Hurricanes Square Off Against Marlins In Exhibition Game Wednesday

Feb. 28, 2006

Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) – The No. 24 University of Miami baseball team will travel to Jupiter Wednesday to play an exhibition game against the Florida Marlins at 3:05 p.m. at Roger Dean Stadium. It will be the eighth meeting between the two teams, with the Marlins holding a 5-1-1 advantage in the series.

UM junior Ricky Orta will get the start for the Hurricanes on the mound against the Marlins’ Justin Vargas. Orta is 1-1 on the season with a 3.60 ERA and is holding opponents to a team-low .176 average.

Miami won last year’s meeting, 9-7, scoring six runs off Dontrelle Willis. Current UM sophomore Raudel Alfonso got the win and junior Danny Gil picked up the save last year as the Hurricanes pitched by committee.The `Canes are 2-23-1 all-time against Major League clubs.

UM returns to its college schedule Friday, March 3, at 7 p.m. against Indiana at Mark Light Field.