Cal Poly Baseball delivered a statement win in their home opener, beating Seton Hall 18-4 on Friday, Feb. 28 at Baggett Stadium. Freshman outfielder Dante Vachini contributed six RBI’s in a balanced scoring attack that saw the Mustangs (3-5) score in seven out of eight innings on offense. The Pirates (3-5) pitching staff had no […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops first two games to No. 1 Texas A&M
This past weekend, Cal Poly Baseball struggled yet again against a Power 4 opponent, this time to the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, Texas A&M, at Blue Bell Park. The Mustangs (1-5) offense and pitching couldn’t keep up with the bats of the Aggies (5-0), as they were outscored 10-4 in their first […]
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Cal Poly Baseball swept by UCLA on the road in season opening series
Cal Poly Baseball opened up its long-awaited 2025 season against UCLA this past weekend at Jackie Robinson Stadium in Los Angeles. The Mustangs (0-3) are looking to build off of their successful 2024 campaign that saw them exceed expectations, but the Bruins (3-0) have made it difficult for them to shine early in the season. […]
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Two Cal Poly Baseball players named to Preseason All-Big West honors
Two Cal Poly Mustangs have been named to the baseball preseason Big West All-Conference Team. Sophomore third baseman Alejandro Garza and sophomore right-handed starting pitcher Griffin Naess are the recipients of the honors. Garza, a sophomore from Bakersfield, started 52 out of 56 games last season and was the winner of Big West Freshman Field […]
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Cal Poly Baseball wraps up the 2024 season in walk-off fashion
Despite being mathematically eliminated from Big West contention last week, Cal Poly Baseball took this weekend’s series against Long Beach State. The Mustangs (35-22, 20-10 Big West) sent multiple seniors off on top in their final game on Saturday over the Dirtbags (25-29-1, 10-20 Big West.) First baseman Joe Yorke, center fielder Jake Steels, shortstop […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops crucial road series to UC San Diego
Cal Poly Baseball was looking for a road series win against UC San Diego to stay in the hunt for the Big West Conference title, but came up short in La Jolla, CA, dropping two games in the three-game set. The Mustangs (33-21, 18-9 Big West) have struggled against the Tritons (30-23, 17-13 Big West) […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes final non-conference series against Utah Tech
In their final non-conference series of the season, Cal Poly Baseball took three out of four games from Utah Tech, preparing them for two more crucial Big West matchups. The Mustangs (31-19, 17-7 Big West) took the series over the Trailblazers (13-39, 9-18 WAC) behind timely hitting and steady pitching. The weekend series didn’t affect […]
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Cal Poly Baseball sweeps UC Davis to remain in the hunt for the Big West title
Behind an explosive offensive effort, Cal Poly Baseball swept UC Davis in a three-game set at Baggett Stadium starting Friday, April 26. With the sweep over the Aggies (18-23, 5-13 Big West), the Mustangs (25-16, 15-6 Big West) are just half of one game back from first place in the Big West Conference. No. 12 […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops first Big West series of the season to Hawai’i
After coming into the weekend tied for first place in the Big West Conference, Cal Poly Baseball dropped their first conference series of the season after losing two out of three against the University of Hawai’i. The Mustang (22-16, 12-6 Big West) pitching staff struggled throughout the series while the Rainbow Warriors (22-15, 6-9 Big […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes series from CSU Bakersfield in walk-off fashion
In a rain-filled series, Cal Poly Baseball took two out of three games from Big West rival CSU Bakersfield. The Mustangs (20-14, 11-4 Big West) split Friday’s doubleheader before clinching the series in walk-off fashion against the Roadrunners (11-24, 6-9 Big West) on Monday. The series was rescheduled multiple times due to rain in the […]
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Joe Yorke becomes all-time RBI leader, Cal Poly Baseball sweeps UC Riverside
Senior first baseman Joe Yorke etched his name into Cal Poly Baseball history as the all-time RBI leader as the Mustangs swept UC Riverside in a three-game series. Yorke now has 162 career RBIs and is in sole possession of the record previously held by Steve Wood. Along with Yorke, the top half of the […]