Cal Poly Mustangs
2023 Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team
Founded1948
UniversityCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Head coachLarry Lee (21st season)
ConferenceBig West
LocationSan Luis Obispo, California
Home stadiumBaggett Stadium
(Capacity: 3,138)
NicknameMustangs
ColorsPoly green, copper gold, and stadium gold[1]
     
NCAA Tournament appearances
2009, 2013, 2014
Regular season 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, 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

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 era)

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1995–2002Ritch Price8217–228–1.488
2003–presentLarry Lee20614–476–2.563
Totals 2 coaches 28 seasons 831–704–3 .536

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Western Athletic Conference (1995–1996)
1995 Ritch Price 21–2913–175th (Western)
1996 Ritch Price 30–2318–123rd (Western)
Big West Conference (1997–present)
1997 Ritch Price 37–2115–15T–3rd (South)BWC tournament (1–2)
1998 Ritch Price 16–427–214th (South)
1999 Ritch Price 21–349–216th
2000 Ritch Price 32–2418–12T–3rd
2001 Ritch Price 30–268–105th
2002 Ritch Price 30–29–115–93rd
2003 Larry Lee 27–28–19–124th
2004 Larry Lee 38–23–110–11T–4th
2005 Larry Lee 36–2014–7T–2nd
2006 Larry Lee 29–2710–114th
2007 Larry Lee 32–2413–84th
2008 Larry Lee 24–328–16T–7th
2009 Larry Lee 37–2114–103rdNCAA Tempe Regional (0–2)
2010 Larry Lee 23–3210–145th
2011 Larry Lee 27–2615–93rd
2012 Larry Lee 36–2016–82nd
2013 Larry Lee 40–1917–102ndNCAA Los Angeles Regional (1–2)
2014 Larry Lee 47–1219–51stNCAA San Luis Obispo Regional (2–2)
2015 Larry Lee 27–2714–104th
2016 Larry Lee 32–2512–124th
2017 Larry Lee 28–2816–82nd
2018 Larry Lee 30–2715–92nd
2019 Larry Lee 28–2817–7T–2nd
2020* Larry Lee 5–110–0N/A
2021 Larry Lee 31–2521–194th
2022 Larry Lee 37–2122–82nd
Total:831–704–3

      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

YearPositionNameTeamSelector
19972BScott Kidd2ndCollegiate Baseball
2005CKyle Blumenthal3rdCollegiate Baseball
SPGarrett Olson3rdCollegiate Baseball
2007OFGrant Desme1stBaseball America
2ndCollegiate Baseball
NCBWA
2012OFMitch Haniger2ndCollegiate Baseball
2014SPMatt Imhof2ndCollegiate Baseball
NCBWA
Casey Bloomquist1stCollegiate Baseball
2ndNCBWA
2BMark Mathias2ndBaseball America
3rdCollegiate Baseball
NCBWA
2017SPSpencer Howard2ndCollegiate Baseball
2018OFAlex McKenna3rdCollegiate Baseball
2021 SS Brooks Lee 1st Collegiate Baseball
D1Baseball.com
2nd Baseball America
ABCA
2022 SS Brooks Lee 1st ABCA/Rawlings
Collegiate Baseball
2nd D1Baseball.com
Perfect Game
Baseball America
2022 SP Drew Thorpe 1st NCBWA
ABCA/Rawlings
D1Baseball.com
Perfect Game
Baseball America
Collegiate Baseball

Freshman All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20092BMatt JensenNCBWA
2012RPReed ReillyCollegiate Baseball
2013DHBrian MundellCollegiate Baseball
2016CNick MeyerCollegiate Baseball
SSKyle MarinconzCollegiate Baseball
20173BBradlee BeesleyCollegiate Baseball
2021 SS Brooks Lee Collegiate Baseball
2021 SP Drew Thorpe Baseball America
2022 C Ryan Stafford Collegiate Baseball
Baseball America

Big West Field Player of the Year

YearPositionName
2005CKyle Blumenthal
2007OFGrant Desme
2012OFMitch Haniger
20142BMark Mathias
2018OFAlex McKenna
2021 SS Brooks Lee
2022 SS Brooks Lee

Big West Coach of the Year

YearName
2014Larry 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
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
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
Mike Krukow 1976–1989 Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
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
Ozzie Smith 1978–1996 San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Bryan Woo 2023 Seattle Mariners

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

Cal Poly Baseball alumni in the Olympics

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.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cal Poly Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). February 9, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ↑ Baggett Stadium at gopoly.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. Archived 21, 2009
  3. 1 2 3 "2019 Baseball Team Information Guide". Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ "James Van Ostrand". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Home | Joey Wagman - Team Israel Pitcher". Wagman | Team Israel. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ MattLions20 (July 14, 2006). "Team List". IGN. Retrieved June 27, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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