Cal Poly Mustangs baseball

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cal Poly Mustangs
Calpolylogosports.png
Founded1948
UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Head coachLarry Lee (20th season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationSan Luis Obispo, California
Home stadiumBaggett Stadium
(Capacity: 3,138)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsForest green, Vegas gold, and copper[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009, 2013, 2014
Conference champions
2014
Cal Poly vs. the UCLA Bruins 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 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.

Conference membership history[]

The 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[]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Head coaches (Division I only)[]

Records are through the end of the 2019 Season

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1995–2002 Ritch Price 8 217–228–1 .488
2003–present Larry Lee 17 541–419–2 .563
Totals 2 coaches 25 seasons 758–647–3 .540

Year-by-Year NCAA Division I results[]

Records taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide.[3]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Athletic Conference (1995–1996)
1995 Ritch Price 21–29 13–17 5th (Western)
1996 Ritch Price 30–23 18–12 3rd (Western)
Big West Conference (1997–present)
1997 Ritch Price 37–21 15–15 T–3rd (South) BWC Tournament (1–2)
1998 Ritch Price 16–42 7–21 4th (South)
1999 Ritch Price 21–34 9–21 6th
2000 Ritch Price 32–24 18–12 T–3rd
2001 Ritch Price 30–26 8–10 5th
2002 Ritch Price 30–29–1 15–9 3rd
2003 Larry Lee 27–28–1 9–12 4th
2004 Larry Lee 38–23–1 10–11 T–4th
2005 Larry Lee 36–20 14–7 T–2nd
2006 Larry Lee 29–27 10–11 4th
2007 Larry Lee 32–24 13–8 4th
2008 Larry Lee 24–32 8–16 T–7th
2009 Larry Lee 37–21 14–10 3rd NCAA Tempe Regional (0–2)
2010 Larry Lee 23–32 10–14 5th
2011 Larry Lee 27–26 15–9 3rd
2012 Larry Lee 36–20 16–8 2nd
2013 Larry Lee 40–19 17–10 2nd NCAA Los Angeles Regional (1–2)
2014 Larry Lee 47–12 19–5 1st NCAA San Luis Obispo Regional (2–2)
2015 Larry Lee 27–27 14–10 4th
2016 Larry Lee 32–25 12–12 4th
2017 Larry Lee 28–28 16–8 2nd
2018 Larry Lee 30–27 15–9 2nd
2019 Larry Lee 28–28 17–7 T–2nd
Total: 758–647–3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament History[]

Year Record Pct 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
TOTALS 3–6 .333

Awards and Honors (Division I only)[]

All-Americans[]

Year Position Name Team Selector
1997 2B Scott Kidd 2nd Collegiate Baseball
2005 C Kyle Blumenthal 3rd Collegiate Baseball
SP Garrett Olson 3rd Collegiate Baseball
2007 OF Grant Desme 1st Baseball America
2nd Collegiate Baseball
NCBWA
2012 OF Mitch Haniger 2nd Collegiate Baseball
2014 SP Matt Imhof 2nd Collegiate Baseball
NCBWA
Casey Bloomquist 1st Collegiate Baseball
2nd NCBWA
2B Mark Mathias 2nd Baseball America
3rd Collegiate Baseball
NCBWA
2017 SP Spencer Howard 2nd Collegiate Baseball
2018 OF Alex McKenna 3rd Collegiate Baseball

Freshman All-Americans[]

Year Position Name Selector
2009 2B Matt Jensen NCBWA
2012 RP Reed Reilly Collegiate Baseball
2013 DH Brian Mundell Collegiate Baseball
2016 C Nick Meyer Collegiate Baseball
SS Kyle Marinconz Collegiate Baseball
2017 3B Bradlee Beesley Collegiate Baseball

Big West Field Player of the Year[]

Year Position Name
2005 C Kyle Blumenthal
2007 OF Grant Desme
2012 OF Mitch Haniger
2014 2B Mark Matthias
2018 OF Alex McKenna

Big West Coach of the Year[]

Year Name
2014 Larry Lee

Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide.[3] Updated August 17, 2019.

Mustangs in the Major Leagues[]

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB Teams
Justin Bruihl 2021-present Los Angeles Dodgers
Kevin Correia 2003–2015 San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
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
Mitch Haniger 2016–present Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners
Gorman Heimueller 1983–1984 Oakland Athletics
Mike Krukow 1976–1989 Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
Thornton Lee 1933–1948 Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants
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
Ozzie Smith 1978–1996 San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals

Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide.[3] Updated August 17, 2019.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cal Poly Athletics Brand and Graphics Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Baggett Stadium at gopoly.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. Archived 21, 2009
  3. ^ a b c d "2019 Baseball Team Information Guide". Retrieved August 17, 2019.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""