CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Yohandy Morales promised to give his mom a gift for Mother’s Day.
Instead, he gave her two.
With his mom, Daiyana, in the stands, Morales blasted a pair of homers, including a go-ahead three-run bomb in the seventh, that propelled the No. 6 Miami Hurricanes to a 6-4 win over the North Dakota State Bison Sunday afternoon at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
“I told my mom I was going to try and hit a home run for her today,” Morales said. “I hugged her after the game and she thanked me for the amazing two gifts. The pitcher gave me a pitch middle-in and I got my hands extended.”
Morales’ multi-homer performance helped the Hurricanes (35-12, 17-7 ACC) seal their seventh sweep of the season, outscoring the Bison (26-16, 12-4 SUMMIT), 44-5, across the three-game set.