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

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)

Year-by-year NCAA Division I results

NCAA tournament History

YearRecordPctNotes
20090–2.000Eliminated at 49th by Kent State in Tempe Regional
20131–2.333Eliminated at 33rd by UCLA in Los Angeles Regional
20142–2.500Eliminated at 17th by Pepperdine in San Luis Obispo Regional
20252–2.500Eliminated at 17th by Arizona in Eugene Regional
TOTALS5–8.385

2009Tempe RegionalOral RobertsL 3–13
2009Tempe RegionalKent StateL 9–10
2013Los Angeles RegionalSan DiegoW 9–2
2013Los Angeles RegionalUCLAL 4–6
2013Los Angeles RegionalSan DiegoL 5–8
2014San Luis Obispo RegionalSacramento StateW 4–2
2014San Luis Obispo RegionalPepperdineL 1–2
2014San Luis Obispo RegionalSacramento StateW 6–5
2014San Luis Obispo RegionalPepperdineL 6–10

Awards and honors (Division I only)

All-Americans

YearPositionNameTeamSelector
19972BScott Kidd2ndCollegiate Baseball
2005CKyle Blumenthal3rdCollegiate Baseball
2005SPGarrett Olson3rdCollegiate Baseball
2007OFGrant Desme1stBaseball America
2007OFGrant Desme2ndCollegiate Baseball
2007OFGrant Desme2ndNCBWA
2012OFMitch Haniger2ndCollegiate Baseball
2014SPMatt Imhof2ndCollegiate Baseball
2014SPMatt Imhof2ndNCBWA
2014SPCasey Bloomquist1stCollegiate Baseball
2014SPCasey Bloomquist2ndNCBWA
20142BMark Mathias2ndBaseball America
20142BMark Mathias3rdCollegiate Baseball
20142BMark Mathias3rdNCBWA
2017SPSpencer Howard2ndCollegiate Baseball
2018OFAlex McKenna3rdCollegiate Baseball
2021SSBrooks Lee1stCollegiate Baseball
2021SSBrooks Lee1stD1Baseball.com
2021SSBrooks Lee2ndBaseball America
2021SSBrooks Lee2ndABCA
2022SSBrooks Lee1stABCA/Rawlings
2022SSBrooks Lee1stCollegiate Baseball
2022SSBrooks Lee2ndD1Baseball.com
2022SSBrooks Lee2ndPerfect Game
2022SSBrooks Lee2ndBaseball America
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stNCBWA
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stABCA/Rawlings
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stD1Baseball.com
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stPerfect Game
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stBaseball America
2022SPDrew Thorpe1stCollegiate Baseball

Freshman All-Americans

YearPositionNameSelector
20092BMatt JensenNCBWA
2012RPReed ReillyCollegiate Baseball
2013DHBrian MundellCollegiate Baseball
2016CNick MeyerCollegiate Baseball
2016SSKyle MarinconzCollegiate Baseball
20173BBradlee BeesleyCollegiate Baseball
2021SSBrooks LeeCollegiate Baseball
2021SPDrew ThorpeBaseball America
2022CRyan StaffordCollegiate Baseball
2022CRyan StaffordBaseball America

Big West Field Player of the Year

YearPositionName
2005CKyle Blumenthal
2007OFGrant Desme
2012OFMitch Haniger
20142BMark Mathias
2018OFAlex McKenna
2021SSBrooks Lee
2022SSBrooks 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

AthleteYears in MLBMLB teams
Justin Bruihl2021-presentLos Angeles Dodgers
Kevin Correia2003–2015San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies
Erich Uelmen2022-presentChicago Cubs
Casey Fien2009–2010, 2012–2017Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies
Craig Gerber1985California Angels
Lee Hancock1995–1996Pittsburgh Pirates
Mitch Haniger2016–presentArizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants
Gorman Heimueller1983–1984Oakland Athletics
Spencer Howard2020-presentPhiladelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers
Mike Krukow1976–1989Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants
Thornton Lee1933–1948Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, New York Giants
Mark Mathias2020-presentMilwaukee Brewers
Mike Miller2016Boston Red Sox
Brent Morel2010–2015Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates
Bud Norris2009–2018Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Oliver1977Cleveland Indians
Garrett Olson2007–2012Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets
John Orton1989–1993California Angels
Evan Reed2013–2014Detroit Tigers
Logan Schafer2011–2016Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins
Ozzie Smith1978–1996San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
Bryan Woo2023-presentSeattle Mariners

Taken from the 2019 Cal Poly baseball media guide. Updated August 17, 2019.