Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When Elliot Stewart steps to the plate, he never tries to hit a home run. But as the catcher ground his back foot into the batters box in the bottom of the seventh inning against UC Riverside, the long ball came as an added bonus. “I never think ‘home run’, but […]
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Baseball falls twice to Dirtbags, drops 28-13
In what may prove to be a crushing blow to its postseason hopes, the No. 18 Cal Poly baseball team dropped the rubber match of a three-game series against Long Beach State 9-5 at Blair Field on Sunday.
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Mundell’s power boosts Mustangs
The dreaded slump: It’s just part of the reason why, in baseball, there’s an age-old adage that says good pitching always beats good hitting. It says if you had to pick between the two, always go with the guys on the mound, not the ones in the batter’s box.
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Mustangs drop second game to Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Entering the series against No. 4 Cal State Fullerton, Cal Poly baseball head coach Larry Lee said his team would need to play near-perfect baseball to compete with the Titans in the most anticipated series of the year. And in front of the fifth-largest crowd in Baggett Stadium history on Saturday night, […]
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Mustangs snag first game against No. 4 Cal State Fullerton
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The No. 16 Cal Poly baseball team hasn’t been an underdog often this year, but after No. 4 Cal State Fullerton (32-6, 8-2 Big West) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after four batters, it clearly was in a hole. But the Mustangs’ batters rallied just enough support to earn a come-from-behind […]
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Clash with the Titans
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net When the Big West Conference’s top two teams face off at Baggett Stadium this weekend, the spotlight will be directed straight at the mound. In what could figure to be a series of pitchers’ duels and low-scoring affairs, the No. 16 Cal Poly baseball team will take on No. 4 Cal State […]
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Picture perfect progress: Granger developing at Cal Poly
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net When Cal Poly pitcher Bryan Granger kicks back on the rubber and extends his arm to pitch, his sleeve pulls back to reveal the name “Sylvia” on the inside of his forearm. It is a tribute to his biggest fan, his mom. She shows up regularly to watch her son pitch […]
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Baseball takes two of three against Hawaii
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net With the heart of the lineup at the plate for the Cal Poly baseball team, the Mustangs couldn’t take advantage, falling to Hawaii 7-6 in the final game of Cal Poly’s three-game series this weekend. Cal Poly (23-9, 6-3 Big West), however, did take the first two games of the series, […]
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Cal Poly baseball downs Hawaii 3-2
Stephan Teodosescu steodosescu@mustangdaily.net Visibly flustered sophomore pitcher Matt Imhof reluctantly handed head coach Larry Lee the ball for a pitching change in the eighth inning. After throwing seven 7 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, Imhof found himself in some trouble with runners on and only one out, forcing Lee to give his sophomore closer Reed […]
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Baseball picks up final game of UCSB series
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net The 11-run sixth inning produced by UC Santa Barbara during Saturday’s matchup was a wake-up call for the Cal Poly baseball team, as the Mustangs dropped two of three games in their weekend series in Isla Vista. But the Mustangs (21-8, 4-2 Big West) avoided a sweep as they snagged a […]
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Mike Krukow searches for green and gold
Jefferson P. Nolan jnolan@mustangdaily.net It is April, and once again, baseball is the talk of the town. The San Francisco Giants return to AT&T Park to defend the team’s second World Series title in three years. And upstairs in the Giants broadcast booth is the man who tells their story. He knows the team, he […]