Former Cal Poly Mustang starting pitcher Drew Thorpe was drafted No. 61 overall by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Sunday, July 17. Thorpe joins teammate Brooks Lee as the second…
BREAKING: Brooks Lee drafted No. 8 overall by Minnesota Twins in 2022 MLB Draft
Former Cal Poly Mustang shortstop Brooks Lee was drafted No. 8 overall by the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the 2022 MLB Player Draft on Sunday, July 17. The 21-year-old shortstop is the highest drafted Mustang in the…
“Something that you dream of as a kid” – Cal Poly Baseball players sign to MLB teams
The 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) first-year draft proved to be another successful one for Cal Poly, with pitchers Bryan Woo and Andrew Alvarez being selected in the 20-round draft and catcher Myles Emmerson being signed as an undrafted free…
Bobby Ay prepares to start his professional career with the Arizona Diamondbacks
After a successful season as a weekend starter, junior righthander Bobby Ay was selected in the ninth round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, June 4. “It was incredible,” Ay said. “Honestly, my mind blacked out…
MLB prospect Alex McKenna recovering from car crash
McKenna was driving through the intersection when a truck ran a red light and hit his car.
Cal Poly baseball players hope to join former teammates in pro ball
A look at how 2015 draft picks are doing in the minors, and which Mustangs could soon join them.
Using “Moneyball” statistics to analyze Big West Conference baseball
How do players in the Big West Conference stack up to each other using sabermetrics?
Mathias selected in third round of MLB draft, Mundell in seventh
Two Cal Poly players have been selected after 10 rounds.
Six Mustangs selected in 2014 MLB Draft
Starting pitcher Matt Imhof was Cal Poly’s third-highest selection ever
Athletes go from SLO to the ‘Show’
According to a NCAA study, the probability of a college baseball player making it professionally sits at a meager 9.7 percent. So when Michael Holback was cut from the Cal Poly baseball team in 2011, the chances of him playing professional baseball were close to zero.
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…