The 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) first-year draft proved to be another successful one for Cal Poly, with pitchers Bryan Woo and Andrew Alvarez being selected in the 20-round draft and catcher Myles Emmerson being signed as an undrafted free agent. This marks the 22nd straight year that a Cal Poly baseball player has been […]
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A Numbers Game: What Statistics Can Say About Cal Poly Baseball
After the popularity of the book-turned-film “Moneyball,” the term “sabermetrics” became a household name for anyone involved with baseball. Fans, journalists and people who work in athletics have turned to the world of statistics for interesting and meaningful insights into the sports they love so much. Advanced metrics aren’t just for baseball clubs anymore. From […]
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“We play a lot, we win a lot”: Women in sports reflect on role models and fighting for recognition
At Cal Poly, women’s sports dominate the headlines with undefeated starts, national rankings, and no-hitters. Here’s what some of Cal Poly’s top athletes have to say about their female role models and how the NCAA treats women’s sports. For Women’s Basketball sophomore point guard and Australian native Abbey Ellis, one of her most inspiring moments […]
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Tjerrild posts highest Mustang finish at Texas A&M Track Regionals, finishes 15th
Nine Mustangs were selected to compete in College Station, Texas for the preliminary round of the NCAA Track and Field Championships. The four-day meet, hosted by Texas A&M University, saw a few Mustangs set personal records in their attempts to make it out of the Western Regional Round. Day One On Thursday, May 27, the […]
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Baseball ends season with four-game home sweep of Hawai’i
Cal Poly Baseball closed out the 2021 season with a four-game home sweep of Hawai’i from Friday, May 28 to Sunday, May 30 inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (31-25, 21-19 Big West) turned it on down the stretch this season, winning their last seven games and 11 of their last 12. Hawai’i (24-26, 16-24 Big […]
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Baseball takes three of four in away series at UC Davis
Cal Poly Baseball has now won seven of their last eight games after a series win at UC Davis from Friday, May 21 to Sunday, May 23. The Mustangs improved to 27-25 with the series win, including a 17-19 record in Big West play. The Aggies dropped to 14-39 on the season. Friday Cal Poly […]
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Teaching to inspire: How a Cal Poly alumna connects students to the Kristin Smart case
Tracy Ruiz chose to attend Cal Poly in 1991 because it was close to the beach and she thought it was safe. After Kristin Smart went missing in 1996, however, Ruiz realized her alma mater could be dangerous for women. Now that Ruiz is a teacher, she wants to pass on critical thinking skills to […]
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Track and Field makes school history with first ever Women’s Conference Championship
The new three-day format for the Big West Track and Field Championships proved to be a successful one for Cal Poly’s Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams. The men brought home a second-place finish while the women marked their place in the Cal Poly history books with their first-ever team conference championship. Multi-Event Championships, […]
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Baseball’s offense explodes for 37 runs in four-game home sweep of Cal State Fullerton
The bats came alive for Cal Poly Baseball in a four-game series sweep of Cal State Fullerton from Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May 16 inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (24-24, 14-18 Big West) outscored the Titans (19-28, 12-16 Big West) 37-5 over the four games for an overall dominating series win. The total of […]
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Women’s Golf reflects on Big West Championship win
When head coach Sofie Aagaard was driving the Cal Poly Women’s Golf Team back from their Big West Championship win in Yorba Linda, there was one thing noticeably absent: silence. “Usually the team is quiet after an hour or two in the van, but they could not stop singing. It was nonstop from Yorba Linda […]
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Baseball suffers four-game road sweep at CSU Bakersfield
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 […]