Cal Poly baseball won two games in a three-game series against UC Riverside from Friday, Apr. 22 through Sunday, Apr. 24 inside the Riverside Sports Complex. The Mustangs (25-14, 11-4 Big West) were victorious in Friday and Saturday’s games, while the Highlanders (6-30, 3-15 Big West) came out on top in Sunday’s matinee. With the […]
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San Luis Obispo County libraries highlight local indigenous communities
San Luis Obispo County libraries hosted a series of programs as part of their countywide Book of the Year literary event, as a partnership with Cuesta College and Cal Poly Student Diversity & Belonging. “It’s our mission to connect our community to creativity, culture and knowledge and we’re doing that through stories,” Erica Thatcher, a […]
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Baseball takes two of three against UC Irvine to maintain second place in the Big West standings
Cal Poly baseball traveled to Irvine to take on the UC Irvine Anteaters from Thursday, Apr. 14 through Saturday, Apr. 16 inside Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark. The Mustangs (22-13, 9-3 Big West) dropped game one to the ‘Eaters (21-13, 9-6 Big West) before coming back to win games two and three to take the […]
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Softball sweeps Hawaii to extend winning streak to five
Cal Poly softball swept Hawaii in their three-game Big West series from Friday, Apr. 8 through Saturday, Apr. 9 inside Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The Mustangs’ (11-21, 6-6 Big West) wins over the Rainbow Wahine (13-14, 7-5 Big West) extended their winning streak to five games. Friday Game One The Mustangs got off to a […]
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Baseball’s six-game winning streak snapped in 9-3 loss at Cal
Cal Poly baseball suffered a 9-3 non-conference loss at the hands of the University of California Golden Bears on Tuesday, Apr. 5 at Stu Gordon Stadium in Berkeley. The Mustangs’ (18-11, 5-1 Big West) six-game winning streak was snapped by the Bears (13-15, 5-7 Pac-12) in the loss. Cal Poly defeated Cal 14-4 in their […]
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Softball wins first Big West series of the season against rival UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly softball won their first Big West series of the 2022 season against Blue-Green rival UCSB in a three-game series from Saturday, Apr. 2 through Sunday, Apr. 3 at Bob Janssen Field. The Mustangs (8-21, 3-6 Big West) dropped game one of the Saturday doubleheader to the Gauchos (10-24, 2-7 Big West) before winning […]
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No. 12 beach volleyball wins two of three on day one of the Big West Challenge
12th-ranked Cal Poly beach volleyball won two of its first three matches at the Big West Challenge on Friday, Mar. 25 in Long Beach. The Mustangs (12-9) swept CSUN and Sacramento State before falling 5-0 to No. 15 Long Beach State. CSUN Cal Poly opened the day with a 5-0 sweep over CSUN, as all […]
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Baseball routs Cal 14-4 to win fourth straight
Cal Poly baseball’s offense exploded in a non-conference 14-4 win over the Cal Bears (10-10) on Tuesday, Mar. 22 inside Stu Gordon Stadium. The win extended the Mustang (11-9) winning streak to four games. After a 1-2-3 inning for the Mustangs offense, the Bears struck first in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two […]
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Cal Poly wrestling’s historic season is a drastic change from recent years
From 1965-1975, the Cal Poly wrestling program won eight national championships at the NCAA Division II level. The Mustangs also had two individual national champions, Tom Kline in 1968 and Mark DiGirolamo in 1975. Since this era of Mustang wrestling, the program has been in a dry spell since its elevation to Division I, not […]
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Wick earns a third-place finish, Truax takes fourth at NCAA Wrestling Championships
Redshirt senior Evan Wick ended his collegiate career with a third-place finish, claiming his fourth All-American honor, at the wrestling NCAA Championships that took place Thursday, Mar. 17 through Saturday, Mar. 19 inside Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Cal Poly sent five wrestlers to the tournament, placing 22nd as a team with 10 total wins. […]
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Baseball splits four-game set with Harvard
Cal Poly (7-9) welcomed Harvard (6-5) to Baggett Stadium Friday, Mar. 11 through Sunday, Mar. 13 for a four-game series. The Mustangs won games one and two, while the Crimson snagged games three and four to split the series. Friday In the series opener, the Mustangs piggybacked sophomore starting pitcher Drew Thorpe to a 5-0 […]