There was a lot to be excited about for Cal Poly baseball in 2022. Arguably the best shortstop in the country and a top-tier ace were at center stage for the Mustangs in the forms of Brooks Lee and Drew Thorpe. The two had immaculate seasons and impressed enough to be drafted early in the […]
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BREAKING: Drew Thorpe drafted No. 61 overall by the New York Yankees in 2022 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly Mustang starting pitcher Drew Thorpe was drafted No. 61 overall by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Sunday, July 17. Thorpe joins teammate Brooks Lee as the second Cal Poly player drafted in this year’s draft. The right-hander had a breakout season in […]
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Brooks Lee wins Big West Field Player of the Year, Drew Thorpe brings home Pitcher of the Year to lead Cal Poly honorees
Cal Poly baseball’s standout sophomores Brooks Lee and Drew Thorpe were awarded Big West conference honors on Thursday, with Lee winning Field Player of the Year and Thorpe winning Pitcher of the Year. For Lee, this is his second consecutive season being awarded the Field Player of the Year. He is the sixth Mustang to […]
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Baseball ends regular season with series win over Hawaii
Cal Poly baseball capped off the regular season with a series win over Hawaii from Thursday, May 26 through Saturday, May 28 at Les Murakami Stadium. The Mustangs (37-21, 22-8 Big West) end the season in second place in the Big West, while the Rainbow Warriors (28-24, 19-11 Big West) finished in third. Thursday Cal […]
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Baseball continues to roll, extends winning streak to 11 with three-game sweep of UC Davis
Cal Poly baseball took care of business with a three-game sweep of UC Davis in the final home series of 2022 from Friday, May 20 through Sunday, May 22 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (35-20, 20-7 Big West) have now won 11 in a row and with each victory are adding to their case to […]
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Baseball sweeps second straight Big West series against CSU Fullerton
Cal Poly baseball swept the three-game series against CSU Fullerton from Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15 at Goodwin Field. The Mustangs (31-20, 17-7 Big West) are separating themselves as the second-place team in the Big West in hopes to receive a tournament bid. On the other hand, the Titans (19-30, 11-13 Big West) […]
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Baseball sweeps CSU Bakersfield to remain in second place in Big West standings
Cal Poly baseball completed a three-game sweep of CSU Bakersfield in a series from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (27-20, 14-7 Big West) took care of business against the Roadrunners (16-27, 9-12 Big West) to remain in second place in the conference. Friday In the series opener, the […]
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Baseball suffers three-game series sweep to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly baseball was swept by rival UC Santa Barbara in the 2022 installation of the Blue-Green Rivalry Series from Friday, Apr. 29 through Sunday, May 1. With the sweep, the Mustangs (24-19, 11-7 Big West) suffered their first conference series loss to the first-place Gauchos (30-10, 19-2 Big West). Friday Despite three different game-tying […]
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How Jason Franks made the leap from club baseball to Cal Poly’s Division-I closer
Senior right-handed relief pitcher Jason Franks jogs in from the visiting bullpen. He takes the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning. He walks the first batter on five pitches. With momentum, opposing UC San Diego puts in a pinch-hitter (PH). Franks strikes out PH Anthony Lucchetti on a fastball, as he looks into […]
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Baseball takes two of three from UC Riverside to win fifth straight Big West series
Cal Poly baseball won two games in a three-game series against UC Riverside from Friday, Apr. 22 through Sunday, Apr. 24 inside the Riverside Sports Complex. The Mustangs (25-14, 11-4 Big West) were victorious in Friday and Saturday’s games, while the Highlanders (6-30, 3-15 Big West) came out on top in Sunday’s matinee. With the […]
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Baseball takes two of three against UC Irvine to maintain second place in the Big West standings
Cal Poly baseball traveled to Irvine to take on the UC Irvine Anteaters from Thursday, Apr. 14 through Saturday, Apr. 16 inside Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark. The Mustangs (22-13, 9-3 Big West) dropped game one to the ‘Eaters (21-13, 9-6 Big West) before coming back to win games two and three to take the […]
