With a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning of what would be the final game of his collegiate career, junior right-hander Erich Uelmen was locked in. He’d already pitched eight shutout innings and was confident he would finish what he…
Colby Barrick: Not your average walk-on
Junior Colby Barrick, starting outfielder for Cal Poly’s baseball team, has always paved his own path. He wasn’t a baseball prodigy as a kid or a top recruit coming out of high school. In fact, Barrick wasn’t even supposed to…
Mustangs rack up 87 honors this year
The Cal Poly baseball team’s home game 4-0 loss Saturday against UC Riverside marked the end of the 2016-2017 sports season for Cal Poly. Along the way, many athletes earned conference honors and awards. Here’s a breakdown of each award,…
Athletes go online: The future of Cal Poly eSports
As business administration senior Ricky Peterson walked through the glass doors of the Austin Convention Center last spring, he was instantly teleported from an early May day in Texas to an alternate reality. This new world was full of fictional…
Spencer Howard, Cal Poly’s next pro?
As Spencer Howard prepared for his senior season on the Templeton High School baseball team, he contemplated what it would be like to play volleyball in the spring instead of pitching for the Templeton Eagles. After all, no notable recruiters…
Cal Poly men’s track wins in Blue-Green meet
The Cal Poly track and field teams won a combined 20 of 38 events against UC Santa Barbara at home on Saturday, wrapping up the regular season schedule with a 110-88 win for the men’s side and a 104-98 loss…
Mustang News Versus: Softball
Watch Mustang News sports editor Ayrton Ostly go to bat against Big West record holder Sierra Hyland.
Mustangs take down No. 8 Fullerton
The Cal Poly baseball team won 8-4 Sunday afternoon at Baggett Stadium winning its series against No. 8 Cal State Fullerton and moving into second place in the Big West Conference. Friday The Mustangs (18-20, 8-4 Big West) lost 7-4…
Mustangs trample CSU Bakersfield 10-2
The Cal Poly baseball team scored early and often in a 10-2 win on the road against CSU Bakersfield (19-13) Tuesday night. The Mustangs (16-19) started off the game with a solo home run by sophomore center fielder Alex McKenna…
Mustangs swept for the first time this season
In a battle for first place in the Big West Conference, the Cal Poly softball team was swept by the visiting Long Beach State 49ers. The three losses drop the Mustangs (28-13, 4-4) to fifth in the Big West halfway…