Miami-Wagner Game Notes

May 26, 2000

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Miami

• With the win Miami improves its record to 38-17-1.
• Miami improves to 61-10 in regional play at Mark Light Stadium?Miami haswon nine straight Regional Tournament games at Mark Light dating back to the1998 season.
• Miami also improves to 22-7 all-time in NCAA Regional openers, 6-1 in theJim Morris era.
• Additionally, Miami has won 15 straight NCAA Regional openers at MarkLight Stadium. UM is 16-1 in regional home-openers, losing, 8-5, to Clemsonin 1978.
• Miami’s 19 runs ranks as the third most in UM postseason history.
• Junior right fielder Manny Crespo extended his hitting streak to sevengames. Junior Kris Clute extended his hitting streak to six games.
• Junior right fielder Manny Crespo’s home run moves him into a fifth-placetie in the career home runs list with 38. Crespo is tied with teammate LaleEsquivel and former All-American catcher Charles Johnson (1990-92).
• Junior left fielder Kevin Brown’s home run moves him into sole possessionof ninth place on UM’s career home run list with 33 career home runs. Brownwas previously tied Darren Mandel (1983-84) and Danny Buxbaum (1994-95), whoeach had 32.
• Freshman designated hitter Danny Matienzo’s home run gives him eight onthe season, which leads all current UM freshman sluggers (Kevin Mannix, 7,Kevin Howard, 4).
• Howard’s four hits marks his team-leading 21st multiple hit game of theseason. Crespo now has 12, followed Brown (10).
• Freshman Kevin Mannix tripled in the seventh inning extending his hittingstreak to eight games.

Wagner College

• Wagner falls to 24-29-1 on the season.
• Junior shortstop Mike Cerminaro extended his school-record hitting streakto 26 games.