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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Larry Lee earns 700th career win, Cal Poly clinches series over Roadrunners
Cal Poly baseball defeated CSU Bakersfield on Saturday by a final score of 9-5, clinching a series win and career victory number 700 for manager Larry Lee. Lee’s 700th win is the 38th most among active Division I coaches. The winningest coach in Big West conference history has also now eclipsed 30 wins for the […]
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Cal Poly Baseball drops second straight Big West series, shutout by No. 12 UC Irvine
Cal Poly baseball was shut out in game two of their series against No. 12-ranked UC Irvine, losing 4-0 on Saturday at Baggett Stadium. The Mustangs (28-13, 15-5 Big West) have been shut out for 13 straight innings against Anteaters (31-9, 18-2) pitching, starting in the sixth inning of Friday’s matchup. Cal Poly is now […]
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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, […]
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Cal Poly Baseball triumph over Hawai’i, maintain Big West lead
Cal Poly Baseball is back in the win column in the Big West after defeating Hawai’i 12-5 on Saturday afternoon at Baggett Stadium. After scoring just two runs in their first conference loss of the season on Friday night, the Mustang offense exploded for 12 runs and 13 hits, more representative of their output for […]
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Cal Poly Baseball takes game two against UC San Diego
The Petaluma, Calif. native Dante Vachini stood in the on-deck circle, timing up his swing against the Triton’s set-up man, Spencer Seid. As Seid lifted his leg towards the plate, the young freshman timed his front step. With the Mustangs holding a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth, they needed a little insurance. […]
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Cal Poly Baseball wins shootout in Friday’s opener against UC San Diego
Cal Poly Baseball continued its program-record start to Big West play, taking down UC San Diego by a score of 9-6 at Baggett Stadium on Friday, April 4. The Mustangs (20-8, 10-0 Big West) extended their overall win streak to six games, while the Tritons (14-14, 5-5 Big West) dropped their sixth of their last […]
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Preview: Cal Poly Baseball aims to defend win streak against UC San Diego
After sweeping their third straight Big West series against UC Davis and ending a red-hot March with a victory over Fresno State, Cal Poly starts their longest homestand of the season against UC San Diego Friday, April 4 to Sunday, April 6 at Baggett Stadium The Mustangs (19-8, 9-0 Big West) still hold the conference […]
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Cal Poly Baseball’s Volmerding named Big West Pitcher of the Week
After a commanding performance on the mound that led to a Cal Poly 11-0 win against UC Davis, sophomore pitcher Josh Volmerding was awarded the title of the Big West Pitcher of the Week. This is Volmerding’s first career weekly award from the Big West. The left-handed pitcher is the second Mustang hurler to win […]