The Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team represents

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, which is located in

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. The Mustangs are an

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program, and along with the other Cal Poly athletic teams with the exception of swimming, wrestling, indoor track and football, the

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team competes in the

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. 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—

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—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

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, although it was later vacated by the NCAA.

Conference membership history

*1948-1994: CCAA *1995-1996:

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*1997–present:

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

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on the Cal Poly campus in

. It was opened on January 21, 2001, with a 6–5 victory over Stanford in 12 innings.Baggett Stadium
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21, 2009 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)

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

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.

Awards and honors (Division I only)

All-Americans

Freshman All-Americans

Big West Field Player of the Year

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.

Gallery

File:BaggettStadiumAtCalPolyOutfieldApril2023.jpg, Cal Poly plays its baseball games at Robin Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif., pictured in 2023. File:BrooksLeeDuringACalPolyGameApril2022atBaggettStadium.jpg, Brooks Lee, then of the Cal Poly baseball team, prepares for an at-bat during an April 2022 game. File:OutfieldWallCalPolyBaggettStadium2023.jpg, Cal Poly Mustangs baseball players practice in the outfield before a home game during the 2023 season.

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

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References

External links

* {{Big West Conference baseball navbox