In its long history of athletics, Cal Poly has fielded highly talented student-athletes in every one of the 21 Division I programs on campus. Some of these Mustangs were successful enough to progress their athletic careers beyond the fields and…
Major league mindset: Alex McKenna drafted by Houston Astros
Alex, along with another Mustang, Nick Meyer, are in the top 200 MLB Draft Prospects as 97th and 167th respectively.
Cal Poly baseball icon Larry Lee earns 500th career win
Head coach Larry Lee’s 500th win is just the latest milestone he has reached in his esteemed career.
Minor leagues are big steps for former Mustangs
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Baseball players are no strangers to trades. And four members of the 2012 Cal Poly baseball team made a pretty big one: camaraderie for career. “In pro ball you’re fighting each other for a spot,” former Cal…
Three players selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft
Three Cal Poly players were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in early June, while former left-handed pitcher Kyle Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. Former shortstop Mike Miller was…
Midwest bound: Haniger selected in first round by Brewers
Mitch Haniger still can’t describe it. That moment he felt as his name flashed across the bottom of the screen during this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was too much to digest. In the middle of cheers…
Cal Poly's road woes in Davis, Santa Barbara
With less than a month remaining in the spring athletics season, the Mustang baseball, softball and track and field teams hit the road during the weekend. Baseball Cal Poly baseball walked off with a win against Pepperdine on Tuesday night…
Finally, it's Miller's time
He jump-stepped out of the batter’s box, throwing his bat confidently to the side with his eyes peeled on the baseball. There was no doubt this shot was heading over Baggett Stadium’s outfield fence and into the parking lot —…
Baseball sweeps Pacific
Entering the series, Cal Poly baseball head coach Larry Lee said the Mustangs were in a “tailspin,” having lost seven of their last 10 and three of their first four Big West series. Riding timely hitting by senior shortstop Mike…
Mustangs take series over Tigers
A pair of solo home runs by Chris Hoo and Mike Miller in the second inning of Saturday night’s blowout win for the Cal Poly baseball team over Pacific (11-30, 1-10 Big West) moved the Mustangs into a tie for…
Baseball drops series to Big West-leading Titans
The big series win didn’t come this year. A season after upsetting nationally-ranked Cal State Fullerton 2-1, the Mustangs dropped two of three games to the defending Big West champion Titans this weekend. The Mustangs started the series with a…