No. 13 Baseball Set for First ACC Road Trip
GAME INFORMATION – GAMES 18-20
#13 MIAMI HURRICANES (10-7, 3-0 ACC) vs. GEORGIA TECH (9-7, 1-2 ACC)
Atlanta, Ga. • Russ Chandler Stadium (4,999)
Fri., March 14, 2014 (7 p.m. ET) • Sat., March 15, 2014 (7:30 p.m. ET) • Sun., March 16, 2014 (1 p.m. ET)
Game One : ESPN 3 • WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org
Game Two: CSS / ESPN 3 • WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org
Game Three: ESPN 3 • WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org
SERIES HISTORY
Miami leads the all-time series with the Yellow Jackets 51-32-2, including a 20-14 advantage in Atlanta. In his 20+ years at Miami, head coach Jim Morris leads the series against his former program 28-22-0.
RADIO INFORMATION
WVUM 90.5 FM • WVUM.org | AJ Ricketts, Alex Somer
PROJECTED STARTERS
Friday: MIAMI LHP Chris Diaz (4-0, 2.05 ERA) vs. GT TBD
Saturday: MIAMI LHP Bryan Radziewski (1-2, 2.86 ERA) vs. GT TBD
Sunday: MIAMI LHP Andrew Suarez (2-1, 4.12 ERA) vs. GT RHP Matt Grimes
NEWS AND NOTES
ROAD TRIPPING…
• No. 13 Miami continues ACC play this weekend with a three-game set on the road at Georgia Tech. Miami won two of three against the Yellow Jackets at home in 2013, and holds a 51-32-2 all-time advantage over the Jackets.• The Hurricanes scored five runs in the first three innings of an 8-3 game one victory in 2013, tagging Tech ace Buck Farmer for seven runs on nine hits. David Thompson scored three runs and set a career high with five RBI to clinch the series in an 11-7 game two win.• The road trip holds special significance for head baseball coach Jim Morris, who was the head coach of the Yellow Jackets for nine years. He won over 500 games and took the team to seven consecutive NCAA postseason appearances during his tenure.
HEATING UP…
• Freshman Willie Abreu has a team-high .438 batting average over the last five games (7-for-16). He has scored five of his team-leading 17 runs over the same stretch.• Senior Dale Carey enters Miami’s second ACC series riding a six-game hitting streak. The Marietta, Ga., is hitting .381 during his streak (8-for-21) with seven runs, one triple and one home run.• Freshman closer Bryan Garcia has not allowed a run since Feb. 21 against Florida, and has accumulated three saves since that game. He ranks second in the ACC with five saves.
POWER SURGE…
• Miami is tied for first in the ACC with 10 home runs through its first 17 games of the regular season. Dale Carey leads the team with three homers, while Zack Collins and Garrett Kennedy have two apiece.
• The Hurricane offense exploded for six home runs in its series with Florida (Feb. 21-23), the most for a Miami team in a single series since an April 2010 weekend set at Virginia Tech.
• Collins became the first Hurricane since current San Diego Padres slugger Yonder Alonso (2006) to record a home run as his first collegiate hit – a three-run blast against Florida (Feb. 22). He also recorded home runs in an exhibition with the Marlins (solo HR, Feb. 26) and on the road at Florida State (two-run HR, March 2).
• Miami did not record its 10th home run in 2013 until an 8-3 win over Wake Forest on May 10 – the team’s 51st game of that season.
FOUR UP, FOUR DOWN…
• Junior LHP Chris Diaz picked up his fourth straight win to open the 2014 season in a 6-2 victory over Boston College last Friday (March 7).
• Diaz, who ranked second in the ACC in ERA in 2013 (1.64), did not pick up his fourth win of 2014 until May 3 against St .John’s. He finished 2013 with a 7-2 overall record.
• The Florida City, Fla., native went a season-long 7.1 innings and allowed just two earned runs against the Eagles. He has a 2.05 ERA through his first four starts of 2014, adn is tied for first in the ACC with four wins.
