Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net The offensive struggles looked to be behind them. But after scoring six runs in their series opener against Notre Dame, the Mustangs put up nine zeroes through nine innings and fell 1-0 to the Fighting Irish on Friday in Baggett Stadium. “Their pitcher was pretty good,” designated hitter Brian Mundell […]
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Baseball keeps cruising, defeats Holy Cross 6-1
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly baseball team won its 10th game in its last 11 after defeating Holy Cross 6-1 on Tuesday night in game one of this week’s two-game, nonconference matchup. Head coach Larry Lee’s reaction? “We’ll take it.” But even after Lee’s Mustangs scored its second highest run total of the season […]
Minor leagues are big steps for former Mustangs
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Baseball players are no strangers to trades. And four members of the 2012 Cal Poly baseball team made a pretty big one: camaraderie for career. “In pro ball you’re fighting each other for a spot,” former Cal Poly relief pitcher Nick Grim said. “You can be friends with a pitcher, but at […]
Mustangs off to historic 6-0 start
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Pitching and defense. Those were head coach Larry Lee’s two keys to success for the Cal Poly baseball team coming into 2013. And for the second night in a row, pitching kept the Mustangs alive before the bats heated up, as they topped Seattle University 1-0 at Baggett Stadium. “You have to […]
Baseball defeats Seattle, improves to 5-0 for first time since 2001
Brian De Los Santos bdelossantos@mustangdaily.net As the Mustangs stare at the program’s first 5-0 start since 2001, head coach Larry Lee and most of his players have one thing running through their heads. “We can be better.” “I think we’re kind of underachieving. Based on our skill level, we could be putting up a lot […]
Baseball, softball teams win over weekend
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly baseball and softball teams both emerged victorious this weekend. The baseball team (4-0) took down Santa Clara on Monday to cap a perfect opening weekend, having swept San Francisco in three games, while the softball team knocked off No. 18 Washington 2-0. It was in Sunday’s matchup […]
Baseball isn’t out for summer
While the sound of aluminum bats hitting baseballs can’t be heard following the end of the NCAA season, college baseball doesn’t finish when school gets out for summer. For many college players, summertime means the beginning of an entirely new season, one that is short on the aluminum and long on the opportunities. Summer collegiate […]
Three players selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft
Three Cal Poly players were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in early June, while former left-handed pitcher Kyle Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. Former shortstop Mike Miller was selected in the ninth round by the Boston Red Sox and Nick Grim was nabbed […]
Midwest bound: Haniger selected in first round by Brewers
Mitch Haniger still can’t describe it. That moment he felt as his name flashed across the bottom of the screen during this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was too much to digest. In the middle of cheers from a group of friends and family, it took the breath out of him, stunned […]
Selection committee leaves out Mustangs
Seven consecutive wins were not enough to propel the Mustang baseball team into the postseason for the first time since 2009. The team reeled off its most dominating streak of the year, winning 13 of its last 16 games, but an NCAA selection committee left Cal Poly (36-20, 16-8) out of the 64-team field. The […]
Mustangs shock Gauchos, keep playoff hopes alive
The Cal Poly dugout erupted onto the field and mobbed sophomore Jimmy Allen at third base as he tagged UC Santa Barbara’s Bryce Tafelski for the final out of Sunday’s come-from-behind win at Baggett Stadium. A one-out pop up into foul territory in left field was corralled by sophomore David Armendariz, who then gunned down […]
