GAME INFORMATION
The Hurricanes will return to Louisville for the NCAA Super Regional round, set for Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8. The best-of-three series will decide who advances to the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
Miami and Louisville have met 23 times on the diamond, with the Hurricanes holding a narrow 12-11 lead in the all-time series.
The two programs last faced off at the 2024 ACC Tournament, where Miami defeated Louisville, 8-5. While this marks the first Super Regional meeting between Miami and Louisville, the two programs last faced off in the NCAA tournament during the 2013 Louisville Regional, where the Hurricanes fell, 6-4.
Friday, June 6
3:00 p.m. ET – Jim Patterson Stadium – Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Mike Ferrin (Play-by-Play), Gaby Sanchez (Analyst)
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM / WVUM.org
Radio Talent: Luca Mucciardi, Daniel Fridman
Projected Starters:
Miami – RHP AJ Ciscar (6-1, 3.92 ERA)
Louisville – RHP Patrick Forbes (3-2, 4.62 ERA)
Saturday, June 7
11:00 a.m. ET – Jim Patterson Stadium – Louisville, Ky.
TV: ESPN
Talent: Mike Ferrin (Play-by-Play), Gaby Sanchez (Analyst)
Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM / WVUM.org
Radio Talent: Max Keller, Daniel Fridman
Projected Starters:
Miami – RHP Griffin Hugus (6-7, 3.90 ERA)
Louisville – RHP Tucker Biven (3-0, 4.37 ERA)
Sunday, June 8
TBD – Game 3 (If Necessary)
TV: TBD
Projected Starters:
Miami – TBA
Louisville – TBA
THE HURRICANES ARE SUPER ONCE AGAIN
For the 13th time in program history, and the first since 2016, the Miami Hurricanes are headed back to the NCAA Super Regionals after edging top-seeded Southern Miss, 5-4, in a thrilling winner-take-all contest Monday night at Pete Taylor Park.
Right-hander Will Smith (3-0) earned the win after tossing three innings of one-run ball in relief, striking out four and allowing just one hit. Starter Reese Lumpkin allowed one run across 3 1/3 innings, while Rob Evans and Brian Walters combined to close the door.
The Canes caught fire in the Hattiesburg Regional, going 3–1 as the No. 3 seed. They upset No. 2 seed Alabama 5-3 in the opener, then pounded Columbia 14-1 to reach the regional final. After getting beat 17-6 by host No. 16 Southern Miss in the first final, Miami bounced back the next day with a 5-4 thriller over Southern Miss to clinch the regional title. It marks Miami’s first NCAA Super Regional berth since 2016 and the 13th in program history.
Miami capitalized in high-leverage moments throughout the Hattiesburg Regional. In the winner-take-all final against Southern Miss, leadoff hitter Jake Ogden broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out RBI double in the fifth inning. Later, closer Brian Walters surrendered a two-run homer that brought the Golden Eagles within one, but the veteran right-hander regrouped and secured the tense 5-4 win in the ninth.
J.D. Arteaga, in his second year as head coach, returns the program to national prominence and could become the second fastest Miami skipper to reach the College World Series (Jim Morris, 1994, Morris’s first season)