Cal Poly second baseman Mark Mathias celebrates his first homer of the year Sunday (Aaron Fitt)

Prospect Profile: Cal Poly’s Mark Mathias

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — As Mark Mathias trotted the last few steps toward home plate and raised his helmet to accept a teammate’s congratulations, a big smile crept across his face. He’d waited a while for this moment.

In what will almost certainly be Mathias’ final home game for Cal Poly, the first-team preseason All-American slugged his first home run of the year, part of Cal Poly’s 11-1 romp over UC Riverside.

“Everyone on the team’s been giving me a little bit of talk for not hitting a home run yet, so that’s kind of a[…]