Baseball to Host Duke in ACC Series at The Light
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| SERIES INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Saturday: | April 8 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Sunday: | April 9 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Monday: | April 10 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Site: | Mark Light FIeld |
| Tickets: | HurricaneSports.com |
| Series Notes | Season Stats | |
| THE BROADCAST | |
|---|---|
| TV: | ACC Network Extra: Saturday | Sunday |
| National TV: | ESPNU: Monday |
| Flagship Radio: | 560 WQAM (Sunday) |
| Student Radio: | WVUM 90.5 FM (all games) |
| Live Stats: | HurricaneSports.com |
| PROJECTED STARTERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Duke | Miami |
| Saturday: | LHP Mitch Stallings | RHP Jesse Lepore |
| Sunday: | LHP Adam Laskey | LHP Jeb Bargfeldt |
| Monday: | RHP Ryan Day | LHP Michael Mediavilla |
MIAMI CONTINUES HOMESTAND WITH DUKE
• The Hurricanes will continue an eight-game homestand with a weekend series against visiting Duke from April 8-10 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field (ACC Network Extra, ESPNU).
• Miami carries a 35-8 all-time series lead against the Blue Devils, and has won nine of the last 10 matchups – including a three-game sweep of Duke at Durham Bulls Athletic Park (April 15-17) in 2016.
• The two teams enter the weekend tied for fourth in the ACC Coastal standings with a 5-7 conference record. The series was moved to Saturday-Sunday-Monday with Monday’s game being showcased on ESPNU. Games 1 and 2 are live on ACC Network Extra.
• Miami junior righthander Jesse Lepore (1-4, 4.38 ERA) will start opposite Duke’s Mitch Stallings (3-2, 4.18 ERA) Saturday night.
LAST TIME OUT: CANES TOP ST. THOMAS, 14-2
• Thanks largely to its offense drawing a season-high 16 walks, Miami topped visiting NAIA school St. Thomas, 14-2, on April 5. The win was Miami’s 24th in a row over the Bobcats.
• Freshman Greg Veliz delivered another strong start for Miami, allowing just two runs over 5.1 innings. He struck out six batters and surrendered just one walk to pick up the win (3-2).
• Sophomore Romy Gonzalez crushed his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot, to lead the offense. He finished 2-for-5 and now has a team-leading 22 RBI.
• The win marked Miami’s fourth straight midweek victory at home, while Veliz tossed at least 5.0 innings for his fifth straight start.
HEATING UP: GONZALEZ, BARGFELDT IMPRESS
• Sophomore Romy Gonzalez has been among Miami’s top offensive performers, and is batting .317 over his last five games with six hits, one home run and a team-high .526 slugging percentage.
• Miami lefthander Jeb Bargfeldt has been the most consistent weekend starter for the Hurricanes. In four ACC starts, Bargfeldt is 1-1 with a 1.77 ERA. He is holding ACC opponents to a .182 average.
• Sophomore Andrew Cabezas has been among Miami’s top performers out of the bullpen this season. In the last 10 games, he has made a team-high six appearances and totaled nine strikeouts compared to one walk in 8.0 combined innings with a 3.38 ERA.
• Serving as the team’s midweek starter, freshman Greg Veliz has been impressive, boasting a 2.56 ERA and a .165 opponent average.
LOOKING FOR A FOUR-PEAT
• Miami won its third straight ACC Coastal Division title in 2016, posting a 21-7 record in ACC play to earn the division crown.
• The Hurricanes have won 67 ACC games in the prior three seasons – the most wins in a three-year stretch by any program since ACC expanded to a 30-game conference schedule in 2005.
• Miami has won the ACC Regular Season Championship three times, most recently in 2016 when the Canes finished 21-7; UM won the ACC regular season crown & ACC Tournament in 2008.
• The Hurricanes have won four ACC Coastal Division titles (2008, 2014, 2015, 2016) in history and one ACC Championship (2008).
• Since the beginning of the 2014 season, Miami has won 25 of its past 34 ACC series. The Hurricanes went 8-2 in ACC series in 2014, 7-3 in 2015, 9-1 in 2016 and are 1-3 in 2017.
