No. 13 Baseball to Host Rubber Match vs. FAU
| THE CANES | ||||||||||||
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| Miami Hurricanes 30-11 (15-6 ACC) | ||||||||||||
| Roster | ||||||||||||
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| THE GAME | ||||||||||||
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| Miami Hurricanes vs. FAU Owls | ||||||||||||
| When: April 22, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Where: Mark Light Field (4,999) Coral Gables, Fla. |
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| Miami against FAU: 56-13 all-time series lead | ||||||||||||
| WATCH & CONNECT | ||||||||||||
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| Radio | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) | |||||||||||
| @CanesBaseball | ||||||||||||
| /CanesBaseball | ||||||||||||
| @TheUBaseball | ||||||||||||
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Miami | FAU | ||||||||||
| Tuesday | LHP Danny Garcia | LHP Brandon Rhodes | ||||||||||
Season Series On the Line
• After splitting the first two games in its season series, No. 13 Miami will host No. 19 FAU in the final matchup between the two teams in the regular season. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. from The Light.
• Miami dropped its opening game against the Owls 5-3 on Feb. 18, but captured a walk-off 4-3 win in extra innings on April 8. The Canes hold a commanding 56-13 lead in the all-time series, including a 47-10 mark in games played in Coral Gables.
• FAU is 31-9 overall this season and 13-5 in the C-USA. The Owls are ranked as high as No. 14, and are led by junior Brendon Sanger (.350, three homers, 34 RBI) and senior Ricky Santiago (.343, six homers, 36 RBI).
Saving the Best for Last
• Senior Garrett Kennedy has been one of Miami’s top contributors in his final season, hitting for a .358 average in 33 starts in 2015 – the second-best average among all regular starters.
• Kennedy, who batted just .231 in his junior season, was bumped to the No. 2 spot in the lineup prior to the April 4 game vs. Duke. He responded with back-to-back three-hit games against the Blue Devils, and has hit a team-best .390 (16-for-41) with 13 runs since moving up in the lineup.
• Kennedy has already set career highs in hits (44), runs (30), doubles (seven), triples (one), home runs (four) & RBI (27).
• Through this point last season (41 games), Kennedy was batting just .196 (18-for-92) with two home runs and 13 RBI.
Strike Early, Strike Often
• 119 of Miami’s 289 runs scored this season (41.1%) have come in the first three innings of games – Miami is 21-3 when scoring first in 2015. The Hurricanes have a 9-8 record in games when opponent scores first.
• The Hurricanes have jumped over pitching at home this season, outscoring opponents 77-32 in the first three innings of games played at Mark Light Field.
• Miami’s .299 team batting average to open the week was the second-best mark in the ACC. The Hurricanes’ .411 on-base percentage to open the week was the 10th-best mark nationwide.
• When scoring in the first inning, Miami has a 13-2 record. When its opponent scores in the first inning, Miami is 6-6.
