Cal Poly Mustangs baseball



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
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. 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.

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.

Big West Coach of the Year
Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.

Mustangs in the Major Leagues
Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.

Cal Poly Baseball alumni in the Olympics

 * 🇨🇦 Jimmy Van Ostrand (Team Canada), 2008 Beijing
 * 🇮🇱 Joey Wagman (Team Israel), 2020 Tokyo

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.