No. 17 Miami Makes Trip North for Rivalry Series
No. 17 MiamiatNo. 2 Florida
| SERIES INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Friday: | February 24 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Saturday: | February 25 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Sunday: | February 26 | 1 p.m. |
| Site: | McKethan Stadium |
| Tickets: | FloridaGators.com |
| Series Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCAST | |
|---|---|
| TV: | SEC Network +: Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) |
| Live Stats: | FloridaGators.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Miami | Florida |
| Friday: | RHP Jesse Lepore | RHP Alex Faedo |
| Saturday: | LHP Jeb Bargfeldt | RHP Brady Singer |
| Sunday: | LHP Michael Mediavilla | RHP Jackson Kowar |
CANES HEAD NORTH FOR RIVALRY SERIES
• The No. 17 Miami Hurricanes make the trip north to Gainesville for a weekend series against second-ranked Florida. First pitch for the series opener on Feb. 24 is slated for 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network+.
• The Hurricanes dropped last year’s annual series at home, picking up a Game 2 victory but falling in Games 1 and 3. Miami is 128-116-1 all-time against the Gators, but trail the series 70-47-1 in Gainesville.
• Junior righthander Jesse Lepore (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will oppose Gators righthander Alex Faedo (0-0, 7.71 ERA) in the series opener at Alfred McKethan Stadium Friday night.
LAST TIME OUT: OPENING SERIES WIN
• Miami opened its season by taking two of three games against visiting Rutgers from Feb. 17-19 for its first series victory of 2017; Miami won Game 1 (3-0) & Game 2 (8-4) but fell in Game 3 (6-17).
• Junior righthander Jesse Lepore tossed six shutout innings in the first weekend start of his career in Game 1, striking out seven and allowing just two hits. Sophomore Romy Gonzalez hit a two-run home run in the victory. Frankie Bartow earned his first career save.
• Making his first start as a Hurricane, Jeb Bargfeldt tossed 5.2 strong innings to pick up the win. Miami scored five runs over its final three trips to the plate to clinch the opening series.
NEW CANES MAKE DEBUTS AGAINST RUTGERS
• There were a number of debuts and firsts in Miami’s opening series victory over visiting Rutgers from Feb. 17-19.
• Head coach Jim Morris started five rookies in Miami’s 3-0 Opening Day win; junior Michael Burns (right field), freshman Greg Veliz (first base), freshman Michael Amditis (catcher), junior Hunter Tackett (left field) and junior Brandon Gali (shortstop). Junior Jeb Bargfeldt started Game 2 on the mound for Miami.
• Freshmen Nico Baldor, Albert Maury, Jr., Evan McKendry, Daniel Rivero, Mason Studstill and juniors James Davison and Michael Perez all made their Miami debuts against the Scarlet Knights, with Davison starting Game 3 in left field.
• Amditis, Davison, Gali and Tackett all recorded the first hits of their Miami careers in the series victory over Rutgers.
DESTINATION: OMAHA
• Miami made its second straight trip to the College World Series in 2016, marking the program’s 25th all-time trip to Omaha, Neb.
• Miami’s 25 College World Series trips are the second-most of any program in the country. The Hurricanes have won 48 games in the College World Series, the fourth-most of any program; Miami’s four national championships rank fifth-most.
• Since the NCAA began award national seeds prior to the 1999 season, Miami has been among the top eight seven seasons: 1999 (#1), 2001 (#2), 2003 (#8), 2004 (#3), 2008 (#1), 2015 (#5) and 2016 (#3).
