Miami Looks to Continue ACC Streak in Virginia This Weekend
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– The University of Miami baseball team (30-18, 14-9 ACC) will travel north to Charlottesville to face the Virginia Cavaliers (27-16, 11-10 ACC) for a three-game series this weekend at Disharoon Park.
GAME INFORMATION
Miami holds a narrow lead in the all-time series against Virginia, 39-33. The two teams first faced off in 1985, when the Hurricanes earned an 11-6 victory at Mark Light Field on their way to a second national championship. In their latest matchup in March 2024, Miami secured the series in Coral Gables by winning the first two games and outscoring the Cavaliers 33-21 across the weekend.
Friday (5/9)
Miami vs. Virginia
6 p.m. (ET) – Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
TV: ACCNX
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM Student Radio
Miami: RHP Griffin Hugus (5-4, 3.68 ERA)
Virginia: RHP Jay Woolfolk (2-2, 5.11 ERA)
Saturday (5/10)
Miami vs. Virginia
4 p.m. (ET) – Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
TV: ACCNX
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM Student Radio
Miami: RHP AJ Cisar (4-1, 3.42 ERA)
Virginia: LHP Bradley Hodges (2-1, 1.21 ERA)
Sunday (5/11)
Miami vs. Virginia
1 p.m. (ET) – Davenport Field at Disharoon Park
TV: ACCNX
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM Student Radio
Miami: RHP Tate DeRias (2-0, 2.60 ERA)
Virginia: LHP Tomas Valincius (4-1, 5.05 ERA)
CUVET AND CISCAR EARN WEEKLY CONFERENCE HONORS
Following a statement weekend over then-No. 13 NC State at Mark Light Field, Miami’s AJ Ciscar and Daniel Cuvet have been named ACC Pitcher and Player of the Week, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
Ciscar delivered a dominant outing in the Hurricanes’ 10-3 victory over No. 13 NC State on Saturday. The freshman right-hander worked 6 2/3 innings, surrendering just one unearned run on five hits while striking out six and walking one.
Cuvet continued to be a pitcher’s nightmare, going 5-for-6 (.833) with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI against the Wolfpack.
CUVET AIMS TO MAKE MORE MIAMI HISTORY
Sophomore infielder Daniel Cuvet made history last season by breaking a 28-year-old freshman home run record, surpassing Pat Burrell’s mark of 23 set in 1996. Now, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, native is chasing more milestones.
Cuvet enters the weekend just two home runs shy of tying Miami greats Randy Guerra and Manny Crespo for 10th on the program’s all-time career home run list with 39 career homers.
GET HOT, STAY HOT
There’s no doubt the Hurricanes have been one of the hottest teams in the country over the past two weeks. In their last 10 games, three Miami hitters – Daniel Cuvet (.486), Max Galvin (.421) and Jake Ogden (.409) – are each batting over .400 and have combined for 52 of the team’s 102 hits during that stretch.
With Saturday’s win over then-No. 13 NC State, Miami secured its 10th consecutive ACC victory—a streak the program hadn’t reached since 2014. The two-game sweep of the Wolfpack also marked the Hurricanes’ fifth straight conference series win, a feat last accomplished in 2016, the same year the Old English M made its return to Omaha, Nebraska.
THE CANES ON THE BUMP
In their last 10 contests, the Miami arms have held their opponents to a stellar .241 batting average while tallying 74 strikeouts. Freshman right-hander AJ Ciscar contributed 22 to that total in the 19 innings he pitched.
Reliever Brian Walters, who ranks third in the ACC in saves (8), has been electric when brought into the game. In his last five saves, the right-hander has only given up one run while tallying five strikeouts in the 7.2 innings that he’s thrown.
Heading into the weekend, Friday night starter Griffin Hugus ranks second in the conference in innings pitched (66), seventh in strikeouts (72) and sixth in batters struck out looking (22).
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