#4 Canes to Host Wildcats Wednesday at The Light
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Wednesday: | March 23 – 6 p.m. |
| Site: | Mark Light Field (4,999) |
| Tickets: | General Admission – $8 |
| Game Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCASTS | |
| TV | ESPN3 / WatchESPN |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) |
| Live Stats: | HurricaneSports.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
| Game | Miami | Bethune-Cookman |
| Wednesday: | RHP Jesse Lepore | LHP Donte Lindsay |
HOMESTAND CONTINUES WITH WILDCATS
• Miami continues a seven-game homestand Wednesday with a matchup vs. Bethune-Cookman. First pitch is set for 6 p.m on ESPN3.
• The Hurricanes have won 11 of their last 13 games overall and are 13-3 in home games in 2016 heading into Wednesday’s game.
• Miami is 30-5 all-time against Bethune-Cookman, and has won five straight matchups in the head-to-head series.
• Sophomore Jesse Lepore (3-0, 2.66 ERA), who has earned three straight midweek wins, will face lefty Donte Lindsay (2-1, 5.51 ERA).
MORRIS EARNS WIN #1500 IN STYLE
• With a walk-off grand slam by junior Willie Abreu vs. Louisville on March 18, Miami head coach Jim Morris became just the sixth coach in history of Division I baseball to reach the 1,500-win milestone.
• Morris, who has won 997 games during his illustrious 22-year-plus tenure at Miami, is three wins away from becoming the second coach in Miami history to reach 1,000 wins at the helm (Ron Fraser – 1,267).
• With eight 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 997 wins are sixth-most in Division I.
CANES HAND CARDINALS FIRST ACC SERIES LOSS
• By capturing the first two games of a weekend series against Louisville (8-4 in Game 1, 6-3 in Game 2) from March 18-20, Miami handed the Cardinals their first ACC series loss since joining the conference prior to the 2015 season.
• Miami is now 4-2 in ACC play through its first two weekends, having won both of its first two ACC series (Virginia Tech, Louisville).
HEATING UP
• Miami has won eight of its last 10 games – key to that stretch has been junior Zack Collins (.433, three HRs, 11 RBI), junior Jacob Heyward (.344, two HRs, seven RBI), and sophomore Carl Chester (.341, two doubles, three steals).
• Leaders on the hill include junior Danny Garcia (2-1, 1.50 ERA, 18.0 innings), junior Bryan Garcia (1.93 ERA, seven appearances, four saves, 17 strikeouts, 9.1 innings) and freshman Andrew Cabezas (1-0, 1.54 ERA, 11.2 innings, 15 strikeouts).
