UM Baseball News: Manhattan Game Time Changed, Rodriguez Honored
March 13, 2006
Monday was the beginning week for the Miami baseball program. It was announced that the Wednesday’s game time against Manhattan had been switched and Eddy Rodriguez was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Palyer of the Week. Monday is also the only day this week the Hurricanes are off, with games against Fordham and Manhattan on Tuesday and Wednesday followed by a Thursday spent traveling to Durham, N.C. and a three-game series with Duke (March 17-19).
Wednesday’s Miami-Manhattan Game Time Changed
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The baseball game between Miami and Manhattan College scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15 at Mark Light Field has been moved ahead two hours to avoid conflicting with the NIT game between Miami and Oklahoma State at the Bank United Center. Miami and Manhattan will now play at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 15 at Mark Light Field.
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Eddy Rodriguez Named ACC Player of the Week
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami junior catcher Eddy Rodriguez (Miami/Coral Gables HS) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week for his performances in four Hurricane victories last week.
Rodriguez, who leads the Hurricanes in home runs (four), batting average (.367) and slugging percentage (.667), scored a run and had four multiple-hit games to help run Miami’s win streak to 10 games. He drove in six runs in the four games and hit two doubles with a home run. In Miami’s 9-4 victory over Michigan State last Wednesday, Rodriguez had two hits and scored a pair of runs. He hit .583 in the ACC series sweep of Virginia Tech, scoring seven runs and pounding out four hits. Rodriguez also recorded his team-leading fourth home run of the season in the series-opening win against the Hokies.
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Hurricanes close out home stand against Fordham and Manhattan
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami baseball team (16-6, 3-0 ACC) closes out its 16-game home stand with two mid-week non-conference games against Fordham and Manhattan on Tuesday and Wednesday. Miami plays host to Fordham at Mark Light Field on Tuesday, March 14, at 7 p.m., and will face Manhattan at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15.
The Hurricanes, winners of their last 10, have had past success against the Rams, winning all four previous meetings between the two programs. Fordham (3-10) looks to snap a six-game losing streak and get its first-ever win against Miami in five meetings.
Hurricane junior right-hander Ricky Orta (1-1, 3.32 ERA) will make his seventh appearance and third start of the season on Tuesday against the Rams. Orta earned a no-decision in his last start against Michigan State on March 8, giving up three hits and one run against the Spartans in a 9-4 win.
The Rams will send senior right-handed pitcher Craig Tscherednikov (0-1, 13.50 ERA) to the mound for his second start of the season. Tscherednikov also started a game on March 8, giving up five runs on two hits in five innings of work against Manhattan.
Redshirt freshman Jason Santana (0-1, 3.52 ERA) will make his first career start against the Jaspers on Wednesday. He will face Manhattan lefty Chris Cody (2-0, 0.00 ERA), who posted a 1-0 complete-game win against then 15th-ranked Tulane on March 3. In addition to starting Manhattan’s season on a winning note, Cody’s performance gave the Jaspers their first win against a ranked opponent in 20 years.
Miami is 11-3 during its home stand thus far.
The Hurricanes will travel to Duke for a three-game ACC series with the Blue Devils on March 17, 18 and 19 in Durham, N.C.
