In 2011, San Diego State baseball painted a completely different picture than it had in the previous three years.
With Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn at the helm, the Aztecs finished the season 22-36 and were the second team to be eliminated from the Mountain West tournament.
Part of their struggles stemmed from the challenging schedule Gwynn and company put together.
SDSU faced seven teams ranked in the National College Baseball Writer’s Association’s Top 25 poll, six at home, an abnormal gauntlet for a program that had made one NCAA Regional appearance since 1991.
Five years later, SDSU is coming off its third consecutive MW championship.