A fire-throwing, former Cal Poly baseball closer is looking to add his name to a list that includes Major Leaguers Jered Weaver, Troy Tulowitzki, Barry Zito and Evan Longoria. What do they all have in common with Jeff Johnson, Cal Poly’s devastating ninth inning man last season? Each played in the Big West Conference with […]
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Baseball struggles to find consistency in 2010-11
The Cal Poly baseball team took a lead in the Big West conference midway through the season and had high hopes for a return to the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2009.
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Crocker, Johnson selected on second day of MLB draft
Cal Poly outfielder Bobby Crocker and closer Jeff Johnson were selected during the second day of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft on Tuesday. Crocker was selected in the fourth round, 136 overall, by the Oakland athletics, while Johnson was selected in the 10th round by the Cleveland Indians. Crocker led all Mustangs at the […]
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Baseball players wait for MLB first-year player draft
The Major League Baseball 2011 first-year player draft is fast approaching.
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Mustangs doing their best to rekindle swagger
The Mustang baseball team’s worst enemy this season has been themselves. Injuries and harsh conference competition were a key factor in dropping two of three games to Long Beach State last weekend. But rather than worry about things such as RPI and postseasons berths, the Mustangs have found at least one thing they can focus […]
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Jeff Johnson hopes to turn strikeouts into paychecks
Closer Jeff Johnson is searching for a motto.
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Baseball takes series finale from Riverside in extra innings
The cliché is one of the most used in all of collegiate sports.