Baseball Wraps Up Regular Season against No. 11 Long Beach State
May 26, 2004
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The third-ranked Miami Hurricanes conclude the 2004 regular season and wrap up their 22-game home stand with 11th-ranked Long Beach State beginning Thursday, May 27, through Saturday, May 29.
Thursday’s game is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on College Sports Television (CSTV). UM’s flagship radio station, WQAM (560 AM), and Spanish partner, WNMA (1210 AM), will also carry the game.
Friday’s game time is set for 7 p.m. and the Saturday game will begin at 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on UM’s student radio voice, WVUM (90.5 FM). You can also listen to all Hurricanes games over the internet at www.wvum.org.
The Hurricanes are 41-11 and have won four straight games after a three-game sweep of Ball State and a win over Florida Atlantic last week.
Long Beach State enters the series on a four-game losing steak after being swept at home by Cal State Fullerton last weekend.
The 49ers boast one of the nation’s top pitchers and possibly the No. 1 overall pick in next month’s MLB Amateur Draft in right-hander Jered Weaver. The junior is 14-0 on the season with a 1.25 ERA in 122 innings and will get the start on Thursday. He has struck out 182 batters while walking only 14. UM’s lefty J.D. Cockroft will start opposite Weaver for the Hurricanes. Cockroft is 7-4 on the season with a 2.76 ERA and is 1-0 in his career against Long Beach State.
Friday will match a pair of Cesars as Miami’s RHP Cesar Carrillo (9-0, 2.62 ERA) faces off with Long Beach State’s LHP Cesar Ramos (10-4, 2.09 ERA). Saturday’s regular-season finale has UM’s left-hander Brandon Camardese (5-2, 3.48 ERA) pitching for the Hurricanes. The 49ers will counter by sending their best hitter – LHP Jason Vargas .353 batting average – to the mound. He is 7-6 on the season with a 3.94 ERA.
Tickets can be ordered at www.hurricanesports.com or by calling 1-800-GO-CANES. Tickets are $15 for chairbacks, $8 for general admission and $6 for youth and seniors.
