Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The No. 16 Cal Poly baseball team hasn’t been an underdog often this year, but after No. 4 Cal State Fullerton (32-6, 8-2 Big West) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after four batters, it clearly was in a hole. But the Mustangs’ batters rallied just enough support to earn a come-from-behind […]
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Clash with the Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net When the Big West Conference’s top two teams face off at Baggett Stadium this weekend, the spotlight will be directed straight at the mound. In what could figure to be a series of pitchers’ duels and low-scoring affairs, the No. 16 Cal Poly baseball team will take on No. 4 Cal State […]
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Marco Comuzzo steps to the court
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net There are two things men’s tennis player Marco Comuzzo wants to make clear. Yes, his accent is real. And no, he’s no Aussie. South African by birth, the lefty tennis player spent his days competing in the scenic country of New Zealand before coming to San Luis Obispo. But sometimes when […]
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Mustangs have draft day dreams
Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Cal Poly has recently produced several NFL players, including names such as Chris Gocong, Ramses Barden and Asa Jackson. The trio could soon be joined by a new herd of Mustangs. Running back Deonte Williams, wide receiver Brandon Michalkiewicz, quarterback Andre Broadous, fullback Quentin […]
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Picture perfect progress: Granger developing at Cal Poly
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When Cal Poly pitcher Bryan Granger kicks back on the rubber and extends his arm to pitch, his sleeve pulls back to reveal the name “Sylvia” on the inside of his forearm. It is a tribute to his biggest fan, his mom. She shows up regularly to watch her son pitch […]
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Baseball takes two of three against Hawaii
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net With the heart of the lineup at the plate for the Cal Poly baseball team, the Mustangs couldn’t take advantage, falling to Hawaii 7-6 in the final game of Cal Poly’s three-game series this weekend. Cal Poly (23-9, 6-3 Big West), however, did take the first two games of the series, […]
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Cal Poly baseball downs Hawaii 3-2
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Visibly flustered sophomore pitcher Matt Imhof reluctantly handed head coach Larry Lee the ball for a pitching change in the eighth inning. After throwing seven 7 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, Imhof found himself in some trouble with runners on and only one out, forcing Lee to give his sophomore closer Reed […]
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Lowery leaving men’s basketball to join San Jose State
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly men’s basketball assistant coach Omar Lowery is leaving the Mustangs to take an assistant coaching job at San Jose State, leaving a four-year tenure as one of the team’s key recruiters behind. News broke Thursday of Lowery’s departure, nearly a month after he helped the Mustangs to an […]
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Baseball snags 8-3 win over Hawaii in series opener
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Hit after hit and run after run, the Cal Poly Baseball team (23-8, 5-2 Big West Conference) let its play do the talking as it cruised to a series-opening 8-3 victory over Hawaii on Friday night. After losing two of three to rival UC Santa Barbara last weekend, senior right-hander Joey Wagman […]
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Wurst fights her way into starter’s role
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Loaded with an arsenal of rise-balls, inside curves and a devastating screwball, Chloe Wurst mowed down Pacific’s hitters pitch by pitch en route to a 3-0 complete-game shutout in Saturday’s second game of the Cal Poly softball team’s doubleheader against the Tigers. Wurst allowed just five hits in that game to counter […]
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Baseball heaven: sports writer reflects on attending spring training
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Lemonade, lemonade like Grandma made! That’s the distinctive jingle of Derek Moore, perhaps the most boisterous and charismatic lemonade vendor in all of Major League Baseball. And if you’re a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan like myself, you’ve heard Moore’s crunchy baritone lemonade-hook at Scottsdale Stadium, the Giants’ Spring Training complex in […]