Baggett Stadium: Second Decade
More than 3,100 baseball fans packed Baggett Stadium on Opening Day 2001 and saw Cal Poly defeat Stanford 6-5 in 12 innings.
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al Poly baseball played on campus city-owned facility. in 2001 for the first time in almost The dimensions for the stadium are 335 30 years, opening Baggett down the lines, 385 in the power alleys Stadium on Jan. 21, 2001 with a and 405 to dead center. thrilling 12-inning 6-5 victory The stadium is named for Baggett, one over Stanford University. of the best catchers in the program’s Scott Neal drew a bases-loaded walk to history. Baggett was the backstop in the force in the winning run against the early 1970s, catching for such pitchers as Cardinal, which then was ranked 11th in Kent Agler, Krukow and Bill Hall. the nation and finished second in the A two-time All-Conference and Most College World Series later in the year. Valuable Player, Baggett contributed An overflow crowd of 3,110 watched significantly on the field. The 1971 Cal Poly use seven pitchers for the win. pitching staff set records for winning Nathan Choate pitched the last two percentage (.780) and lowest ERA (1.98). Robin Baggett, left, is presented a plaque from innings of one-hit relief for the win. Baggett was also an excellent catcher, Director of Athletics John McCutcheon and Cal Poly Designated hitter Bryan Gant had the with a fielding percentage of .990, not President Warren J. Baker during opening ceremonies. allowing a passed ball his senior year. first Baggett Stadium hit -- a first-inning single to left field. Baggett threw out over 70 percent of Prior to the game, former Mustang standouts Dave Oliver, Mike would-be base runners. Krukow and Robin Baggett participated in the opening-pitch ceremoBaggett was also very involved in the student body, as he was the ny. Krukow was the pitcher, Baggett the catcher and Oliver stood at Associated Students, Inc., President his senior year. Following graduasecond base. tion with honors in business, Baggett chose a career in law, attending On October 22, 2000, Baggett Stadium officially was dedicated as University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Baggett was an part of the new Sports Complex, which includes Bob Janssen Field editor of the Law Review, clerked for the California Supreme Court for softball and pracand the United States District Court in San Francisco. tice fields for footBaggett contributed just as much off the field as he did during his ball, softball and soc- playing days. He has been a longtime supporter of Cal Poly athletics cer. and was instrumental in the construction of the new Sports Complex. Baggett Stadium He served as Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign, which raised over $5 currently seats 1,734 million for the project. In 1998, Baggett was inducted into the Cal fans. The facility Poly Athletics Hall of Fame. includes on-site lockToday, Baggett is Of Counsel to his former San Luis Obispo law er rooms, showers firm, Sinsheimer, Schiebelhut & Baggett, where from 1993-2001 he and staff offices. The served as General Counsel to the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. team now has a stadi- Currently, Baggett devotes his primary working efforts in the wind um on campus to call industry, owning Alpha Omega Winery (Napa Valley), Tolosa Winery, its own. Previously, Courtside Cellars and Edna Ranch Vineyards (San Luis Obispo With Dave Oliver standing at second base, baseball used San County). Mike Krukow tosses the ceremonial first Luis Obispo Stadium Baggett, who has two children, Kelly and Scott, currently resides at Sinsheimer Park, a pitch to Robin Baggett on Jan. 21, 2001. in Rutherford and Pebble Beach, where he enjoys his passion for golf.