The NCAA granted athletes an extra year of eligibility to any player whose season was affected by the pandemic in March. This means that all returners from last year’s Cal Poly Baseball team will have an extra year to play for the Mustangs, including redshirt junior infielder Tate Samuelson. Samuelson will return this year after […]
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Baseball head coach Larry Lee makes Baseball America’s Top-20 most underrated coaches list
In 18 years as the head baseball coach at Cal Poly, Larry Lee has led the Mustangs to 541 wins, including Cal Poly’s first Big West Championship in 2014. The Mustangs have had nine 30-win seasons and have placed second in the Big West in the last three years. Although his numbers seem to have […]
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Baseball earns one win in four-game home series against BYU
Cal Poly Baseball went 1-3 in a weekend series against BYU Feb. 20-22 inside Baggett Stadium. After falling in their first two games, the Mustangs shutout the Cougars 10-0 in the first game of Saturday’s double-header. In the final game of the series, Cal Poly fell 5-4 in a 14-inning battle. The game lasted nearly […]
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Baseball falls 9-2 to Pepperdine in 2020 home opener
Cal Poly Baseball fell 9-2 to Pepperdine in their 2020 home opener Tuesday, Feb. 19 inside Baggett Stadium. Despite coming off a historic game where the Mustangs took down defending national champions Vanderbilt, Cal Poly produced just four hits and two walks against the Waves. “I think we just came out a little flat today,” […]
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Baseball takes down UConn and No. 1 Vanderbilt in season-opening MLB4 Tournament
Cal Poly Baseball kicked off the 2020 season with a 2-1 record in the MLB4 Tournament at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona Feb. 14-16. After winning its first game in a 5-0 shutout over UConn, the Mustangs fell to Michigan by a score of 8-5. Cal Poly capped off the tournament with a 9-8 walk-off […]
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Defending national champions headline Baseball’s packed non-conference schedule
A regional finalist. The national runner-up. The reigning national champions. Those three squads will be the first three opponents for Cal Poly Baseball when they open up their season in Scottsdale, Arizona on the weekend of Feb. 14-16. Cal Poly opens its season against UConn on Valentine’s Day, takes on No. 13 Michigan on Saturday, […]
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Stuck on second: Baseball seeks redemption after falling short last season
In its last series of the 2019 season, Cal Poly Baseball was fighting for a spot in a NCAA regional tournament against Blue-Green rival UC Santa Barbara. After winning the first two games of the three-day weekend series, the Mustangs had forced a must-win scenario for both squads on Sunday. Unfortunately, Cal Poly was unable […]
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Baseball’s plans for improvement after worst offensive season
Despite finishing one game short of a Big West title in 2019, Cal Poly Baseball had its worst offensive season in 25 years of Division I baseball. This season, the team is looking to combine a group of veterans with a strong 2019 recruiting class to improve on last year’s performance. “Although there’s 10 of […]
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Three things to look forward to this year in Cal Poly Athletics
From soccer rivalry traditions to Big West titles, here is what to look out for this year.
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Baseball’s postseason dreams broken with series finale loss to UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Baseball did not get the third win they needed to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the team was shutout 7-0 by UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, May 27. The Mustangs (28-8, 17-7 Big West) set themselves for a potential upset sweep over the Blue-Green rival with a 3-0 win on Thursday and […]
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Baseball sets up conference-deciding game with 4-3 win at UC Santa Barbara
Cal Poly Baseball is now one win away from advancing to the postseason, after 4-3 road victory over UC Santa Barbara Friday, May 24. Riding the momentum of Thursday’s 3-0 shutout win, the Mustangs (28-27, 17-6 Big West) benefited heavily from sophomore righthander Taylor Dollard‘s relief appearance. He improved to 5-0 as he walked two […]