After a successful season as a weekend starter, junior righthander Bobby Ay was selected in the ninth round of the MLB draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, June 4. “It was incredible,” Ay said. “Honestly, my mind blacked out…
MLB prospect Alex McKenna recovering from car crash
McKenna was driving through the intersection when a truck ran a red light and hit his car.
Cal Poly baseball players hope to join former teammates in pro ball
A look at how 2015 draft picks are doing in the minors, and which Mustangs could soon join them.
Using “Moneyball” statistics to analyze Big West Conference baseball
How do players in the Big West Conference stack up to each other using sabermetrics?
Mathias selected in third round of MLB draft, Mundell in seventh
Two Cal Poly players have been selected after 10 rounds.
Six Mustangs selected in 2014 MLB Draft
Starting pitcher Matt Imhof was Cal Poly’s third-highest selection ever
Athletes go from SLO to the ‘Show’
According to a NCAA study, the probability of a college baseball player making it professionally sits at a meager 9.7 percent. So when Michael Holback was cut from the Cal Poly baseball team in 2011, the chances of him playing professional baseball were close to zero.
Midwest bound: Haniger selected in first round by Brewers
Mitch Haniger still can’t describe it. That moment he felt as his name flashed across the bottom of the screen during this year’s Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft was too much to digest. In the middle of cheers…
Lee readies for chance at big leagues
If you asked Cal Poly’s head coach Larry Lee, Ryan Lee has done everything in his power this season to move himself into a position to be drafted. As a leadoff hitter, Ryan Lee had on base percentage of .401 and broke the s Division I record for consecutive games with a hit with 26.