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 Miller and company, the Mustangs reversed that trend this weekend grinding out a 6-4 win […]
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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 third place in the Big West Conference. The Mustangs (24-17, 8-6 Big West) scored in […]
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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 6-1 loss against Cal State Fullerton on Friday. In the loss, the Titans got started […]
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Baseball takes three games from Aztecs
Cal Poly starting pitcher Kyle Brueggeman went eight scoreless innings, gave up two hits and allowed base runners in only the third inning as the Mustangs defeated San Diego State 7-0 in the second half of a double-header on Saturday. “The last few weeks I’ve been struggling a bit,” Brueggeman said. “Today, I went back to the basics: […]
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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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Baseball falls to Pepperdine in extra innings
The Cal Poly baseball team (8-12) missed its chance at revenge Tuesday, as the Mustangs closed out their nonconference schedule with an extra-inning loss to Pepperdine (13-11). Even with runners in scoring position in the last four innings, Cal Poly couldn’t find one extra hit to bring home a game-winning run. Instead, Pepperdine’s Brian Humphries […]
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Baseball aims to avoid struggles in Big West play
After losing their first six games of the season, the Mustangs recovered, winning five straight and eight of their last 12 games.
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Freshman Mitch Haniger chooses college over the bigs
New York Mets on one hand, Cal Poly Mustangs on the other. Haniger chose to stay in school.