Miami Set to Host Owls Wednesday at The Light
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| SERIES INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | March 22 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Buy Tickets: | HurricaneSports.com |
| Series Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCAST | |
|---|---|
| TV: | ACC Network Extra |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM |
| Live Stats: | HurricaneSports.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | FAU | Miami |
| Wednesday: | LHP Sean Labsan | RHP Greg Veliz |
CANES RETURN HOME FOR MATCHUP WITH FAU
• After its most recent series on the road at NC State, Miami returns to Mark Light Field for a midweek matchup against FAU on Wed., March 22 – its only home game in a two-week stretch from March 16-30. First pitch is set for 6 p.m. on ACC Network Extra & WVUM.
• Miami captured a come-from-behind win against the Owls on March 1 at FAU Baseball Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. The Hurricanes were trailing 2-1 but scored four runs in the seventh for a 5-2 win.
• UM carries a commanding 59-14 all-time lead in the head-to-head series, including a 49-11 lead in games played at Mark Light Field. Miami is 7-3 in its last 10 games against FAU dating to 2013.
• Miami freshman righthander Greg Veliz (1-1, 3.14 ERA) will oppose FAU lefthander Sean Labsan (1-0, 5.06 ERA)
WELCOME TO THE LIGHT!
• Miami has made College World Series trips in back-to-back seasons (2015 and 2016) thanks in large part to its dominant play inside the confines of Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
• Since the start of the 2015 season, Miami is a whopping 76-13 in its last 89 home games, including its 2017 Opening Weekend series against Rutgers and opening ACC home series against Georgia Tech.
• Miami finished 36-5 at home in 2015 and 34-6 at home in 2016. The Hurricanes went 13-2 in ACC play at The Light in 2015 and 12-3 at home in ACC play in 2016.
ONE OF THE GAME’S TOP SKIPPERS
• Jim Morris‘ 1,543 wins at the Division I level are fifth-most in the history of college baseball and third-most among active skippers.
• Miami’s opening ACC series against Georgia Tech pitted two of the winningest coaches in college baseball history: Morris (1,543 wins) and Georgia Tech’s Danny Hall (1,176), who replaced Morris in Atlanta when Morris was named Miami’s head coach prior to the 1994 season.
• Morris reached two major milestones in 2016 – he became the fifth coach to reach 1,500 wins on March 18 against Louisville and won his 1,000th game at Miami on March 26 vs. Clemson.
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 1999, Miami has been among the top eight seven seasons: 1999 (#1), 2001 (#2), 2003 (#8), 2004 (#3), 2008 (#1), 2015 (#5) and 2016 (#3).
