Former Cal Poly center fielder Jake Steels was selected with the No. 551 overall pick in the 18th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The Santa Maria native joins his teammates Jakob Wright, Ryan Stafford and Steven Brooks as the fourth Mustang off the board in this year’s draft […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Steven Brooks third Mustang selected in 2024 MLB Draft
The Boston Red Sox selected former Cal Poly right-handed pitcher Steven Brooks with the No. 327 overall pick in the eleventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. Brooks is the third former Mustang to be selected in this year’s draft after southpaw Jakob Wright was selected in the fourth round by the Los […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Ryan Stafford drafted No. 160 overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Former Cal Poly catcher Ryan Stafford was selected with the No. 160 overall pick in the fifth round by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday. Stafford joins teammate Jakob Wright as the second former Mustang drafted in this year’s draft. The Folsom, Calif. native has been a starter for Cal Poly […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Jakob Wright selected No. 128 overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Former Cal Poly left-handed starter Jakob Wright was selected in the fourth round of the 2024 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday. The Paso Robles native is the first Mustang off the board in the draft after a breakout collegiate season. In Wright’s redshirt freshman season, he only pitched in the second […]
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Former Cal Poly Track and Field Coach Brooks Johnson Passes Away at 90
Brooks Johnson, former head coach of Cal Poly Track and Field from 1993-1996 passed away at 90 on June 29. Johnson was highly respected in his field, coaching for over 60 years and advising many Olympic-level athletes. In his stint with the Mustangs, he advised 45 individual conference champions and 27 Division II All-Americans. Johnson […]
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A pair of Cal Poly Baseball Alumni face off at the Major League level and make program history
Former Cal Poly Baseball teammates, shortstop Brooks Lee and right-handed pitcher Drew Thorpe, faced off for the first time since being drafted in the 2022 MLB Draft on Wednesday afternoon. It marks the first time in Cal Poly Baseball program history that two teammates drafted in the same year face off at the Major League […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove earns Third Team Academic All-American Honors
Cal Poly distance star Davis Bove was named to the College Sports Communicators third team for his diligence in the classroom marking the third straight year a Cal Poly Track and Field athlete has earned CSC Academic All-America honors. Bove was one of 46 Division I athletes to make the CSC Academic All-America men’s track […]
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Cal Poly Softball Loses 2 All-Big West Winners to NCAA Transfer Portal
Two of Cal Poly softball’s key players, senior outfielder Jessica Clements and junior pitcher Sophia Ramuno, both announced via Instagram that they have transferred to new programs. Clements will be completing a graduate program and finishing her collegiate career at UCLA, while Ramuno is heading to the University of Washington. The Mustangs will be losing […]
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Cal Poly Baseball Alum Brooks Lee to make Major League Debut
Former Cal Poly shortstop Brooks Lee has received the call that he will make his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday. Lee was the No. 8 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the highest any Mustang had been drafted in program history. The 23-year-old was on the injured list for the […]
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Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Samba Johnson named to Silver Waves Media’s Most Impactful Assistants list
Cal Poly Women’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Samba Johnson was named one of the 50 Most Impact Assistants in women’s college basketball by Silver Waves Media on June 25. Johnson completed his second season with the women’s basketball program, where he reached the Postseason WNIT for the first time in a decade. Johnson was hired […]
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Cal Poly’s Davis Bove Narrowly Misses US Olympic Trials Semifinals
Cal Poly graduate student Davis Bove competed in the first round of the men’s 1,500-meter at the U.S. Olympic Trials and was just .01 seconds away from qualifying for the semifinals on Friday. In order to advance to the semifinals, competitors needed to finish in the top seven in one of three heats or have […]