Cal Poly Baseball pitcher Griffin Naess was named to Baseball America’s Week 2 National Team of the Week after his stellar one-hit performance in Friday’s home opener against Washington State University. He set a career-high of 14 strikeouts and earned Big West Pitcher of the Week for the second time in his career.
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Cal Poly Baseball falls to Arizona in NCAA regional opener
EUGENE, Ore. – Cal Poly Baseball did pretty much everything right against Arizona. Starter Griffin Naess turned in a quality start, going seven innings and kept Arizona off the basepaths giving up just two hits and three walks. At one point he sat down 14 straight Wildcats. Offensively, seven of the nine in the starting […]
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Cal Poly Baseball wins first ever Big West postseason game
FULLERTON, Calif. – For the first time since the 1998 season, the Big West Conference Championships is underway, with Cal Poly baseball placed as the No. 2 seed, after finishing second in the conference during regular season play. The tournament is hosted by CSU Fullerton and features a double-elimination bracket of four teams, after the […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes home eight All-Big West awards
Cal Poly Baseball racked up the awards as eight Mustangs were awarded All-Big West honors, announced Tuesday by the Big West Conference. Four Mustangs were named to the All-Big West first team, with three being named to the second team and one as an honorable mention. Cal Poly’s 23-7 record in the Big West is […]
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Cal Poly Baseball sweeps UC Riverside to wrap up regular season
With the first Big West Baseball Championships in 27 years looming, Cal Poly Baseball took on last-place UC Riverside in a three-game set this past weekend. The Mustangs did not try to look ahead to the highly anticipated tournament. Instead, they swept the Highlanders in dominant fashion, looking to take their built-up momentum into this […]
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Cal Poly Baseball clinches Big West Championships berth, series win over CSUN
Cal Poly Baseball clinched a series victory over CSUN in their three-game set this past weekend. With the win and a Cal State Fullerton loss, the Mustangs (34-16, 20-7 Big West) have officially clinched second place in the Big West. Up three games on Fullerton, while holding the tiebreaker with just three games to play, […]
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Cal Poly Baseball sweeps CSU Bakersfield, remain second in the Big West
Cal Poly baseball completed a series sweep of CSU Bakersfield in blowout fashion, winning 12-6 on Sunday. The Mustangs (31-15, 18-6 Big West) took advantage of the Roadrunners’ (17-32, 8-16) lackluster pitching, scoring nine or more runs in the final two games of the three-game set. The Mustangs tallied 18 hits in the win Sunday, […]
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Cal Poly Baseball outlasts CSU Bakersfield in series opener
Cal Poly Baseball used a four-run ninth inning to snap a four-game skid and power their series-opening win against CSU Bakersfield on Friday, winning 4-1. It was an ace day pitching duel; it took the Roadrunners (17-30, 8-14 Big West) until the seventh to notch a run while the Mustangs (29-15, 16-6 Big West) had […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops game one against No. 12 UC Irvine
Cal Poly baseball lost game one of three to No. 12-ranked UC Irvine by a final of 6-4, despite jumping out to an early lead. With a crucial series underway and a packed Baggett Stadium, the atmosphere of the game had an intense feel. Still, the Mustangs kept the pressure off of them. “We deserve […]
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Cal Poly Baseball triumphs over UC Santa Barbara in thrilling series opener
Cal Poly Baseball had lost all momentum by the time extra innings rolled around. The Mustangs (27-9, 15-1 Big West) had held the lead ever since the fourth inning, and were one out away from getting out of a jam in the eighth inning. The Gauchos (24-12, 10-9 Big West) refused to go quietly, as […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Baseball faces UC Santa Barbara in Blue-Green rivalry
Cal Poly Baseball takes the hour-and-a-half drive down US 101 to battle with Blue-Green rivals and reigning Big West champions UC Santa Barbara, Thursday, April 17 to Saturday, April 19 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Since the 2021 season, the Mustangs (26-9, 14-1 Big West) are just 4-11 against the Gauchos (24-11, 10-8 Big West). However, […]