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• Cal Poly's Mitch Haniger is armed and dangerous

  Cal Poly's Mitch Haniger is armed and dangerous

  Larry Lee had a knee-slapping good time back when he was scouting Mitch Haniger.

  The Cal Poly baseball head coach had to chuckle when the Mustangs recruit from San Jose’s Archbishop Mitty High brandished a throwing arm that put competing prospects to shame.

  “The thing that’s always set him apart is his arm,” Lee said. “He has a legit Major League arm and has since I first saw him. At times, it was laughable because you’d sit at a big showcase camp with 30 or 40 outfielders throwing from the outfield, and it wasn’t even close.

• Learn by inventing: Innovation on display at Cal Poly

  Learn by inventing: Innovation on display at Cal Poly

  What do new smart phone applications, strawberry jam and a magnetic cello have in common?

  Each was a product created and designed by Cal Poly students.

  Twenty-four innovations went on display Monday as part of a first-ever, student-run showcase held on campus called “SPECTACLE.”

• College Roundup: Cal Poly softball team loses twice to Long Beach State

  College Roundup: Cal Poly softball team loses twice to Long Beach State

  Cal Poly’s softball team lost both of its games in its Big West Conference doubleheader at Long Beach State on Friday, falling to the 49ers 4-1 in the first game and 3-2 in the second game.

  In the opener, Long Beach State scored four runs in the fifth inning to hand Cal Poly the loss.

  Whitley Gerhart went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Mustangs, who scored their only run in the fourth inning.

• Stanford tops Cal Poly in wrestling match

  Stanford tops Cal Poly in wrestling match

  Stanford’s Garrett Schaner posted a major decision over Gianpier Yanez in the final bout that left the Cal Poly wrestling team with a 23-17 loss at Mott Gym on Sunday.

  Cal Poly trailed 19-10, but with 141-pounder Boris Novachkov posting a 10-1 major decision and 149-pounder Kyle Chene posting a 3-1 decision, the Mustangs were able to pull within 19-17.

  The Mustangs also trailed 10-0 after losing the first three bouts, but Ryan Smith scored six takedowns, an escape, three penalty points and riding time en route to a 17-5 major decision over Alan Yen at 197 pounds.

• Cal Poly forum shows how to pitch a business idea in just a few seconds

  Cal Poly forum shows how to pitch a business idea in just a few seconds

  Imagine sharing an elevator ride with the CEO of a company you’d like to do business with and getting 60 to 90 seconds to pitch your idea.

  That concept was behind a recent event at Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship called the “Ray Scherr Elevator Pitch” competition.

  Students took center stage at a Nov. 16 forum in front of an audience of faculty, fellow students and potential investors to present their business concepts in less than two minutes.