No. 13 Baseball to Host FSU in Rivalry Series
| THE CANES | ||||||||||||
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| Miami Hurricanes?30-11 (15-6 ACC) | ||||||||||||
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| THE SERIES | ||||||||||||
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| Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida State Seminoles | ||||||||||||
| When: April 24-26, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Where:?Mark Light Field (4,999) | ||||||||||||
| Miami against FSU:?145-125-4 series deficit | ||||||||||||
| WATCH & CONNECT | ||||||||||||
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| TV | ESPN3 (Game 1, G3) | ESPNU (G2) | |||||||||||
| Radio | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) | |||||||||||
| @CanesBaseball | ||||||||||||
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| @TheUBaseball | ||||||||||||
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||||||||||||
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| Game | Miami | Florida State | ||||||||||
| Friday | Thomas Woodrey | Boomer Biegalski | ||||||||||
| Saturday | Andy Suarez | Mike Compton | ||||||||||
| Sunday | Enrique Sosa | Drew Carlton | ||||||||||
#RivalryWeekend Begins Friday
? After postponing its midweek date with FAU due to inclement weather, No. 13 Miami will host No. 12 Florida State for a rivalry weekend series at Mark Light Field. First pitch for Friday’s opener is set for 7 p.m.
? Miami captured the 2014 series opener 3-1 in Tallahassee, but fell in the final two games to drop the series. The ?Hurricanes have not topped the Seminoles in a weekend series since 2009, but lead the all-time series in Coral Gables by a 65-62-3 margin.
? Florida State is ranked No. 12 by Baseball America, and enters the weekend with a 31-12 record and a 14-7 mark in ACC play. The Seminoles are led by outfielder DJ Stewart (.309, 10 HR, 37 RBI) and pitcher Boomer Biegalski (3.38 ERA, 71 strikeouts).
“The Wizard” Safe at Home
? A seven-foot bronze statue of former Miami coach and College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ron Fraser, often referred to as “The Wizard of College Baseball,” will be unveiled and dedicated Friday.
? The ceremony is slated to begin at 4 p.m. on the DiMare Family Champions Plaza at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field. The stadium gates will open at the conclusion of the ceremony.
? The 425-pound statue was sculpted by Zenos Frudakis.
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 (1,460) 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.
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