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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Ranking the top 10 Cal Poly sports moments of 2023-2024
With the 2023-2024 academic year coming to a close, it’s time to revisit the year for Cal Poly sports as a whole. It’s been one of the most successful recent years in Cal Poly athletics history. According to Cal Poly Athletics, the Mustangs had 129 student-athletes receive All-Conference honors, 14 individuals receive major conference awards […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball needs a fresh start: How Mike DeGeorge is the right fitÂ
Jonathan Sze is a journalism junior and Mustang News sports reporter. The opinions expressed in this piece do not necessarily represent the opinions of Mustang News. After two historically bad seasons, Cal Poly Men’s Basketball gets a much-needed fresh start. Hired on March 26, new head coach Mike DeGeorge represents the potential new era of […]
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Ryan Stafford named Buster Posey Award Finalist
Junior catcher Ryan Stafford became the first-ever Mustang to be named as a finalist for the Buster Posey Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate catcher. A committee votes on semifinalists for the award before Division-I head coaches vote on the finalists and winner. Stafford led the Big West in hits (86), doubles (23) and […]
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Cal Poly Men’s Basketball adds three recruits to class
Cal Poly Men’s Basketball added two new transfers this past week as they continue to rebuild the roster surrounding first-year head coach Mike DeGeorge. Both of these additions are veterans from DeGeorge’s previous school, Colorado Mesa. He became head coach of Cal Poly on March 26 after leading Colorado Mesa to the Sweet 16 of […]
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Cal Poly Athletics named Dennis Farrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup Champions
Cal Poly Athletics officially became the Dennis Ferrell Big West Commissioner’s Cup Champions for the 2023-24 seasons in the Performing Arts Center on Monday. The Mustangs earned their first Commissioner’s Cup in school history while accumulating the most points in the award’s history. Cal Poly finished with an all-time high of 149.4 total points, 19.4 […]
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Central Coast ties: How two Paso Robles natives have made their impact on Cal Poly Baseball
Paso Robles, a mere 40-minute drive from San Luis Obispo, has a population of just over 30,000, yet has produced two of the more compelling stories on the Cal Poly baseball team.
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Cal Poly Baseball drops crucial road series to UC San Diego
Cal Poly Baseball was looking for a road series win against UC San Diego to stay in the hunt for the Big West Conference title, but came up short in La Jolla, CA, dropping two games in the three-game set. The Mustangs (33-21, 18-9 Big West) have struggled against the Tritons (30-23, 17-13 Big West) […]
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Down to the Wire: How Cal Poly Baseball can win the Big West Conference
As the Big West season begins to wind down, the Mustangs find themselves three games behind conference leader and No. 22 UC Santa Barbara. Cal Poly (17-7 Big West) is behind first-place UC Santa Barbara (20-4 Big West) and second-place and No. 15 UC Irvine (18-6 Big West.) The Mustangs hold tiebreakers over the Gauchos […]