Cal Poly volleyball was on the road again for a pair of games against Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. On Friday, the Mustangs (12-10, 9-3 Big West) swept Cal State Fullerton (12-8, 6-6 Big West) and then fell to Long Beach State (14-9, 9-3 Big […]
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Volleyball splits weekend matchups against UC San Diego, UC Irvine
Cal Poly volleyball went on the road and split a pair of weekend matchups with UC San Diego and UC Irvine on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22. On Friday, the Mustangs (11-9, 8-2 Big West) opened up the weekend with a solid win over the Tritons (10-12, 3-7 Big West), but followed that […]
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Volleyball rolls to back-to-back sweeps over UC Riverside, UC Davis
Cal Poly volleyball dominated over the weekend with a pair of sweeps over UC Riverside and UC Davis on Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8 inside Mott Athletics Center. The Mustangs (8-8, 5-1 Big West) cruised by the Highlanders (3-12, 1-5 Big West) and the Aggies (8-8, 3-3 Big West) to stay in third […]
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Volleyball suffers loss to UC Santa Barbara, bounces back with win over CSU Northridge
Cal Poly Volleyball went 1-1 over the weekend on the road against UC Santa Barbara and CSU Northridge on Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1. In game one on Friday, the Mustangs (6-8, 3-1 Big West) fell 3-1 (25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 24-26) to UCSB (7-6, 3-0 Big West) in the first of two blue-green […]
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Volleyball has upset efforts fall short at Husky Invite, finishes tournament 0-3
The Mustangs could not come out of the Husky Invite with a win in three games on Thursday, Sept. 8 and Friday, Sept. 9 at the University of Washington. Cal Poly (0-6) dropped game one against Northwestern 3-1 and narrowly lost 3-2 to No. 24 ranked Pepperdine on Friday. The following day, the Mustangs also […]
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Volleyball drops third straight to Utah Valley, 3-1
Cal Poly volleyball fell three sets to one against Utah Valley on Monday, Aug. 29 at the Lockhart Arena. The Mustangs (0-3) have yet to find a win in the early marks of the season and the Wolverine victory (1-3) notches them their first win at the start of the 2022 campaign. Cal Poly started […]
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Jason Franks drafted No. 245 overall by the Atlanta Braves in 2022 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly Mustang closer Jason Franks was drafted No. 245 overall by the Atlanta Braves in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Monday, July 18. Franks joins Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee (No. 8 overall) and fellow right-handed pitcher Drew Thorpe (No. 61 overall) in this year’s draft. The 2022 […]
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How Jeff Troesch helps Maximize Cal Poly Athletes’ Mental Approach
In 2018, then freshman Emily Ackerman stepped foot on Cal Poly’s campus for the first time as a Division-I tennis player. Ackerman was either the No. 6 or No. 7 player on the team. With only six players in a lineup, this meant she was in and out of the lineup. As a result, she […]
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Baseball ends regular season with series win over Hawaii
Cal Poly baseball capped off the regular season with a series win over Hawaii from Thursday, May 26 through Saturday, May 28 at Les Murakami Stadium. The Mustangs (37-21, 22-8 Big West) end the season in second place in the Big West, while the Rainbow Warriors (28-24, 19-11 Big West) finished in third. Thursday Cal […]
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Meet Joe Yorke: Cal Poly Baseball’s big bat with an even bigger personality
When potential No. 1 overall pick Brooks Lee steps into the batter’s box, kids, families and college students clap. However, when the 6-foot-3, 270-pound first baseman Joe Yorke follows him in the three-hole, fans cheer and chant: “Joe! Joe! Joe!” “He’s great; infectious personality, just overall good person, good human being,” assistant coach Ben Greenspan […]
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Baseball continues to roll, extends winning streak to 11 with three-game sweep of UC Davis
Cal Poly baseball took care of business with a three-game sweep of UC Davis in the final home series of 2022 from Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (35-20, 20-7 Big West) have now won 11 in a row and with each victory are adding to their case to […]