A year after four Cal Poly baseball players were selected in the MLB Draft, two more joined the exclusive club of Cal Poly draftees in this year’s event on Monday, July 14. Zach Daudet and Luke Kovach, both pivotal pieces for the Mustangs squad that won the Big West Championship in May, will be taking […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Soccer releases 2025 schedule
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer released their schedule for the upcoming 2025 season earlier this month, and fans can mark their calendars for early October when the Mustangs will hostUC Santa Barbara for the Blue-Green Rivalry game with Big West stakes on the line. The reigning Big West regular season champions once again start their campaign […]
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Breaking: Cal Poly Swim and Dive falls short of fundraising goal and will not be reinstated after raising $9 million
After more than four months of campaigning and raising $9 million, the Cal Poly Swimming and Diving program’s push for reinstatement has officially ended, according to members of the team. In an email from Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong on June 16, he informed the program there would be no further extensions to the due […]
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Cal Poly baseball’s magical season ends in loss to Arizona
Cal Poly baseball’s season has come to an end at the hands of the University of Arizona in the Eugene Regional finals, falling 14-0 on Sunday evening. After an extra-innings walk-off win against Utah Valley earlier on Sunday, the Mustangs advanced to face the Wildcats in the regional finals, hoping to force a game two. […]
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Cal Poly baseball knocks off regional host Oregon, keeps season alive
EUGENE, Ore. – Just as they did three times in the Big West tournament, Cal Poly avoided elimination in the NCAA regionals, defeating No. 1 seed Oregon in a wild game, 10-8. The win marks the first NCAA playoff victory for the program since 2014, when they hosted a regional at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs […]
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Larry Lee’s 700th win cements a legacy built on relationships, not just results
On May 3, Cal Poly baseball beat CSU Bakersfield by a score of 9-5. In the thick of a playoff race, it was a crucial conference win for the team. The win had more significance than just a conference win in May: it marked win number 700 for Mustang head coach Larry Lee. This win […]
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How Cal Poly Baseball finally overcame Big West regular season champion UC Irvine
Cal Poly baseball head coach Larry Lee has coached many distinct teams during his tenure, 23 to be exact. Yet coaching the 2025 Big West champion Mustangs is the most fun Lee has had during his time at Cal Poly, outside of coaching his son, Brooks. Still, Lee has coached many successful teams, and this […]
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Cal Poly Baseball to play in Eugene Regional, first since 2014
Big West Champions Cal Poly baseball are headed to the NCAA Baseball Championship, after a thrilling victory over UC Irvine in the Big West Championship. It marks the first time since 2014 that Cal Poly will play in the NCAA tournament, when they hosted their own regional. This time Cal Poly heads to the Cascades, […]
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Cal Poly baseball defeats Hawai’i, advances to Big West tournament final
Survive and advance, that’s the name of the game in postseason play, and Cal Poly baseball has done just that. In an elimination game against the University of Hawai’i, the Mustangs escaped with a narrow 2-1 victory. Nothing was pretty for the usual high-octane Mustangs offense, but they did just enough to advance to the […]
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Cal Poly Baseball fall to UC Irvine in second game of Big West Tournament
Fullerton, Calif. – Cal Poly knew that UC Irvine was going to be a tough out. After taking down hosts Cal State Fullerton in their tournament opener, the Mustangs’ attention turned to the Big West regular season champion Anteaters. In their series earlier in the season, Cal Poly hung close against UC Irvine in what […]
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Cal Poly Baseball wins first ever Big West postseason game
FULLERTON, Calif. – For the first time since the 1998 season, the Big West Conference Championships is underway, with Cal Poly baseball placed as the No. 2 seed, after finishing second in the conference during regular season play. The tournament is hosted by CSU Fullerton and features a double-elimination bracket of four teams, after the […]