Cal Poly Baseball lost three of four games in a home series against UC Irvine from Friday, April 16 to Sunday, April 18 inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (17-15, 7-9 Big West) walked off with a thrilling win in Saturday’s first game, but UC Irvine (22-11, 16-4 Big West) took the remainder of the matches. […]
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Baseball gets back in win column by taking two of three from San Jose State
In their first meeting since 2018, Cal Poly Baseball notched a 2-1 series win against the San Jose State Spartans on April 1-3 inside Baggett Stadium. The series win brought the Mustangs (14-10, 4-4 Big West) back to winning form after losing the series 3-1 last weekend against UC San Diego. The Spartans, who were […]
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Baseball takes two of three games against No. 6 UCLA Bruins
Cal Poly Baseball pulled off two upsets against No. 6 UCLA in a three-game home series from March 12-14 inside Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (8-5) earned their first series win against the Bruins (10-5) since 2014. Friday In the series opener, the Mustangs edged out a 5-4 win against the Bruins behind two RBIs from […]
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Baseball takes two out of three games in away series at USC
Cal Poly Baseball won their weekend series against USC, taking two out of the three games on Feb. 26-28 at Dedeaux Field. This was the second series of the season for both the Mustangs (3-4) and the Trojans (3-3). Friday The Mustangs came out on top in the first game of the series in a […]
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Baseball falls short of seven-run comeback in 11-8 extra-inning loss to Nevada
Cal Poly Baseball fell to Nevada by the score of 11-8 in 10 innings on Sunday, Feb. 21 inside Baggett Stadium. The defeat brings the series and the Mustangs’ record to 1-2 on the young season, as Nevada improves to 2-1. Redshirt junior left handed pitcher Andrew Alvarez started the game on the mound for […]
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Cal Poly athletes reflect on new teams in Big West
In 2017, the Big West Conference announced that Cal State Bakersfield (CSUB) and UC San Diego (UCSD) would begin the process of joining the conference. This year, the two universities will make their first competitive appearances in the Big West. Both schools have had different paths to their new conference. CSUB is moving from the Western […]
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Baseball goes 1-2 in home series against Baylor
Cal Poly Baseball won its first meeting of a three-game series against the Baylor Bears March 6-8 inside Baggett Stadium. After the 11-inning win on Friday, the Mustangs dropped their final two games against the Bears and fell to a record of 5-11 in non-conference play. Baylor’s offensive output played a significant role in the […]
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Baseball picks up one win in weekend series against No. 5 Michigan
Cal Poly Baseball won one game out of three in a weekend series against No. 5 Michigan Feb. 28-March 1 inside Baggett Stadium. After dropping an extra-innings battle to the Wolverines by a score of 4-3 on Friday, the Mustangs rebounded with a 10-inning win on Saturday to even the series at 1-1. However, Cal […]
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Baseball earns one win in four-game home series against BYU
Cal Poly Baseball went 1-3 in a weekend series against BYU Feb. 20-22 inside Baggett Stadium. After falling in their first two games, the Mustangs shutout the Cougars 10-0 in the first game of Saturday’s double-header. In the final game of the series, Cal Poly fell 5-4 in a 14-inning battle. The game lasted nearly […]
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Baseball takes down UConn and No. 1 Vanderbilt in season-opening MLB4 Tournament
Cal Poly Baseball kicked off the 2020 season with a 2-1 record in the MLB4 Tournament at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona Feb. 14-16. After winning its first game in a 5-0 shutout over UConn, the Mustangs fell to Michigan by a score of 8-5. Cal Poly capped off the tournament with a 9-8 walk-off […]
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Baseball brings a new lineup of starting pitchers into the 2020 season
A pair of juniors and a pair of true freshmen pitchers will need to transition into starters quickly in order to fill the biggest holes in Cal Poly Baseball’s roster. Junior righthander Taylor Dollard and junior southpaw Andrew Alvarez bring experience to the weekend pitching ranks, while freshmen righthanders Drew Thorpe and Derek True will […]