Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net Five Cal Poly teams competed on the road this weekend to come away with a total of seven victories and an individual Pac-12 championship. Men’s basketball The men’s basketball team has started to win on…
Weekend preview: Home sweet home
Mustang Daily Staff Report sports@mustangdaily.net The Cal Poly campus plays host to six Division I athletics events Thursday to Sunday, including the baseball team’s home opening series, a nonconference men’s basketball game and two women’s basketball games that could position…
Baseball starts 2013 season on the road
Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com The Cal Poly baseball team had a season to remember last year. The Mustangs led the Big West Conference in batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, total bases, slugging percentage and on-base percentage, and…
Selection committee leaves out Mustangs
Seven consecutive wins were not enough to propel the Mustang baseball team into the postseason for the first time since 2009. The team reeled off its most dominating streak of the year, winning 13 of its last 16 games, but…
Baseball faces critical matchup in Fullerton
At the start of the year, head coach Larry Lee knew his team had talent. How and where that would translate into success was a different story. “You just never have a very good feel, we knew that we had the capability,…
Freshmen follow senior leaders, find success
Cal Poly baseball is off to its best start in three years. A 21-13 overall and 5-4 Big West record puts the team in third place in the Big West. The hot start is accompanied by a group of underclassmen…
The weekend roundup
Men’s basketball The Mustangs will compete in their final two regular season games this weekend in Mott Gym as UC Davis and Pacific visit the Central Coast. After suffering an eight-point loss to UC Santa Barbara last Saturday, Cal Poly…
Jeff Johnson takes aim at Major Leagues
A fire-throwing, former Cal Poly baseball closer is looking to add his name to a list that includes Major Leaguers Jered Weaver, Troy Tulowitzki, Barry Zito and Evan Longoria. What do they all have in common with Jeff Johnson, Cal…
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.
Baseball seeks bounce back year, regional berth
With the past behind the team, the Mustangs have rekindled their NCAA Division I aspirations as they begin the new season with renewed confidence. It was two years ago when Cal Poly’s baseball team received its first NCAA regional berth in…
Mustangs struggled to find consistency in 2010 season
The 2010 Cal Poly baseball season was one of many ups and downs. The team began the season 10-27, but responded by going 13-5 in the last month and ended their season with a 23-32 mark.