Miami Baseball Downs Wake in First Super Regional Game
June 4, 1999
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 1 seeded Miami received a strong performanceby starting pitcher David Gil (11-0) as the Hurricanes came back fromanearly 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 9 Wake Forest, 10-2, in the first gameof theNCAA Division I Baseball Super Regional at Coral Gables at Mark LightStadium.
Gil, who gave up the DemonDeacons only two runs in the first inning,rebounded to shut out WFU over the next six. The seventh-roundpick by thePhiladelphia Phillies went seven innnings with two runs, both earned,twowalks and seven strikeouts.
Gil’s Wake counterpart,Mike MacDougal (10-3), started strong with ano-hitter going into the bottom of the fifth. With two outs inthe fifth,MacDougal proceeded to give up the tying runs as he walked in GregLoveladyand on a wild pitch brought in Marcus Nettles.
The Hurricanes would takethe lead the following inning as MacDougalgave up a sac fly to Brian Seever, bringing Kevin Brown, and anotherwildpitch to bring in Mike Rodriguez.e within
UM scored three in eachthe seventh and eighth inning to hand WakeForest just their second loss in 17 games and worse margin of defeatsince a16-3 defeat to Florida State 34 games ago.
With the win, the Hurricanescome within one game of advancing to theCollege World Series in Omaha for the sixth straight season and18th overallappearance.
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL AT CORAL GABLESGAME NOTES
Wake Forest vs. Miami
June 4, 1999
Mark Light Stadium, Coral Gables, FL
Miami Notes:
***With tonight’s win, David Gil has now registered 13 consecutivewins.Gil’s last loss came on March 1, 1998. (An 8-7 UM loss to Texas)
***With the win, Gil has now won eight consecutive games over his lasteightstarts.
***Over his last six starts Gil is 6-0 with a 2.67 ERA
***Tonight’s game marked the first ever collegiate contest played atMarkLight Stadium in the month of June.
***With tonight’s win, Miami continued its recent dominance over teamsfromthe Atlantic Coast Conference. Miami has now won 35 of its last 44games overACC foes. This season Miami improves to 10-3 Vs ACC teams.
***Pop entertainer and University of Miami alum (’83) Jon Secada threwouttonight’s first pitch.
***The Hurricanes are now one win away from advancing to the collegeworldseries. If Miami advances, it would mark UM’s 6th straight trip and18thoverall appearance at the CWS for Miami.
***Outfielder Mike Rodriguez (Cooper City High School) was named totheLouisville Slugger Freshman All American Team released today by CollegiateBaseball.
***Miami improves to 5-1 all time against Wake Forest. Head Coach JimMorrisimproves to 26-10-1 all time against Wake.
***Miami improves to 58-10 all time in post-season play at Mark LightStadium. UM has advanced to the College World Series 13 of the previous15years that it has hosted a regional.
Wake Forest Notes:
***Tonight’s 10-2 loss marks only the 2nd loss for Wake Forest sincefalling13-7 to NC State on April 25th (17 Games).
***The 10-2 margin of defeat is Wake’s largest since falling to FloridaState16-3 on April 3rd (34 games
NCAA SUPER REGIONAL AT CORAL GABLESGAME QUOTES
Wake Forest vs. Miami
June 4, 1999
Mark Light Stadium, Coral Gables, FL
Wake Forest Quotes:
Head Coach George Greer: “Miami has a great program. They playedwelltonight and capitalized on their opportunities. We had some opportunitiesanddidn’t capitalize as well as we should have. Our hitting and some ofourdefense let us down tonight, but that’s not an indication of how wecan play.It’s just one of those things that happen in baseball.”
“It’s not easy to win two in a row, but we’re gonna have to do it togo on.We’ll try our best tomorrow”
John Palmieri, All American First baseman, on David Gil “He was a littlewildat the start of the game, he got behind some hitters. He just seemedtosettle down and show why he’s one of the top pitchers in the country.”
Miami Quotes:
Head Coach Jim Morris: I thought it was a great game. We had a greateffortby our team. McDougal’s got great stuff you can see why he’s a firstrounder.He absolutely ate our lunch for about four innings. He had great stuff…They’ve got an outstanding club. I can see why some people say theirstartingrotation may be the best in the country.
“We’re only halfway there we know that.”
Starting Pitcher David Gil, on his slow start, “It’s just alot of adrenaline,you come out her in a big game with a big crowd and you want to doa greatjob for your team. You come out and have the jitters, but you justhave tosettle down and start pitching.
