2003 Baseball Schedule Released
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Sept. 24, 2002
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami baseball team will open up its 2003 schedule against cross-town rival FIU on Wednesday, February 5th at 7 p.m. at Mark Light Stadium.
The 2003 schedule features 22 games against teams that qualified for last year’s NCAA Tournament. Additionally, the schedule includes 35 games at Mark Light Stadium with another 20 on the road.
‘The home schedule is highlighted by visits from 2002 College World Series participant Georgia Tech (3/28-30), Tony Gwynn-coached San Diego State (2/21-23) and annual rival Florida State (4/18-20).
Also coming to Mark Light Stadium in 2003 will be Campbell (2/6-8), The Citadel (2/28-3/2), Rutgers (3/14-16), Stonybrook (3/19), Boston College (3/21-23), FAU (4/2), Oral Roberts (4/4-6), Pace (5/2-4) and Savannah State (5/16-18).
Miami will play six three-game series on the road in 2003, along with single-game contests at FIU and at the Homestead Challenge. The Hurricanes will start the road portion of the schedule at Florida (2/14-16). Miami upset the Gators in last season’s Regional championship to qualify for the South Carolina Super Regional.
Also on the road, UM will play at Tennessee (3/7-9), Virginia (4/11-13), FSU (4/25-27), Jacksonville (5/9-11) and Long Beach State (5/22-24). Miami will face FIU at University Park on April 16th.
The Hurricanes will play for the sixth straight season at the Homestead Challenge at the Homestead Sports Complex. UM will compete at the Challenge against Harvard on March 26th.
The Hurricanes start preparation for the 2003 season when fall practice opens on Thursday, November 7th at Mark Light Stadium. Practice, which will consist of 12 daily sessions, will run through Scout Day on Saturday, November 23rd. These sessions are open to the public.
Miami returns 18 players that competed on the 2002 Gainesville Regional champion team that finished 34-29 overall. A total of 15 newcomers are expected to join the team for the 2003 season, including two redshirts from 2002. Among the 15 players are 11 freshmen, two sophomores and two juniors.
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