Griffin Naess

  • Award
    Pitcher of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/1/2024
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • School
    Cal Poly
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Laguna Beach, CA
  • High School
    Laguna Beach High
  • Cal Poly starting pitcher Griffin Naess threw eight shutout innings against Cal State Fullerton to claim The Big West Pitcher of the Week award. It is the first career weekly honor for Naess.

  • In an eventual 6-0 team victory in the series finale, the Mustang freshman limited the Titans to just one hit and one walk, and claimed seven strikeouts in eight innings of work. Combined with reliever Tanner Sagouspe who pitched the ninth inning, it was the program's first one-hitter in almost two decades.

  • The win gave Cal Poly the series win over Cal State Fullerton. The Mustangs dropped the opener 8-2 and won the second game 5-2. 

  • Cal Poly is 14-11 overall and 6-3 in conference play. Naess is 4-0 with a 2.70 ERA, with 33 strikeouts in 33.0 innings of work.