As the COVID-19 pandemic hit right after collegiate baseball started, its players found themselves without any practice, games, or a team. But as restrictions and guidelines ease, America’s pastime is back. The San Luis Obispo Blues started in 1946 as a group of World War II veterans. Now, 75 years later, they are a wooden […]
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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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Freshman shortstop Brooks Lee named Collegiate Baseball First Team All-American
After a historic first full season with the Mustangs, freshman shortstop Brooks Lee of Cal Poly Baseball has been named to Collegiate Baseball’s All-American First Team. Lee is the first Mustang to make an All-American since 2018 and the first to make the first team since pitcher Casey Bloomquist did it in 2014. To go […]
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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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Fans in the stands bring energy to Cal Poly baseball games
In March 2020, all of Cal Poly’s sports teams were forced to cancel their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than an entire calendar year later, Cal Poly Athletics allowed fans to enter the stands again at a limited capacity. The first team to allow spectators once again was the Cal Poly Baseball team, […]
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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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How Matt Lopez has succeeded in his first season with Cal Poly Baseball
Redshirt junior infielder Matt Lopez was unsure if he would have a spot on any team ahead of the 2021 baseball season. After batting .341 over Cal Poly Baseball’s first 40 games, Lopez has found a home in San Luis Obispo. In 2016, Lopez opted to go the community college route to begin his collegiate […]
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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 […]
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Baseball drops three of four on the road against UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Baseball lost three of a four-game away series against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara from Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2. The Mustangs now sport an even 20-20 record on the season, including a conference record of 10-14. The Gauchos moved to 29-13 on the season and 20-8 in Big West play. […]
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Baseball splits four-game home series with UC Riverside
Cal Poly Baseball won the first two matches, but dropped the final two in a four-game home series against UC Riverside on April 23-25 inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (19-17, 9-11 Big West) were unable to capitalize on the first two games of the series in which they outscored Riverside (12-19, 10-14 Big West) 12-4. […]