Cal Poly Mustangs
Cal Poly Mustangs
2026 Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team
Founded 1948
Head coach Larry Lee (24th season)Home stadium Baggett Stadium (capacity: 3,138)Colors Poly green, copper gold, and stadium gold
NCAA tournament appearances
2009, 2013, 2014, 2025
Conference tournament champions
2025
Conference regular season 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.
Baggett Stadium 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 .
Head coaches (Division I era) Tenure Coach Years Record Pct. 1995–2002 Ritch Price 8 217–228–1 .488 2003–present Larry Lee 22 713–552–2 .564 Totals 2 coaches 30 seasons 930–780–3 .544
Year-by-year NCAA Division I results Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason Western Athletic Conference 1995 Ritch Price 21–29 13–17 5th (Western) 1996 Ritch Price 30–23 18–12 3rd (Western) Big West Conference 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 2020* Larry Lee 5–11 0–0 N/A 2021 Larry Lee 31–25 21–19 4th 2022 Larry Lee 37–21 22–8 2nd 2023 Larry Lee 21-35 11-19 8th 2024 Larry Lee 35-22 20-10 4th 2025 Larry Lee 43-19 23-7 2nd NCAA Eugene Regional (2-2) Total: 930–780–3 429–347 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 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. 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 2025 2–2 .500 Eliminated at 17th by Arizona in Eugene Regional TOTALS 5–8 .385
Year Round Opponent Result 2009 Tempe Regional Oral Roberts L 3–13 Kent State L 9–10 2013 Los Angeles Regional San Diego W 9–2UCLA L 4–6 San Diego L 5–8 2014 San Luis Obispo Regional Sacramento State W 4–2Pepperdine L 1–2 Sacramento State W 6–5Pepperdine L 6–10
Awards and honors (Division I only) All-Americans 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 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 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 Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.
Mustangs in the Major Leagues = All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
Athlete Years in MLB MLB teams Andrew Alvarez 2025-Present Washington Nationals Justin Bruihl 2021-present Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays 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 2016–2024 Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants Gorman Heimueller 1983–1984 Oakland Athletics Spencer Howard 2020-2024 Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, Cleaveland Guardians Mike Krukow 1976–1989 Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants Brooks Lee 2024-Present Minnesota Twins Thornton Lee 1933–1948 Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants Mark Mathias 2020-2023 Milwaukee Brewers, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco 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 Drew Thorpe 2024-Present Chicago White Sox Erich Uelmen 2022-2023 Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies Bryan Woo 2023-present Seattle Mariners
Gallery Cal Poly plays its baseball games at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif., pictured in 2023. Brooks Lee, then of the Cal Poly baseball team, prepares for an at-bat during an April 2022 game. Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players practice in the outfield before a home game during the 2023 season. 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 .
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