| THE SERIES |
| Miami Hurricanes vs. Duke Blue Devils |
| When: April 3-5, 2015 |
| Where: Mark Light Field (4,999) |
| Miami against Duke: 30-7 all-time series lead |
| PROJECTED STARTERS |
| Game |
Miami |
Duke |
| Friday |
Thomas Woodrey |
TBD |
| Saturday |
Andy Suarez |
TBD |
| Sunday |
Enrique Sosa |
TBD |
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• After capturing midweek matchup with Bethune-Cookman, No. 12 Miami continues its nine-game homestand Friday with its ACC series opener against Duke. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at Mark Light Field.
• The Hurricanes hold a commanding 30-7 all-time series lead against the Blue Devils, and won all four games against Duke in 2014 – including a ACC series sweep at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
• Miami is 14-2 in games played at Mark Light Field this season, and has won seven straight home series dating back to 2014. Duke is 19-10 overall this season with a 4-8 record in ACC play.
En Fuego
• Over the past 15 games, David Thompson is hitting a team-best .410 with 25 hits, six doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBI. He is slugging .871 over that stretch & has an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 1.334.
• Thompson was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on March 23 after hitting .389 (7-for-18) in Miami’s four games (March 17-22), marking the second straight weekly honor for Thompson. He was also named ACC Player of the Week on March 16.
• Thompson, who ranks third in the nation with 40 RBI, carries a career-long 19-game hitting streak into Friday’s opener vs. Duke – the longest active streak in the ACC.
• The junior third baseman recorded a career-best seven RBI in a 15-2 win over Wake Forest (March 20). He is hitting .403 in 21 starts at third base with eight home runs and 34 RBI at the position.
Milestones for Morris
• After leading his team to a 44-19 record in 2014, head coach Jim Morris moved into ninth place all-time in college baseball history (regardless of Division, four-year colleges) with 1,435 wins.
• Morris wasted little time in moving up that list in 2015, taking over sole possession of eighth place when Miami topped Rutgers 25-4 on Feb. 15, 2015 – his 1,439th win as head coach. He moved into seventh place (1,445) when Miami beat Louisville on March 7.
• Morris ranks as the fourth-winningest among active Division I coaches by career victories (1,456) and fifth in winning percentage (.694). He is also the second-winningest coach in ACC history.
• Morris became just the eighth coach in the history of Division I baseball to accumulate 1,400 wins when Miami beat Boston College 5-2 on March 8, 2014.
