Staff Directory
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- Assistant Coach (Pitching)
Former Canadian Olympian, Oregonstandout and Junior College Player of the Year selection Ani Nyhusis in her seventh season as an assistant on Jenny Condon’sstaff and as Cal Poly’s pitching coach.
Despite uncharacteristic dips in form in 2011 and 2012, the 2010campaign proved another productive season for Cal Poly’srotation with the Mustangs leading all Big West staffs in ERA(3.09) and suffering the second-fewest losses of any squad(24).
The 2009 Mustangs, however, produced the finest in-circle effort inprogram history. Highlighted by lefthander Anna Cahn, named BigWest Pitcher of the Year and to the NFCA All-West Region team aftersetting program single-season records for victories (28-7) andinnings worked (232.2), Cal Poly’s 2009 rotation led allconference programs in ERA (1.72), opposing batting average (.225),wins (41) and fewest losses (12). The Mustangs also allowed just 62walks and 117 total runs in 374.1 innings.
Nyhus’ influence upon the Mustang pitching staff was feltimmediately during her initial 2007 season, as Cal Poly lowered itsteam ERA 82 points from the previous season and struck out 82 morehitters. As a result, three of Cal Poly’s four pitchersgarnered All-Big West praise. In 2008, Cal Poly’s 2.63 teamERA and .246 opposing batting average each ranked as thesecond-lowest figures among Big West rotations. Accordingly, theMustangs yielded conference lows for hits (296), doubles (41),homers (21) and walks (83).
Under Nyhus, Cal Poly pitchers have earned six total All-Big Westfirst and second team honors.
As a collegian at Oregon, Nyhus earned NFCA All-America third teamand All-Pac-10 Conference first team honors in 2004 after posting a25-12 record and a 1.54 ERA. The win total remains the secondhighest in Oregon single-season history and Nyhus added 202strikeouts to her resume for the Ducks, who reached thechampionship game of the Florida State Regional. Nyhus, who struckout a program-record 16 Utah State hitters en route to no-hittingthe Aggies during the 2004 campaign, earned all 10 ofOregon’s Pac-10 victories and shut out six ranked opponents.Her 1.67 career ERA remains the seventh-best mark in programhistory.
Nyhus began her collegiate career at Central Arizona College. As asophomore, Nyhus struck out 378 batters and posted 40 victories toearn Junior College Player of the Year, All-America, all-region andAll-Arizona Community College Athletic Association honors as theVaqueros finished 70-4 and captured the National Junior CollegeAthletic Association championship. Nyhus collected 34 victories asa freshman in 2002 as the Vaqueros went 63-2. Along with hersingle-season bests, Nyhus owns CAC career records for totalvictories (74) and strikeouts (627).
A native of Prince George, British Columbia, Nyhus pitched for theCanadian National Team that went 3-4 at the 2004 Athens SummerOlympics. A national team member from 2002-04, Nyhus compiled a 2-1mark for Canada at the 2003 U.S. Cup.
