Baseball is back: maybe better than ever

Benjy Egel is a journalism freshman and Mustang Daily sports columnist. Less is more, right? For the Cal Poly baseball team, this is clearly the case. Head coach Larry Lee only lost a few players from last year’s team, but…

Minor leagues are big steps for former Mustangs

Jacob Lauing jacoblauing.md@gmail.com Baseball players are no strangers to trades. And four members of the 2012 Cal Poly baseball team made a pretty big one: camaraderie for career. “In pro ball you’re fighting each other for a spot,” former Cal…

Three players selected in MLB First-Year Player Draft

Three Cal Poly players were selected in this year’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft in early June, while former left-handed pitcher Kyle Anderson signed as an undrafted free agent with the Toronto Blue Jays. Former shortstop Mike Miller was…

Mustangs shock Gauchos, keep playoff hopes alive

The Cal Poly dugout erupted onto the field and mobbed sophomore Jimmy Allen at third base as he tagged UC Santa Barbara’s Bryce Tafelski for the final out of Sunday’s come-from-behind win at Baggett Stadium. A one-out pop up into…

Finally, it's Miller's time

He jump-stepped out of the batter’s box, throwing his bat confidently to the side with his eyes peeled on the baseball. There was no doubt this shot was heading over Baggett Stadium’s outfield fence and into the parking lot —…

Baseball sweeps Pacific

Entering the series, Cal Poly baseball head coach Larry Lee said the Mustangs were in a “tailspin,” having lost seven of their last 10 and three of their first four Big West series. Riding timely hitting by senior shortstop Mike…

Mustangs take series over Tigers

A pair of solo home runs by Chris Hoo and Mike Miller in the second inning of Saturday night’s blowout win for the Cal Poly baseball team over Pacific (11-30, 1-10 Big West) moved the Mustangs into a tie for…

Baseball drops series to Big West-leading Titans

  The big series win didn’t come this year. A season after upsetting nationally-ranked Cal State Fullerton 2-1, the Mustangs dropped two of three games to the defending Big West champion Titans this weekend. The Mustangs started the series with…

Baseball clinches weekend series in nail-biter

The Mustang pitching staff continued their success during Cal Poly’s 3-2 victory over UC Irvine on Friday night. Senior left-handed pitcher Kyle Anderson went six innings and gave up one earned run on four hits, four strikeouts and two walks,…

Baseball drops Big West opener to Long Beach State

Despite a late three-run push in the seventh inning, the Mustangs fell 4-3 to the Long Beach State Dirtbags on Friday night in Baggett Stadium. Cal Poly (16-9, 0-1) cut the Long Beach State (9-15, 1-0) lead to one using…

Baseball drops two of three games to UC Irvine

Cal Poly baseball fell to UC Irvine this weekend, and see a playoff spot slip further away.