No. 3 Hurricanes Travel to FAU for Midweek Matchup
| GAME INFORMATION | |
| Wednesday: | March 30 – 6:30 p.m. |
| Site: | FAU Baseball Stadium (2,000) |
| Tickets: | FAUSports.com |
| Game Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCASTS | |
| Flagship Radio: | 560 WQAM / WQAM.com |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) |
| Live Stats: | HurricaneSports.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
| Game | Miami | FAU |
| Wednesday: | RHP Jesse Lepore | RHP David McKay |
CANES HEAD NORTH TO BATTLE OWLS
• Miami will make the short trip to Boca Raton for a midweek game against FAU on Wed., March 30. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
• The Hurricanes carry a 57-13 all-time lead in the head-to-head series against the Owls, including a 8-3 lead in games played in Boca Raton. Miami has won seven of the last 10 matchups.
• The game is one of three between the two teams in 2016, with the final two both being played in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes have won four straight season series against FAU, dating back to 2012.
• Sophomore righthander Jesse Lepore (3-0, 2.93 ERA) will oppose redshirt sophomore David McKay (2-2, 4.50 ERA).
MORRIS EARNS MILESTONE WINS 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 became the second coach in the history of Miami baseball to win 1,000 games in Coral Gables when the Hurricanes walked off against No. 17 Clemson 5-4 on March 26 (Ron Fraser – 1,267).
• With four more wins, Morris will move past Larry Hays (1,508) as the fifth-winningest coach in Division I baseball history by wins.
• Since his arrival in 1994, UM’s 1,001 wins are sixth-most in Division I.
MIAMI SWEEPS CLEMSON AT THE LIGHT
• The Hurricanes captured their third straight series over No. 17 Clemson and fourth straight series of 2016 from March 25-27, sweeping the Tigers in three straight games at Mark Light Field.
• Miami became the first ACC team to reach 20 wins and first to reach seven conference wins. The Hurricanes walked off Friday (9-8) and Saturday (5-4) and won Sunday’s game 10-5.
HEATING UP
• Miami has won nine of its last 10 games – key to that stretch has been junior Zack Collins (.428, two HRs, 14 RBI), redshirt junior Edgar Michelangeli (.371, seven runs, six RBI), and sophomore Carl Chester (.421, 16 hits, three doubles, 4-for-4 steal attempts).
• Leaders on the hill include junior Danny Garcia (2-1, 2.84 ERA, 19.0 innings), junior Bryan Garcia (3.86 ERA, seven appearances, four saves, 16 strikeouts, 9.1 innings) and freshman Andrew Cabezas (1-0, 1.93 ERA, 14.0 innings, 16 strikeouts, four walks).
