pacific in the four-way meet. Two Cal Poly hurdlers posted top-10 performances in program history […]
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Baseball takes three of four from CSUN for fourth consecutive series win
After dropping the first game of the series, Cal Poly Baseball bounced back with three straight wins against Cal State Northridge on March 20-22 inside Matador Baseball Field. The Mustangs (11-6, 3-1 Big West) rode their offense to their fourth straight series win, combining for 39 runs over four games against the Matadors (1-3). Cal […]
Posted inSoftball
Softball completes home sweep of Saint Mary’s behind Doherty’s strong pitching
Cal Poly Softball picked up a series sweep of Saint Mary’s in their first home games since 2019 on March 6-7 inside Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs (4-2) were powered by freshman pitcher Bailey Doherty toward their sweep against the Gaels (6-9) . The right hander pitched in all three games combining for 21 strikeouts […]
Posted inSwim and Dive
Men’s Swim and Dive places fourth, Women’s fifth at MPSF Swim Championships
Cal Poly Swimming and Diving hosted the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Swim Championship from Feb. 16-20 at Anderson Aquatic Center. The Men’s team finished fourth place overall in the competition, and the Women’s program placed fifth. Freshman men’s swimmer Kieran McNulty took home two individual titles for Cal Poly over the course of the […]
Posted inWrestling
Wrestling takes down Little Rock and California Baptist in dual meet blowouts
Cal Poly Wrestling swept a pair of dual meets against Arkansas-Little Rock and California Baptist on Sunday, Jan. 24 inside Mott Athletics Center. A 33-8 win over Little Rock followed by a 30-12 win over Cal Baptist gave the Mustangs (2-1. 1-1 Pac-12) their first two victories of the season. Five Mustangs won both of […]
Posted inMen's Basketball
Cal Poly drops first road game of the season 76-52 at Loyola Marymount
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell in their first road matchup of the season to Loyola Marymount 76-52 on Saturday, Dec. 19. The Mustangs (2-4) worked their way into a large hole early in the game which they were unable to climb out of, as the Lions (5-3) used stingy defense and strong shooting to pick […]
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Tale of two halves as Men’s Basketball drops home matchup with Santa Clara 76-69
Despite having a 14 point lead in the first half, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball fell short against Santa Clara 76-69 on Wednesday, Dec. 9 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (1-2) came out firing in the first half, growing a large lead thanks to efficient offense and three-point shooting, but Santa Clara (5-0) remained undefeated […]
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Men’s Basketball falls to San Francisco by 28 points for first loss of the year
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball dropped their second game of the season 88-60 at the hands of San Francisco on Friday, Dec. 4 inside Mott Athletics Center. After crushing Bethesda College one week ago, Cal Poly (1-1) were at the other end of the rout against the Dons. San Francisco, who upset No. 4-ranked Virginia one […]