Baseball Set for Series With No. 9 Virginia
Miami at #9 Virginia
March 29-31, 2013
Davenport Field | Charlottesville, Va.
Fri: 6 p.m. | Sat: 1 p.m. | Sun: 1 p.m
TV: RSN/ESPN3 (Saturday)
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM (all three games)
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Series History: Miami leads, 19-18
Miami 19-9 (4-5 ACC)
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#9 Virginia 23-2 (7-2 ACC)
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The Games
The Miami Hurricanes travel north for their second road Atlantic Coast Conference series against homestanding No. 9 Virginia. First pitch for Friday’s opener is set for 6 p.m.
Projected Starters
Friday: SO LHP Chris Diaz (3-1, 1.58 ERA) vs. FR LHP Brandon Waddell (2-0, 2.60 ERA)
Saturday: JR LHP Bryan Radziewski (3-0, 0.42 ERA) vs. SR LHP Scott Silverstein (4-0, 3.58 ERA)
Sunday: SO LHP Andrew Suarez (2-1, 2.73 ERA) vs. SO RHP Nick Howard (3-1, 1.65 ERA)
The Broadcast
WVUM 90.5 will carry all three games from Davenport Field, with Chip Brierre on the call live from Charlottesville, Va.
The Coach
Jim Morris is in his 34th season as a head coach and 20th with the Miami Hurricanes. He has a 1,502-636-4 (.702) career record, including a 867-328-3 mark at Miami, where he has guided the team to two National Championships (1999, 2001).
Storylines:
• After picking up their fi rst Atlantic Coast Conference series of the season last weekend against then-No. 24 Virginia Tech, the Miami Hurricanes will look to continue momentum with a weekend series on the road at No. 9 Virginia beginning Friday.
• Though Miami owns the all-time series advantage by a slight margin of 19-18, the Cavaliers have won six straight against the Hurricanes, including a three-game sweep at Alex Rodriguez Park in April 2012.
• While Miami struggled in its early conference slate, the team’s new rotation of southpaws Chris Diaz, Bryan Radziewski and Andrew Suarez delivered three straight quality starts against a talented Hokies offense, taking two of three games.
• Junior lefthander Bryan Radziewski, moved to the weekend rotation before the team’s series with Virginia Tech, has dominated since returning from shoulder surgery that cut his 2012 season short. He is 3-0 with a 36:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• Among last season’s top performers against the Cavaliers: Chantz Mack (.333 average) and Brad Fieger (three runs, two RBI’s).
• Five of this weekend’s six projected starters are lefthanded, and all six rank in the top 25 of the Atlantic Coast Conference in ERA.
