SAN LUIS OBISPO – Players interested in joining the Cal Poly softball program for the 2011 campaign will have the opportunity when the Mustang program hosts an open tryout on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. on Bob Janssen Field. Players are requested to arrive 15 minutes early. Aside from being enrolled in the minimum number of academic units, prospective players must have completed a physical and returned the medical form to the Cal Poly athletics...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The spotlight shone brightly on Cal Poly softball designated player Anna Cahn’s history-making 2010 campaign once again on Thursday as, two days after being named Big West Conference Field Player of the Year, the junior earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-West Region second team praise. Cahn, who led all Big West hitters with a .393 batting average and a .626 slugging percentage and set new program single-year records for on-base percentage (.586) and walks...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Highlighted by junior designated player Anna Cahn’s selection as Big West Field Player of the Year, the Cal Poly softball program enjoyed the selection of five Mustangs to all-conference teams when awards and honors were announced late Tuesday afternoon. Cahn, who led all Big West hitters with a .393 batting average and a .626 slugging percentage and set new program single-year records for slugging percentage (.626) and walks (45), was also...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – After swatting three homers and pacing the Cal Poly softball team in runs (five), RBI (six), total bases (13) and slugging percentage (1.444) during the program’s May 14-15 regular season series finale at Pacific, Mustang freshman second baseman Shea Williams earned Big West Conference Co-Player of the Week honors on Monday afternoon. Williams entered the series with just two extra-base hits during her initial 38 collegiate games, but opened a May...

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Cal Poly softball team took the series over Pacific with a 12-2 win on Saturday at Bill Simoni Field in Stockton. The Mustangs were once again powered by the long ball and a solid pitching performance as the team concluded the regular season with a 23-24 overall record and a 12-9 mark in conference play. With the win Cal Poly secured a third place finish in the Big West Conference. With...

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Cal Poly softball team spit a doubleheader Friday, winning the opener 12-3, but falling in the second game 8-2. With the split the Mustangs retain the third spot in the Big West Conference with an 11-9 record and are 22-24 overall. Pacific, in fourth place, is 10-10 in conference games and 24-29 overall. The Mustangs came out swinging the bats in the opener, pounding out 17 hits en route to the win...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly softball program completes the 2010 regular season with a three-game road series at Pacific that begins with a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Friday, May 14. The series at Bill Simoni Field in Stockton between the Mustangs (21-23, 10-8) and Tigers (23-28, 9-9) – a battle for third place in the final Big West Conference standings – closes on May 15 at 10 a.m. With hopes of repeating as...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly softball team mustered just a pair of Anna Cahn base hits as the Mustangs completed the home portion of their 2010 schedule on Sunday afternoon at Bob Janssen Field by dropping a 10-0, five-inning decision against Big West Conference-leading UC Davis. The loss, which officially dashed Cal Poly’s chances of repeating as Big West champions, also confirmed the program’s first three-game home sweep by a conference opponent since...