Sixth-Ranked Canes Travel to Orlando Wednesday

CANES TRAVEL TO ORLANDO, PLAY UCF

• After capturing a road series win in its opening ACC weekend against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, sixth-ranked Miami travels to Orlando and Jay Bergman Field Wednesday for a matchup with UCF.
• The Hurricanes carry a 19-5 lead in the all-time series against the Knights, including a perfect 6-0 mark in road games (Kissimmee/Orlando). Miami bested the Knights 4-2 at home in 2015, and won 6-5 in its last trip to Orlando in 2014.

• Miami has an 11-2 mark in its first 13 nonconference games, and have won six straight nonconference games entering Wednesday.

“COMEBACK CANES” TOP HOKIES

• After dropping its ACC opener 14-3 on March 11 in Blacksburg, Miami came back to win the final two games of the series (11-6, 7-2) against the host Hokies at English Field.
• The road series win marked Miami’s fourth in its last five ACC road trips dating to 2015, and the Hurricanes’ fourth straight series win over the Hokies overall. UM is 28-8 all-time against Virginia Tech.
• Miami’s offense led the way in the series win, connecting for 29 hits, seven doubles and four home runs. The Canes reached base at a .381 clip and hit a combined .293 over the weekend.
• Offensive leaders for Miami over the weekend included junior Zack Collins (.500 [4-for-8], two home runs, six RBI, four walks), sophomore Carl Chester (.400, four hits, three runs, three steals) and junior Johnny Ruiz (.400, first career home run, four RBI).

MILESTONES IN SIGHT FOR MORRIS

• With two more victories in 2016, head coach Jim Morris will become just the sixth coach in the history of Division I baseball to reach the 1,500-win milestone (1,498).
• Morris, who has won 994 games during his illustrious 22-year-plus tenure, is six wins away from becoming the second coach in Miami history to reach 1,000 wins at the helm (Ron Fraser – 1,267).
• With 11 more wins, Morris will move past Larry Hays (1,508) as the fifth-winningest coach in Division I baseball history by victories.
• Since his arrival in 1994, Miami’s 994 wins are sixth-most in D1.

CLIMBING UP THE RECORD BOOKS

• Closer Bryan Garcia entered the year with the fifth-most saves in Miami history (25), and recorded back-to-back saves against Rutgers (Feb. 19-20); his fifth save of 2016 was Virginia Tech on March 12.

• Garcia’s five saves in 2016 are the most in the ACC.

• Garcia is chasing the all-time record for saves in a career, which is 39 – held by George Huguet (2001-2004). Garcia’s 15 saves as a freshman in 2014 tied for the seventh-most in a single season.

• Garcia moved past Danny Graves (1992-94) for sole possession of fourth place last time out (30), and needs four more to tie Robbie Morrison (1996-98) for third (34), seven more to tie Rick Raether (1984-86) for second (37) and is nine behind Huguet for first (39).