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 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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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 Baseball wraps up the 2024 season in walk-off fashion
Despite being mathematically eliminated from Big West contention last week, Cal Poly Baseball took this weekend’s series against Long Beach State. The Mustangs (35-22, 20-10 Big West) sent multiple seniors off on top in their final game on Saturday over the Dirtbags (25-29-1, 10-20 Big West.) First baseman Joe Yorke, center fielder Jake Steels, shortstop […]
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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 […]
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Cal Poly Baseball rounds out non-conference schedule with a mid-week win over Pepperdine
Cal Poly Baseball continued their hot stretch on Tuesday with a 12-6 non-conference win over Pepperdine. The win over the Waves (12-37, 6-15 West Coast Conference) comes as the Mustangs (32-19, 17-7 Big West) ramp up for their two most crucial Big West Conference series of the year. Cal Poly currently sits behind two teams […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes final non-conference series against Utah Tech
In their final non-conference series of the season, Cal Poly Baseball took three out of four games from Utah Tech, preparing them for two more crucial Big West matchups. The Mustangs (31-19, 17-7 Big West) took the series over the Trailblazers (13-39, 9-18 WAC) behind timely hitting and steady pitching. The weekend series didn’t affect […]
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Cal Poly Baseball falls to Santa Clara in midweek matchup
Cal Poly dropped their midweek non-conference matchup against the University of Santa Clara on Tuesday, May 7 by a score of 4-2. The Mustangs (28-18, 17-7 Big West) had trouble getting their offense going against a stingy Broncos (22-23, 8-10 West Coast) pitching staff. Junior catcher Ryan Stafford had his 25-game hitting streak snapped in […]