Baseball Moves Up In National Polls
March 5, 2001
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) — – Following a three-game sweep of San Diego State, Minnesota and Arkansas at the 2001 Hormel Foods Baseball Classic, the University of Miami baseball team (15-3) moved up one spot in the Baseball America Top 25 poll to No. 3. Additionally, Collegiate Baseball newspaper also bumped the Hurricanes up a spot to No. 7.
The No. 3 national ranking by Baseball America is Miami’s highest ranking by the national publication and web-site since ending the 1999 season ranked No. 1 following its third National Championship.
The Hurricanes began the 2001 season ranked fourth by Baseball America and have remained at that position for the last five rankings. Collegiate Baseball began the 2001 season with Miami ranked ninth and moved the Hurricanes to eighth on February 12, where they have remained since.
The Hurricanes return to action on Wednesday, March 7 against the Pittsburgh Panthers at 7 p.m. at Mark Light Stadium. Miami will also host a three-game series with BIG EAST-power Rutgers this weekend, March 9-11, at Mark Light. The Pittsburgh game can be heard on the student voice of the Hurricanes, WVUM 90.5 FM, as well as over the Internet at hurricanesports.com.
Call 1-800-GO-CANES for season and individual game ticket information. To join the excitement, log on to hurricanesports.com and become a member of Hurricane Watch, the on-line loyalty program that allows you to purchase tickets on-line, transfer tickets to friends via email and earn Hurricane rewards for each game you attend at the Light.
