The Cal Poly Mustangs baseball team represents

California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

, 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

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. 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.

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

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. 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

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in 12 innings.Baggett Stadium
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Head coaches (Division I only)

Records are through the end of the 2019 season.

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

Records taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide.

NCAA Tournament History

*The

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started in 1947. *The

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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.

Cal Poly Baseball alumni in the Olympics

* Jimmy Van Ostrand (

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( Team Israel),

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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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and

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References

External links

* {{Big West Conference baseball navbox