Cal Poly Mustangs baseball

For information on the Division II Cal Poly-Pomona team, see Cal Poly Pomona Broncos baseball.
Cal Poly Mustangs
Founded: 1901


University California Polytechnic State University
Conference Big West
NCAA DI Division
Location San Luis Obispo, CA
Head coach Larry Lee (14th year)
Home stadium Baggett Stadium
(Capacity: 1,734)
Nickname Mustangs
Colors Forest Green, Vegas Gold, and Copper[1]
              
National Championships
1989 (Division II)
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, CA. The Mustangs are a 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 Baggett Stadium. Under the direction of head coach, Larry Lee, the Mustangs have played in the 2009 and 2013 NCAA post season tournament. Prior to Lee's arrival and Cal Poly's move to DI in all sports, the Mustangs played in multiple Division II regionals and won the 1989 DII College World Series.

Conference membership history

The Blue-Green Rivalry

Main article: Blue–Green Rivalry

The main rival of the Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team is the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team. The rivalry is a part of the larger Blue–Green Rivalry, which encompasses all sports from the two schools.

Robin Baggett Stadium

Main article: 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]

Head coaches (Division I only)

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1995–2002 Ritch Price 7 198-228-1 .465
2003–present Larry Lee 9 246-207-2 .543
Totals 2 coaches 16 seasons 444-435-3 .505

Year-by-Year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2010 Cal Poly baseball media guide.[3]

Year Head Coach Overall winning % Conference Winning % Conf. Finish Notes
1995 Ritch Price 21-29 .420 13-17 .433 5th (Western)
1996 Ritch Price 30-23 .566 18-12 .600 3rd (Western)
1997 Ritch Price 37-21 .638 15-15 .500 3rd (South)
1998 Ritch Price 16-42 .276 7-21 .250 4th (South)
1999 Ritch Price 21-34 .382 9-21 .300 6th
2000 Ritch Price 32-24 .571 18-12 .600 t-3rd
2001 Ritch Price 30-26 .536 8-10 .444 5th
2002 Ritch Price 30-29 .508 15-9 .625 3rd
2003 Larry Lee 27-28-1 .491 9-12 .429 4th
2004 Larry Lee 38-23-1 .623 10-11 .476 t-4th
2005 Larry Lee 36-20 .643 14-7 .667 t-2nd
2006 Larry Lee 29-27 .518 10-11 .476 4th
2007 Larry Lee 32-24 .571 13-8 .619 4th
2008 Larry Lee 24-32 .429 8-16 .333 t-7th
2009 Larry Lee 37-21 .638 14-10 .583 3rd Lost in regional play
2010 Larry Lee 23-32 .418 10-14 .417 t-5th
2011 Larry Lee 27-26 .509 15-9 .625 3rd
2012 Larry Lee 36-20 .643 16-8 .667 2nd

Cal Poly in the NCAA Tournament

Year Record Pct Notes
2009 0-2 .000 Eliminated by Kent St. in Tempe Regional
2013 1-2 .333 Eliminated by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional
2014 2-2 .500 Eliminated by Pepperdine in San Luis Obispo Regional
TOTALS 3-6 .333

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cal Poly" (PDF). Calpolymustangs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  2. ↑ Baggett Stadium at gopoly.com, URL accessed December 12, 2009. Archived 21, 2009
  3. ↑ 2010 Baseball Media Guide

External links

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