Torres Equalizer Seals Big West Championship Spot for Cal Poly

BAKERSFIELD – A first career goal from freshman defender Joaquin Torres helped the Cal Poly men’s soccer program clinch a spot in the 2023 Big West Championship as the Mustangs – needing just a point away to Cal State Bakersfield Saturday evening – secured a 1-1 draw. Trailing early following an eighth-minute opening goal from Cal State Bakersfield forward Connor Mautino, Cal Poly (5-7-4, 3-3-3) found the equalizer in the 29th, first winning a corner kick before a misplayed ball by the Roadrunners in the penalty area fell to Torres, who became the program’s 11th different goalscorer this year by…