2016 MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Miami Athletic Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 HurricaneSports.com • Twitter & Instagram: @CanesBaseball • Facebook: Facebook.com/TheUBaseball Home to Four National Championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) and 44 Consecutive NCAA Postseason Appearances COLLEGE WORLD SERIES INFO 2016 MEN’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Dates: Sat., June 18 - Tues., June 28 / Wed., June 29, 2016 #3 MIAMI HURRICANES (50-12) Head Coach: Jim Morris (Elon, 1973) Site: Omaha, Neb. | TD Ameritrade Park Omaha (24,505) Career Division I Record: 1,535-661-4 (35th season) | Record at UM: 1,031-417-3 (23rd season) Game 1: Arizona - Saturday, June 18, 8 p.m. ET Game 2: UCSB / Oklahoma State - Monday, June 20, TBD ARIZONA WILDCATS (44-21) Head Coach: Jay Johnson (Point Loma Nazarene, 2001) TV: ESPN2 (Saturday) | ESPNU or ESPN2 (Monday) Career Division I Record: 116-63 (third season) | Record at Arizona: 44-21 (first season) • Play-By-Play: Jon Sciambi, Karl Ravech • Color: Alex Cora, Eduardo Perez, Kyle Peterson UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS (42-18-1) • On-Field: Kaylee Hartung Head Coach: Andrew Checketts (Oregon State, 1998) Career Division I Record: 139-88-1 (fourth season)| Record at UCSB: 139-88-1 (fourth season) Flagship Radio: 560 WQAM | WQAM.com (all games) • Talent: Joe Zagacki (PxP) OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (41-20) Head Coach: Josh Holliday (Oklahoma State, 1999) Student Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) Career Division I Record: 168-77 (fourth season) | Record at OSU: 168-77 (fourth season) Live Stats: NCAA.com In-Game Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes COLLEGE WORLD SERIES STORYLINES & NEWS Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com • The Miami Hurricanes have clinched a trip to the College World Series for the second straight year and 25th time in history. • Miami’s back-to-back CWS trips are its first since 2003 / 2004; its 25 all-time trips to Omaha are second-most (Texas - 35). • UM finished the NCAA Regional & Super Regional rounds 5-1, beating Boston College in two of three to advance to the CWS. ARIZONA 44-21 • Miami’s 48 wins in Omaha and 88 total College World Series games played are both fourth-most by a program in history. Last Game: 6-5 win, at Mississippi State (11 innings) (June 11) • With its selection as regional host, UM extended its NCAA-record streak of postseason appearances to 44 straight years. All-Time Series: Miami leads, 6-3 • Miami is the only school nationwide to qualify for a football bowl game, men’s & women’s NCAA hoops tournaments & CWS. NCAA Postseason: Miami leads, 3-2 • UM has never missed the World Series when earning a national seed: 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2015 & 2016. College World Series: Series tied, 1-1 • Seven Canes were selected in the 2016 MLB Draft, bringing UM’s all-time total to 280 - the most of any ACC school. Last Meeting: Miami won, 4-2 (June 8, 2008, Super Regional) • With a 50-12 record in 2016, the Canes posted back-to-back 50-win seasons for the first time since 1998 / 1999. Series Streak: Miami, two wins • Miami was one of 10 ACC teams to earn a postseason berth, tying the record total from one conference in NCAA history. • Miami’s regional was paired with the Oxford Regional hosted by Ole Miss and featuring Tulane, Boston College & Utah. • UM ended the regular season ranked as high as No. 2 (by D1Baseball) and was ranked No. 3 in most top-25 baseball polls. UC-SANTA BARBARA 42-18-1 • Head coach Jim Morris won his 1,000th game at the University of Miami in a 5-4 walk-off win over Clemson on March Last Game: 4-3 win, at Louisville (June 12) 26. With a victory over FGCU on April 5, Morris moved past Larry Hays (1,508) into fifth place in all-time Division I wins. All-Time Series: N/A • Morris became just the sixth head coach in the history of Division I baseball to reach the 1,500-win milestone on March 18. Last Meeting: N/A • Miami had seven players earn All-ACC honors: junior Zack Collins (first team), junior Johnny Ruiz (second), and junior Willie Series Streak: N/A Abreu, sophomore Carl Chester, junior Bryan Garcia, senior Brandon Lopez & sophomore Michael Mediavilla (third). • Reliever Frankie Bartow was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America after leading Miami in appearances (41). • Junior closer Bryan Garcia ranks first in Miami history with 43 career saves; he is the nation’s active saves leader. OKLAHOMA STATE 41-20 • Junior catcher Zack Collins ranks third among the nation’s active leaders in career home runs (41) & career RBI (181). • On June 10, sophomore lefthander Michael Mediavilla became UM’s first 11-game winner since Chris Hernandez in 2008. Last Game: 3-1 win, at South Carolina (June 12) • Miami’s .982 fielding percentage through June 12 was the second-best mark in the country & the ACC’s best percentage. All-Time Series: Miami leads, 5-4 NCAA Postseason: Miami leads, 3-2 College World Series: Miami leads, 2-1 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Last Meeting: OSU won, 7-1 (June 2, 2013, NCAA Regional) Series Streak: OSU, one win Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 0 Zack Collins .357 185 53 66 9 0 15 57 1-4 1B 17 Christopher Barr .260 227 44 59 6 3 0 24 14-15 MIAMI ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 2B 4 Johnny Ruiz .346 228 46 79 17 3 4 57 3-7 Camron Ghorbi (Miami, 2011) 3B 16 Edgar Michelangeli .274 212 34 58 7 1 5 40 1-3 [email protected] | @CamronGhorbi SS 51 Brandon Lopez .385 205 49 79 13 0 2 42 5-7 (786) 877-7329 (mobile) LF 24 Jacob Heyward .236 208 43 49 10 0 6 39 7-10 CF 9 Carl Chester .344 244 55 84 9 0 2 29 16-26 RF 13 Willie Abreu .286 241 47 66 14 2 12 56 5-7 DH 2 Randy Batista .268 138 29 37 2 2 2 25 7-10 KEY RELIEVERS L/R # Player ERA W-L APP IP H R ER BB SO SV LHP 43 Thomas Woodrey 4.98 5-4 18 68.2 82 44 38 30 40 0 RHP 52 Frankie Bartow 2.73 6-0 41 52.2 53 19 16 9 28 0 RHP 19 Bryan Garcia 1.95 2-0 34 37.0 25 11 8 17 54 18 2016 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2016 SCHEDULE (50-12, 21-7 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FEBRUARY (5-2) Location Coral Gables, Fla. DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Feb. 13 Saturday FanFest & Alumni Game** W, 17-4 Enrollment 15,629 Feb. 19 Friday RUTGERS W, 4-1 Founded 1925 Feb. 20 Saturday RUTGERS W, 2-0 Nickname Hurricanes Feb. 21 Sunday RUTGERS W, 8-1 Feb. 24 Wednesday ST. THOMAS (FL) W, 7-6 (10) Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White Feb. 26 Friday #1 FLORIDA L, 0-5 President Dr. Julio Frenk Feb. 27 Saturday #1 FLORIDA W, 5-3 Athletics Director Blake James Feb. 28 Sunday #1 FLORIDA L, 3-7 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference MARCH (15-2) Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 4,999 DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Ticket Office Phone 305-284-2263 March 1 Tuesday at Miami Marlins (exhibition) L, 1-5 March 2 Wednesday FGCU W, 6-2 March 4 Friday MANHATTAN W, 10-0 March 5 Saturday MANHATTAN W, 14-4 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF March 6 Sunday MANHATTAN W, 7-4 Head Coach Jim Morris March 8 Tuesday MAINE W, 6-2 March 9 Wednesday STETSON W, 4-2 Record at Miami / Seasons 1,031-417-3 (.711) / 22+ March 11 Friday at Virginia Tech* L, 3-14 Career Division I Record / Seasons 1,535-661-4 (.698) / 34+ March 12 Saturday at Virginia Tech* W, 8-6 Career Coaching Record / Seasons 1,665-700-4 (.703) / 38+ March 13 Sunday at Virginia Tech* W, 7-2 March 16 Wednesday at UCF W, 5-2 March 18 Friday LOUISVILLE* W, 8-4 Associate Head Coach / Hitting / Recruiting Coor. Gino DiMare (Miami, 1998) March 19 Saturday LOUISVILLE* W, 6-3 March 20 Sunday LOUISVILLE* L, 3-4 Assistant Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) March 23 Wednesday BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 5-4 Assistant Coach / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) March 25 Friday CLEMSON* W, 9-8 March 26 Saturday CLEMSON* W, 5-4 March 27 Sunday CLEMSON* W, 10-5 Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Gabriel (Incarnate Word, 1996) March 30 Wednesday at FAU cancelled Athletic Trainer H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) APRIL (12-4) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) April 1 Friday NORTH CAROLINA* W, 10-4 April 2 Saturday NORTH CAROLINA* W, 7-3 April 3 Sunday NORTH CAROLINA* W, 7-4 PROGRAM HISTORY April 5 Tuesday at FGCU W, 4-0 April 8 Saturday at Notre Dame* (1) cancelled First Year of Baseball 1940 April 9 Saturday at Notre Dame* (2) cancelled All-Time Program Record 2,502-1,001-18 (.711) April 10 Sunday at Notre Dame* W, 10-2 April 12 Tuesday NOVA SOUTHEASTERN W, 8-3 College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 April 13 Wednesday UCF W, 8-4 College World Series Record 48-40 (.545) April 15 Friday at Duke* W, 14-2 NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 45 / 2016 April 16 Saturday at Duke* L, 5-12 April 17 Sunday at Duke* W, 9-0 NCAA Regional Record 126-46 (.733) April 20 Wednesday FAU L, 3-4 NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 April 22 Friday VIRGINIA* L, 5-6 NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) April 23 Saturday VIRGINIA* W, 9-2 April 24 Sunday VIRGINIA* L, 3-7 Last Postseason Opponent Boston College / 2016 April 29 Friday FLORIDA A&M W, 13-3 NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional (Coral Gables, Fla.) April 30 Saturday FLORIDA A&M W, 11-2 Result Won, 9-4 MAY (13-3) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT May 1 Sunday FLORIDA A&M W, 12-7 POSTSEASON HISTORY May 4 Thursday FAU W, 5-2 May 7 Saturday at Georgia Tech* L, 1-12 National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) May 8 Sunday at Georgia Tech* W, 12-2 May 9 Monday at Georgia Tech* W, 17-6 College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, May 10 Tuesday BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 14-7 May 13 Friday PITTSBURGH* W, 7-6 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989,