SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly softball program, which returns four starters and nine letterwinners from last season’s squad, was selected to capture its third Big West title in four seasons when results of the conference’s 2010 preseason coaches poll were released early Tuesday afternoon. Cal Poly, which finished 41-12 last season, set program records for overall winning percentage (.774), Big West winning percentage (.857), conference victories (18), fewest conference defeats (three) and fewest...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Following a stellar sophomore campaign in which she was named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year and to both the All-Big West first team and Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-West Region squad, Cal Poly lefthander and designated player Anna Cahn was selected Wednesday afternoon to the Watch List for the 9th-Annual USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year award. A four-time Big West Pitcher of the Week honoree during the 2009...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Sixth-year softball head coach Jenny Condon and the Cal Poly athletics department recently confirmed another challenging regular season schedule for the Mustang program in 2010. Cal Poly’s 48-game slate features 19 contests against programs that qualified for last year’s NCAA Tournament and a pair of opponents that reached the 2009 Women’s College World Series. “I think we've put together a challenging, but balanced schedule,” said Condon, whose 2009 Mustangs finished 41-12,...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly Athletics Department and Mustang softball program recently announced the largest National Letter of Intent signing class during head coach Jenny Condon’s six-year tenure. The eight-player contingent, set to arrive for the 2011 season, includes four infielders, three outfielders and one of the nation’s standout catchers. Signed to join the defending Big West Conference-champion Mustangs are outfielder Jillian Andersen (Mitty HS/San Jose, CA), catcher Shelby Asbury (St. Patrick-St. Vincent...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Prospective players interested in joining the Cal Poly softball program for the 2010 season will have the opportunity Friday, Oct. 2, as the Mustang coaching staff is scheduled to host an open 10 a.m. tryout at Bob Janssen Field. Aside from being enrolled in the minimum number of academic units, potential Mustangs must complete and return a medical release form before trying out. The form is available in the Cal Poly...

SAN LUIS OBISPO – Following a sophomore campaign in which she established new single-season program records for victories (28) and innings pitched (252.2), Cal Poly softball lefthander and designated player Anna Cahn was named to the Easton All-America third team Wednesday morning. Cal Poly’s first Big West Pitcher of the Year selection in 11 seasons and a member of both the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-West Region Team and the All-Big West first team, Cahn also ranked...

PALO ALTO – The Big West Conference-champion Cal Poly softball team was held to just three hits as the Mustangs were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament with 4-0 loss to eighth-seeded and host Stanford during the championship game of the Palo Alto Regional Sunday afternoon at Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium.   Cal Poly (41-12), which entered NCAA Tournament play having never previously won a postseason game at the Division I level, lost its Friday opening...

PALO ALTO – Junior lefthander Helen Peña faced only five Nevada hitters above the minimum and surrendered just four hits as the Big West Conference-champion Cal Poly softball team, which entered play at the Stanford-hosted Palo Alto Regional Saturday afternoon without an NCAA Division I Tournament victory, completed a two-game stampede through the loser’s bracket with a 6-1 triumph against the Wolf Pack at Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium. With the victory against Nevada,...