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2020 MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Contact: David Villavicencio • Miami Athletic Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 Website: HurricaneSports.com • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram: @CanesBaseball Home to Four National Championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) and 46 NCAA Postseason Appearances MIDWEEK INFORMATION GAME 4 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field) Dates: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 Game Time (ET): 6:00 p.m. 1 MIAMI HURRICANES (3-0, 0-0 ACC) Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Mark Light Field (3,771) Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) Career Division I Record: 44-20 (second season) | Record at Miami: 44-20 (second season) TV: ACC Network Extra (all home games) vs. GOLDEN FLASHES (2-1, 0-0 MAC) WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) KENT STATE Student Radio: Head Coach: Jeff Duncan (Arizona State, 2000) Career Division I Record: 220-120 (8th season) | Record at Kent State: 220-120 (8th season) Twitter Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes Live Stats: HurricaneSports.com Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com MIDWEEK STORY LINES & NEWS • After sweeping Rutgers on Opening Weekend, the Canes will host Kent State their first midweek game of the season. Series History: Miami leads, 2-0 • Wednesday's game marks the first regular season meeting between the Canes and Golden Flashes after two postseason tilts. Coral Gables: Miami leads, 1-0 • Miami was 10-3 in midweek games in 2019 after struggling in those games the prior two years (3-8 in '18, 8-6 in 17'). Neutral Site: Miami leads, 1-0 • The Canes, who finished 41-20 a season ago, added a recruiting class ranked first in the ACC by Baseball America to a First Meeting: May 28, 1994 - Miami won, 4-1 group of 22 returning players from a 2019 team that returned to the NCAA tournament for the 46th time. Last Meeting: June 2, 2007 - Miami won, 8-7 • Freshman RHP Alex McFarlane will make his first career start Wednesday opposite Kent State RHPZach Schultz. Streak: Miami, two wins • McFarlane was brilliant in his Hurricane debut, striking out three batters over two scoreless innings against Rutgers (2/15). • Sophomore captain Adrian Del Castillo leads all returning hitters in hits (.303), doubles (22) and runs batted in (72). • Del Castillo is one of five Hurricanes that were named Preseason All-America in 2020. The catcher was joined by fellow #1 MIAMI 0-0, 0-0 ACC team captain and RHP Brian Van Belle, 1B Alex Toral, 3B Raymond Gil and RHP Slade Cecconi as preseason honorees. 2019: 41-20, 18-12 ACC (second place, Coastal) • Miami returns nine hitters who made at least 26 starts a year ago, while four returning hitters started all 61 games. Last Game: June 2, 2019 (Starkvile, Miss.) • Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only 2-5 loss, at Mississippi State Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time. Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) DI Career: 44-20 (second season) PROJECTED STARTERS at Miami: 44-20 (first season) vs. Kent State: 0-0 Proj. Starter: FR RHP Alex McFarlane (0-0, 0.00 ERA) KENT STATE 2-1, 0-0 MAC 2019: 30-24, 17-8 MAC (3rd place, MAC) Last Game: May 23, 2019 (Avon, Ohio) 5-8 loss, vs. Miami (OH) Head Coach: Jeff Duncan (Arizona State, 2000) DI Career: 220-120 (8th season) at Kent State: 220-120 (8th season) Twitter: @KentStBaseball Kent State: RHP Zach Schultz Miami: RHP Alex McFarlane Proj. Starter: SR RHP Zach Schultz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0 IP POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 44 Adrian Del Castillo .556 9 3 5 1 0 2 6 0-0 1B 30 Alex Toral .125 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 2B 13 Tyler Paige .125 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 SS 27 Anthony Vilar .417 12 3 5 1 0 0 3 1-1 3B 16 Raymond Gil .273 11 2 3 2 0 0 0 0-1 LF 28 Jordan Lala .182 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-2 CF 51 Tony Jenkins .400 10 3 4 1 0 0 0 1-2 RF 43 Gabe Rivera .444 9 2 4 0 0 1 5 0-1 DH 10 JP Gates .400 10 2 4 0 0 1 2 0-0 C/OF 36 Jared Thomas .000 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 INF 38 Luis Tuero .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 OF 35 Chad Crosbie .500 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 2020 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2020 SCHEDULE (3-0, 0-0 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FEBRUARY (3-0) Location Coral Gables, Fla. DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT FEB 8 Saturday ALUMNI GAME (EXH.) W, 3-0 Enrollment 17,348 FEB. 14 Friday RUTGERS W, 2-1 Founded 1925 FEB. 15 Saturday RUTGERS W, 8-2 Nickname Hurricanes FEB. 16 Sunday RUTGERS W, 13-6 Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White FEB. 19 Wednesday KENT STATE 6 p.m. FEB. 21 Friday FLORIDA 7 p.m. President Dr. Julio Frenk FEB. 22 Saturday FLORIDA 7 p.m. Athletics Director Blake James FEB. 23 Sunday FLORIDA 1 p.m. Conference Atlantic Coast Conference FEB. 26 Wednesday USF 3 p.m. Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 3,771 FEB. 28 Friday TOWSON 7 p.m. FEB. 29 Saturday TOWSON 7 p.m. Ticket Office Phone 305-284-2263 MARCH (0-0) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF MAR. 1 Sunday TOWSON 12 p.m. Head Coach Gino DiMare Mar. 4 Wednesday at FAU 6:30 p.m. 44-20 (second season) MAR. 6 Friday PITTSBURGH* 3 p.m. Record at Miami MAR. 7 Saturday PITTSBURGH* 7 p.m. Career Overall Record 44-20 (second season) MAR. 8 Sunday PITTSBURGH* 1 p.m. Mar. 11 Wednesday at UCF 6 p.m. Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) Mar. 13 Friday at Virginia Tech* 4 p.m. Mar. 14 Saturday at Virginia Tech* 3 p.m. Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Mar. 15 Sunday at Virginia Tech* 1 p.m. Assistant Coach / Infielders Matt Cleveland (Nova Southeastern, 2001) MAR. 17 Tuesday LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 6 p.m. MAR. 18 Wednesday FIU 6 p.m. Strength & Conditioning Coach H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) MAR. 20 Friday VIRGINIA* 7 p.m. MAR. 21 Saturday VIRGINIA* 7 p.m. Athletic Trainer Brandon Platt (Franklin College, 2010) MAR. 22 Sunday VIRGINIA* 1 p.m. Physical Therapist Julian Rivera (3rd season, Ithaca College ’13) MAR. 24 Tuesday FAU 6 p.m. Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) Mar. 27 Friday at Duke* 7 p.m. Jonathan Anderson (1st season, Duke, ’07) Mar. 28 Saturday at Duke* 7 p.m. Director of Player Development Mar. 29 Sunday at Duke* 4 p.m. APRIL (0-0) PROGRAM HISTORY DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT First Year of Baseball 1940 Apr. 1 Wednesday at FIU 7 p.m. All-Time Program Record 2,644-1,102-18 (.702) Apr. 3 Friday at Notre Dame* 7 p.m. Apr. 4 Saturday at Notre Dame* 2 p.m. College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 Apr. 5 Sunday at Notre Dame* 1 p.m. College World Series Record 48-42 (.533) APR. 7 Tuesday FGCU 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 46 / 2019 APR. 8 Wednesday BETHUNE-COOKMAN 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Record 127-46 (.734) APR. 10 Friday NORTH CAROLINA* 7 p.m. APR. 11 Saturday NORTH CAROLINA* 7 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 APR. 12 Sunday NORTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) APR. 15 Wednesday FAU 7 p.m. Last Postseason Opponent Mississippi State / 2019 APR. 17 Friday LOUISVILLE* 7 p.m. Starkville Regional Final (Starkville, Miss.) APR. 18 Saturday LOUISVILLE* 7 p.m. APR. 19 Sunday LOUISVILLE* 1 p.m. Result Lost, 2-5 Apr. 21 Tuesday at FGCU 6 p.m. Apr. 24 Friday at Florida State* 7 p.m. Apr. 25 Saturday at Florida State* 8 p.m. POSTSEASON HISTORY Apr. 26 Sunday at Florida State* 2:30 p.m. National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) MAY (0-0) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, MAY 1 Friday PRINCETON 7 p.m. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, MAY 2 Saturday PRINCETON 7 p.m.. MAY 3 Sunday PRINCETON 1 p.m. 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) MAY 6 Wednesday UCF 6 p.m. MAY 8 Friday CLEMSON* 7 p.m. Super Regional Appearances: 12 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, MAY 9 Saturday CLEMSON* 7:30 p.m. 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016) MAY 10 Sunday CLEMSON* 4 p.m. MAY 12 Tuesday FGCU 7 p.m. May 14 Thursday at Georgia Tech* 4 p.m. Super Regional Titles: 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) May 15 Friday at Georgia Tech* 7 p.m. May 16 Saturday at Georgia Tech* 12 p.m. NCAA Regional Appearances: 46 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, May 19-24 Tuesday-Sunday ACC Tournament (Charlotte, N.C.) TBA 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, Home games in CAPS, played at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Fla.