Miami Hosts Papa John's Collegiate

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Senior first baseman Scott Lawson hit three home runs and finished with a career-high six RBI as the top-seeded and 11th-ranked University of Miami baseball team eased to a 14-1 win over No. 2 seed Texas A&M Saturday at the Coral Gables Regional at Alex Rodriguez Park. The Hurricanes recorded season-highs as a team for home runs (5) and hits (20), while two Miami pitchers held the Aggies to just four hits on the day.

Miami (42-17) scored in each of the first five innings, plating one in the first, two in the second, three in the third, four in the fourth and three in the fifth to take a 13-0 lead after five. The game was held up for a two-hour, 28 minute rain delay in the middle of the seventh and after play resumed, both teams plated a single run to close the scoring.

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The Hurricanes will now face the winner of the Texas A&M-Dartmouth elimination game. The Aggies (41-20-1) and Big Green (27-18) will play at noon on Sunday for a chance to play Miami in the regional’s championship at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Lawson finished the day 4-for-6 with a career-high tying four runs in addition to his six RBI. He became just the third player in Miami’s history to hit three home runs in a postseason game and the first since Kevin Brown accomplished the feat against Stetson on May 27, 2001.

In addition to Lawson’s big day, Stephen Perez went 3-for-5 with a homer, four RBI and two runs scored and Chris Pelaez went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI and a run. Yasmani Grandal, Harold Martinez, Michael Broad and Frankie Ratcliff all had two hits as seven of Miami’s nine in its starting lineup finished with multiple hits.