With the 2025 MLB season just around the corner, many former Cal Poly Mustangs are gearing up to begin another year of baseball. Here is where a few of the baseball alumni will be starting their season. Brooks Lee Brooks Lee won Big West field player of the year in both of his full two […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Jake Steels final Mustang selected in 2024 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly center fielder Jake Steels was selected with the No. 551 overall pick in the 18th round by the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The Santa Maria native joins his teammates Jakob Wright, Ryan Stafford and Steven Brooks as the fourth Mustang off the board in this year’s draft […]
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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 captures midweek road win over Fresno State before crucial Big West series
Cal Poly Baseball redeemed an earlier home loss to Fresno State by going to Fresno and picking up a 13-8 victory. The Mustangs (26-16, 15-6 Big West) will ride a four-game winning streak into a pivotal Big West series after taking down the Mountain West Conference-leading Bulldogs (27-17, 14-7 Mountain West). Cal Poly currently sits […]
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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 […]
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Cal Poly Baseball captures third straight Big West series win
Cal Poly Baseball took home their first road Big West series this past weekend against Cal State Fullerton. The Mustangs (14-11, 6-3 Big West) are on a hot streak as they secured their third straight Big West series, this time on the road against the Titans (9-17, 2-7 Big West.) Cal Poly is currently tied […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes second straight Big West series against UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Baseball wrapped up their second Big West Conference series with an upset against Blue-Green rival and No. 25 UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, taking two out of three games. After starting the year off 2-7, the Mustangs (12-10, 4-2 Big West) are since 10-2 and are right in the mix at the top […]