Baseball Set for Home-and-Home Midweek with FIU
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| SERIES INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Tuesday (Mark Light Field) | March 7 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday (FIU Stadium): | March 8 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Buy Tickets: | HurricaneSports.com |
| Series Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCAST | |
|---|---|
| TV: | ACC Network Extra (Tuesday only) |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM (both games) |
| Live Stats: | HurricaneSports.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | FIU | Miami |
| Tuesday: | RHP Robert Garcia | RHP Greg Veliz |
| Wednesday: | TBD | RHP Evan McKendry |
CANES SET FOR HOME-AND-HOME PAIR WITH FIU
• The Miami Hurricanes will play a home-and-home pair with crosstown foe FIU on Tuesday, March 7 at Mark Light Field (6 p.m.) and Wednesday, March 8 at FIU Baseball Stadium (7 p.m.).
• The first scheduled game between the two teams for 2017, slated for Wednesday, Feb. 22 at FIU, was postponed due to rain.
• The matchup is the first between the two schools in the regular season since 2008; Miami topped the Panthers 6-2 in an NCAA Coral Gables Regional matchup at Mark Light Field in 2015.
• Miami carries a commanding 92-24 all-time series lead, including a 60-16 record at Mark Light Field and a 26-7 advantage in games played on the road. Freshman Greg Veliz (0-0) will make his second start in Game 1, and fellow freshman Evan McKendry (1-0) will make the first college start of his career in Game 2.
LAST WEEK: MIAMI FINISHES 2-2, TOPS FAU
• Miami captured a come-from-behind 5-2 victory on Wednesday, March 1 in its first of three games against nearby FAU in Boca Raton.
• Trailing 2-1 in the seventh, Miami used a four-run rally to take a lead it would not relinquish. James Davison’s go-ahead drag bunt single put the Hurricanes up 3-2, and a two-RBI single from Johnny Ruiz made it 5-2.
• The Hurricanes dropped two of three games to visiting Dartmouth from March 3-5; Miami fell in Game 1 (0-1) and Game 3 (0-5) but won Game 2 (3-2).
• Junior righthander Jesse Lepore went a career-long 8.0 innings in Friday’s 1-0 loss, the team’s second straight series-opening loss by the same scoreline. A walk-off balk in the ninth inning of Game 2 gave Miami a 3-2 come-from-behind victory. MIami lost 5-0 in Game 3.
LEPORE IMPRESSING AS WEEKEND STARTER
• After spending the 2016 season as the midweek starter, junior righthander Jesse Lepore has been impressive as Miami’s Friday night starter in 2017.
• Despite picking up 1-0 losses in back-to-back weekends against No. 2 Florida (2/24) and Dartmouth (3/3), Lepore has pitched three straight quality starts to begin his 2017 season.
• Lepore went a career-long 8.0 innings in his most recent start against the Big Green. He has gone at least six innings in all three starts and his 0.90 ERA is fifth-best in the ACC.
• The Beverly Hills, Fla., native went 9-0 for the Hurricanes in 2016 as the team’s midweek starter, compiling a 2.20 ERA. His career record on the hill is 10-2.
adidas RELEASES HERITAGE COLLECTION
• To gear up for the 2017 season, adidas Baseball partnered with Arizona State, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, N.C. State and Texas A&M to create the adidas Baseball Heritage Collection.
• Working with each school, adidas designers dove into the archives, vaults and libraries to research logos, word marks, styling and materials to create the retro looks.
• Retro Jersey dates for Miami’s jersey: 1970s and ’80s era Miami teams. The jersey features iconic old English blocking with a classic fit and design lines along with modern moisture wicking materials. The cap features an old English gray “M” logo to complete the look.
