Hurricanes Complete Fall Exhibition Against FAU

CORAL GABLES, Fla.  — The Miami Hurricanes opened their fall slate Saturday evening at Mark Light Field, falling to Florida Atlantic, 5-3, through nine innings.

The Hurricanes later rallied to even the score in the additional 10th frame, as both programs agreed to a controlled format featuring 10 innings, with each half-inning limited to five batters.

The Hurricanes showcased a revamped roster featuring 25 fresh new faces, making a strong first impression as Miami tallied 15 hits in its lone fall exhibition of the year.

Florida Atlantic struck first, plating two runs in the opening frame to take an early lead. In the bottom half, Daniel Cuvet drove in Jake Ogden with a sacrifice fly to put Miami on the board before a pitchers’ duel commenced over the next three innings.

With the Hurricanes trailing 2-1 in the fifth, Cuvet delivered again. This time, the junior slugger launched a 356-foot two-run homer over the left-field fence to give Miami a 3-2 advantage.

FAU answered with a string of hits to even the score at three in the sixth, later pushing across two more in the ninth to regain the lead.

Miami threatened late with two runners on, but couldn’t complete the comeback, falling after the regulation nine innings, 5-3.

With an added extra inning, the Hurricanes loaded the bases and walked in a runner, cutting the deficit to one run. With the bases still loaded, freshman Alonzo Alvarez dropped in a blooper RBI single as the final batter of the half inning, and the full scrimmage ended in a 5-5 draw.

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