Softball, Game 1
No. 25 Cal Poly 1, Long Beach State 0
Game 2
No. 25 Cal Poly 2, Long Beach State 1
Game 3
No. 25 Cal Poly 2, Long Beach State 1
Cal Poly (28-9, 7-2 Big West Conference) came away with a sweep in a critical three-game set against conference-leading Long Beach State on Friday and Saturday. The Mustangs rode three sensational pitching performances, allowing just two runs in the three game series.
Cal Poly entered the series trailing the 49ers by a game in the Big West but with the sweep is now tied with Cal State Fullerton (19-17, 7-2) for the conference lead.
The Mustangs lost two of three to the Titans earlier this year meaning Cal State Fullerton would currently own a tiebreaker.
Junior first baseman Krysten Cary’s 12th home run for the Mustangs, provided the only run in Cal Poly’s 1-0 series-opening win on Friday.
Sophomore lefthander Anna Cahn (18-5) scattered just five hits in the shutout win.
Cahn’s performance was matched in game two by junior Helen Pena (9-4) who struck out six 49ers in the second game of Cal Poly’s doubleheader sweep on Friday.
Saturday saw Cahn pick up where she had left off. Not only did she allow just one run in another complete game effort, she also drove in the tying and eventually the winning run in the sixth inning. Her single scored senior second baseman Stephanie Tam and a throwing error by Long Beach State’s Casey Burba allowed sophomore catcher Stephanie Correia to score the eventual winning run.
The Mustangs go on the road for two weeks beginning Saturday with a three-game series at Cal State Northridge.
Baseball Game 1
No. 16 Cal Poly 12, Pacific 7
Game 2
Pacific 5, No. 16 Cal Poly 4
Game 3
No. 16 Cal Poly 13, Pacific 8
Despite blowing a two-run lead in game two, Cal Poly was able to beat Pacific twice in three games over the weekend at Klein Family Field in Stockton.
In Thursday’s series opener, Cal Poly got three hits and four RBI from sophomore third baseman J.J. Thompson en route to an easy win over the Tigers (12-18, 5-4 Big West Conference).
Junior righthander DJ Mauldin threw eight innings allowing 12 hits and five runs before freshman Jeff Johnson closed it out in the ninth.
The Mustangs wasted a solid start from freshman righthander Mason Radeke on Friday. Radeke gave up two runs in 6.1 innings leaving with a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning. The Tigers would roar back to take the win with three runs in the ninth, capped by a game winning single by leftfielder Allen Riley.
The Mustangs would storm back in the series’ rubber match on Saturday as senior Jared Eskew (5-1) would get the win in relief. Sophomore designated hitter D.J. Gentile, junior leftfielder Luke Yoder and junior shortstop Kyle Smith each collected three hits.
Cal Poly will be back in action Tuesday when they travel to play at Santa Clara.
Wrestling
Cal Poly sophomore Boris Novachkov won five matches on his way to the FILA Junior National Championship on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Novachkov, who redshirted last year at Cal Poly, beat Missouri freshman Nicholas Hucke in the final match. Novachkov executed a two-point maneuver during the final period which broke a 2-2 tie.
Novachkov will continue to train while looking for a spot on the U.S. Junior World Freestyle team in May.
Men’s golf
Cal Poly 55.5, CSU bakersfield 52.5
The Mustangs won four of six matches over the Roadrunners in a men¹s match-play golf dual Saturday afternoon at the Bakersfield Country Club.
Mustangs Geoff Gonzalez, Colin Peck, Jarod Knight and Grant Martens won for Cal Poly.
Gonzalez defeated Adam Frey 11-7, while Peck was a 9.5-8.5 winner over Richie
Kernagis and Knight posted a 9.5-8.5 win over Nick Baratelle. Martens beat
Jason Errecart 10-8 to secure the win for Cal Poly.
The Mustangs will host the Big West Conference Championship on April 20 – 21 at the San Luis Obispo Country Club.
Men’s tennis
Cal Poly 4, UC Davis 3
The Mustangs swept doubles and won three singles matches en route to clinching third place in the Big West Conference.
Cal Poly (10-9, 3-2) got singles wins from sophomores Alexander Sonesson and Blake Wardman and junior Robert Foy to secure the victory.
After dropping the first two singles matches, Sonesson defeated Hunter Lee 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) at No. 3 singles to get Cal Poly on the board. Foy followed that up at No. 4 with a win over Tyler Lee, 6-3, 6-1.
Wardman secured the victory with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nick Amaroli.
“It was great to get another conference win,” Cal Poly head coach Justin McGrath in a statement. “I give a lot of credit to UC Davis. They fought really hard today and nearly pulled out a victory.”
Cal Poly will compete in the Big West Conference Championship beginning Friday when they take on UC Riverside.