Cal Poly Mustangs baseball
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{{Infobox College baseball team
|name = Cal Poly Mustangs
|current = 2025 Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team
|founded = 1948
|logo = Cal Poly Mustangs logo.svg
|logo_size = 150
|university = California Polytechnic State University
|conference = Big West
|division =
|location = San Luis Obispo, California
|coach = Larry Lee
|tenure = 23rd
|stadium = Baggett Stadium
|capacity = 3,138
|nickname = Mustangs
|national_champion =
|cws =
|ncaa_tourneys = 2009, 2013, 2014, 2025
|conference_tournament = 2025
|conference_champion = 2014
|conference_tourneys =
}}
File:UCLA baseball 2013.jpg at the L.A. Regional at Jackie Robinson Stadium on June 1, 2013]]
The Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team represents California Polytechnic State University, which is located in San Luis Obispo, California. The Mustangs are an NCAA Division I college baseball program, and along with the other Cal Poly athletic teams with the exception of swimming, wrestling, indoor track and football, the baseball team competes in the Big West Conference.
The Cal Poly Mustangs play all home games on campus at Robin Baggett Stadium. Under the direction of Head Coach Larry Lee, the Mustangs have played in three NCAA tournaments—2009, 2013, and 2014—including hosting their first regional in 2014. The Mustangs also won their first Big West Conference title in 2014.
Prior to Lee's arrival and Cal Poly's move to Division I in all sports, the Mustangs played in multiple Division II regionals. Cal Poly initially won an NCAA Division II championship in 1989, although it was later vacated by the NCAA.
Conference membership history
- 1948-1994: CCAA
- 1995-1996: Western Athletic Conference
- 1997–present: Big West Conference
The Blue-Green Rivalry
{{Main|Blue–Green Rivalry}}
The main rival of the Cal Poly is UC Santa Barbara. The rivalry is a part of the larger Blue–Green Rivalry, which encompasses all sports between the two schools.
Robin Baggett Stadium
{{main|Robin Baggett Stadium}}
Robin Baggett Stadium is a baseball stadium on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo, California. It was opened on January 21, 2001, with a 6–5 victory over Stanford in 12 innings.[http://www.gopoly.com/index.php?p=facilities Baggett Stadium] at gopoly.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091109085300/http://www.gopoly.com/index.php?p=facilities Archived] 21, 2009 After renovations and expansion in 2018, it now seats 3,138. A record attendance of 3,284 was set on May 6, 2005, during a game against Cal State Fullerton.{{Cite web |title=2019 Baseball Team Information Guide |url=https://issuu.com/calpoly/docs/2019_baseball_guide_lo-res |access-date=August 17, 2019}}
Head coaches (Division I era)
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cal Poly Mustangs|Tenure|Coach|Years|Record|Pct.}} | ||||
| 1995–2002 | Ritch Price | 8 | 217–228–1 | .488 |
| 2003–present | Larry Lee | 22 | 713–552–2 | {{WinPerc|713|552|2}} |
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| Totals | 2 coaches | 30 seasons | 930–780–3 | {{WinPerc|930|780|3}} |
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name = Western Athletic Conference
|startyear = 1995
|conference = no
|endyear = 1996
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =1995
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =21–29
| conference =13–17
| confstanding =5th (Western)
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =1996
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =30–23
| conference =18–12
| confstanding =3rd (Western)
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name = Big West Conference
|startyear = 1997
|conference = no
|endyear =
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =1997
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =37–21
| conference =15–15
| confstanding =T–3rd (South)
| postseason=BWC tournament (1–2)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =1998
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =16–42
| conference =7–21
| confstanding =4th (South)
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =1999
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =21–34
| conference =9–21
| confstanding =6th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2000
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =32–24
| conference =18–12
| confstanding =T–3rd
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2001
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =30–26
| conference =8–10
| confstanding =5th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2002
| name =Ritch Price
| overall =30–29–1
| conference =15–9
| confstanding =3rd
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2003
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =27–28–1
| conference =9–12
| confstanding =4th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2004
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =38–23–1
| conference =10–11
| confstanding =T–4th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2005
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =36–20
| conference =14–7
| confstanding =T–2nd
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2006
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =29–27
| conference =10–11
| confstanding =4th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2007
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =32–24
| conference =13–8
| confstanding =4th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2008
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =24–32
| conference =8–16
| confstanding =T–7th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2009
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =37–21
| conference =14–10
| confstanding =3rd
| postseason=NCAA Tempe Regional (0–2)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2010
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =23–32
| conference =10–14
| confstanding =5th
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2011
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =27–26
| conference =15–9
| confstanding =3rd
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2012
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =36–20
| conference =16–8
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason=
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2013
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =40–19
| conference =17–10
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =NCAA Los Angeles Regional (1–2)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =conference
| season =2014
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =47–12
| conference =19–5
| confstanding =1st
| postseason =NCAA San Luis Obispo Regional (2–2)
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2015
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =27–27
| conference =14–10
| confstanding =4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2016
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =32–25
| conference =12–12
| confstanding =4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2017
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =28–28
| conference =16–8
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2018
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =30–27
| conference =15–9
| confstanding =2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season =2019
| name =Larry Lee
| overall =28–28
| conference =17–7
| confstanding =T–2nd
| postseason =
}}{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
|season =2020*
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =5–11
|conference =0–0
|confstanding =N/A
| postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
|season =2021
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =31–25
|conference =21–19
|confstanding =4th
| postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
|season =2022
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =37–21
|conference =22–8
|confstanding =2nd
| postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
|season =2023
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =21-35
|conference =11-19
|confstanding =8th
| postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =
|season =2024
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =35-22
|conference =20-10
|confstanding =4th
| postseason =}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
|championship =conference tournament
|season =2025
|name =Larry Lee
|overall =43-19
|conference =23-7
|confstanding =2nd
| postseason =NCAA Eugene Regional (2-2)}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = 930–780–3
| conference =429–347
}}
NCAA tournament History
- The NCAA Division I baseball tournament started in 1947.
- The format of the tournament has changed through the years.
- Cal Poly began playing Division I baseball in 1995.
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! style="background: #003831; color:white; width:10%"|Year ! style="background: #003831; color:white; width:10%"|Record ! style="background: #003831; color:white; width:10%"|Pct ! style="background: #003831; color:white; width:40%"|Notes |
| 2009
| 0–2 | .000 | Eliminated at 49th by Kent State in Tempe Regional |
| 2013
| 1–2 | .333 | Eliminated at 33rd by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional |
| 2014
| 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated at 17th by Pepperdine in San Luis Obispo Regional |
| 2025
| 2–2 | .500 | Eliminated at 17th by Arizona in Eugene Regional |
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| TOTALS | 5–8 | .385 | |
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Cal Poly Mustangs|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} |
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| rowspan="2"| 2009 | rowspan="2"| Tempe Regional | L 3–13 |
| Kent State
| L 9–10 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3"| 2013 | rowspan="3"| Los Angeles Regional | W 9–2 |
| UCLA
| L 4–6 |
| San Diego
| L 5–8 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="4"| 2014 | rowspan="4"| San Luis Obispo Regional | W 4–2 |
| Pepperdine
| L 1–2 |
| Sacramento State
| W 6–5 |
| Pepperdine
| L 6–10 |
Awards and honors (Division I only)
=All-Americans=
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| Year | Position | Name | Team | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2B | Scott Kidd | 2nd | Collegiate Baseball |
| rowspan="2"|2005 | C | Kyle Blumenthal | 3rd | Collegiate Baseball |
| SP | Garrett Olson | 3rd | Collegiate Baseball | |
| rowspan="3"|2007 | rowspan="3"|OF | rowspan="3"|Grant Desme | 1st | Baseball America |
| rowspan="2"|2nd | Collegiate Baseball | |||
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2012 | OF | Mitch Haniger | 2nd | Collegiate Baseball |
| rowspan="7"|2014 | rowspan="4"|SP | rowspan="2"|Matt Imhof | rowspan="2"|2nd | Collegiate Baseball |
| NCBWA | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Casey Bloomquist | 1st | Collegiate Baseball | ||
| 2nd | NCBWA | |||
| rowspan="3"|2B | rowspan="3"|Mark Mathias | 2nd | Baseball America | |
| rowspan="2"|3rd | Collegiate Baseball | |||
| NCBWA | ||||
| 2017 | SP | Spencer Howard | 2nd | Collegiate Baseball |
| 2018 | OF | Alex McKenna | 3rd | Collegiate Baseball |
| rowspan="4" |2021
| rowspan="4" |SS | rowspan="4" |Brooks Lee | rowspan="2" |1st | ||||
| D1Baseball.com | ||||
| rowspan="2" |2nd | ||||
| ABCA | ||||
| rowspan="5" |2022
| rowspan="5" |SS | rowspan="5" |Brooks Lee | rowspan="2" |1st | ||||
| Collegiate Baseball | ||||
| rowspan="3" |2nd
|D1Baseball.com | ||||
| Perfect Game | ||||
| Baseball America | ||||
| rowspan="6" |2022
| rowspan="6" |SP | rowspan="6" |Drew Thorpe | rowspan="6" |1st | ||||
| ABCA/Rawlings | ||||
| D1Baseball.com | ||||
| Perfect Game | ||||
| Baseball America | ||||
| Collegiate Baseball |
=Freshman All-Americans=
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| Year | Position | Name | Selector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2B | Matt Jensen | NCBWA |
| 2012 | RP | Reed Reilly | Collegiate Baseball |
| 2013 | DH | Brian Mundell | Collegiate Baseball |
| rowspan="2"|2016 | C | Nick Meyer | Collegiate Baseball |
| SS | Kyle Marinconz | Collegiate Baseball | |
| 2017 | 3B | Bradlee Beesley | Collegiate Baseball |
| 2021
|SS |Brooks Lee |Collegiate Baseball | |||
| 2021
|SP |Drew Thorpe |Baseball America | |||
| rowspan="2" |2022
| rowspan="2" |C | rowspan="2" |Ryan Stafford |Collegiate Baseball | |||
| Baseball America |
=Big West Field Player of the Year=
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| Year | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | C | Kyle Blumenthal |
| 2007 | OF | Grant Desme |
| 2012 | OF | Mitch Haniger |
| 2014 | 2B | Mark Mathias |
| 2018 | OF | Alex McKenna |
| 2021
|SS |Brooks Lee | ||
| 2022
|SS |Brooks Lee |
=Big West Coach of the Year=
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Larry Lee |
Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.
Mustangs in the Major Leagues
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|= Baseball Hall of Famer |
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| Athlete
! Years in MLB ! MLB Teams |
|---|
| Justin Bruihl
|2021-present |Los Angeles Dodgers |
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Kevin Correia
|2003–2015 |San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Erich Uelmen
|2022-present |Chicago Cubs |
| Casey Fien
|2009–2010, 2012–2017 |Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies |
| Craig Gerber
|1985 |California Angels |
| Lee Hancock
|1995–1996 |Pittsburgh Pirates |
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Mitch Haniger
|2016–present |Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants |
| Gorman Heimueller
|1983–1984 |Oakland Athletics |
| Spencer Howard
|2020-present |Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers |
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Mike Krukow
|1976–1989 |Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants |
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Thornton Lee
|1933–1948 |Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants |
| Mark Mathias
|2020-present |Milwaukee Brewers |
| Mike Miller
|2016 |Boston Red Sox |
| Brent Morel
|2010–2015 |Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Bud Norris
|2009–2018 |Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Dave Oliver
|1977 |Cleveland Indians |
| Garrett Olson
|2007–2012 |Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets |
| John Orton
|1989–1993 |California Angels |
| Evan Reed
|2013–2014 |Detroit Tigers |
| Logan Schafer
|2011–2016 |Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|Ozzie Smith
|1978–1996 |San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals |
| Bryan Woo
|2023-present |Seattle Mariners |
Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.
Gallery
File:BaggettStadiumAtCalPolyOutfieldApril2023.jpg|Cal Poly plays its baseball games at Robin Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif., pictured in 2023.
File:BrooksLeeDuringACalPolyGameApril2022atBaggettStadium.jpg|Brooks Lee, then of the Cal Poly baseball team, prepares for an at-bat during an April 2022 game.
File:OutfieldWallCalPolyBaggettStadium2023.jpg|Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players practice in the outfield before a home game during the 2023 season.
Cal Poly Baseball alumni in the Olympics
- {{Flagicon|CAN}} Jimmy Van Ostrand (Team Canada), 2008 Beijing{{Cite web |title=James Van Ostrand |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/james-van-ostrand/ |access-date=June 26, 2022 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}}
- {{Flagicon|ISR}} Joey Wagman (Team Israel), 2020 Tokyo{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Joey Wagman - Team Israel Pitcher |url=https://www.teamisrael-joeywagman.com/ |access-date=June 26, 2022 |website=Wagman {{!}} Team Israel |language=en}}
Cal Poly Baseball in video games
Cal Poly was featured as a playable team in EA's MVP '06: NCAA Baseball game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.{{Cite web |last=MattLions20 |date=July 14, 2006 |title=Team List |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/07/14/mvp-06-ncaa-baseball-team-list-718803 |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=IGN |language=en}}
See also
References
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