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 […]
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Baseball takes two of three in conference series against Long Beach State
No. 17 Cal Poly baseball secured another conference series victory after taking two of three against Long Beach State from Friday, Apr. 8 through Sunday, Apr. 9 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (20-12, 7-2 Big West) now sit in second place in the Big West, behind just UC Santa Barbara. Meanwhile, the Dirtbags (15-15, 5-7 […]
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Baseball dominates four-game series with sweep of Dixie State
Cal Poly baseball stayed hot with a four-game series sweep against Dixie State from Friday, Apr. 1 through Sunday, Apr. 3 at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (18-10, 5-1 Big West) swept the Trailblazers (13-14) in a dominant fashion, outscoring them 32-10. With the four wins, Cal Poly extended its winning streak to six straight and […]
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Baseball takes series victory over UC San Diego
Cal Poly baseball won two out of three matchups in a series against UC San Diego from Friday, Mar. 25 through Sunday, Mar. 27 at Triton Ballpark. The Mustangs (13-10, 5-1 Big West) grabbed wins on Friday and Sunday while the Tritons (8-15, 1-2 Big West) walked away with the Saturday win. Friday Ace sophomore […]
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Baseball opens up Big West play with a sweep of CSUN
Cal Poly baseball (10-9, 3-0 Big West) completed a series sweep over CSU Northridge (10-9, 0-3 Big West) in the first conference games of the season from Friday, Mar. 18 to Sunday, Mar. 20 inside Baggett Stadium. When asked what was different between the team this week, junior Collin Villegas said “this weekend all of […]
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Baseball splits four-game set with Harvard
Cal Poly (7-9) welcomed Harvard (6-5) to Baggett Stadium Friday, Mar. 11 through Sunday, Mar. 13 for a four-game series. The Mustangs won games one and two, while the Crimson snagged games three and four to split the series. Friday In the series opener, the Mustangs piggybacked sophomore starting pitcher Drew Thorpe to a 5-0 […]
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Baseball opens up season with one win in series against Washington
Cal Poly baseball (1-2) recorded one win and two losses in their season-opening series against the University of Washington (2-1) from Friday, Feb. 19 to Sunday, Feb. 21 at Baggett Stadium. Friday Cal Poly baseball opened their season with a 6-5 game one loss to Washington on Friday, Feb. 19 inside Baggett Stadium. After two […]