2021 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 SERIES INFORMATION GAMES 30-32 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field) Dates: Friday, April 16, 2021 - Sunday, April 18, 2021 Game Times (ET): 7:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 12:00 p.m. MIAMI HURRICANES (18-11, 10-10 ACC) Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Alex Rodriguez Park (3,771) Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) Career Division I Record: 71-35 (third season) | Record at Miami: 71-35 (third season) TV: ACC Network (Friday & Sunday) | ACC Network Extra vs (Saturday) CLEMSON TIGERS (15-14, 9-9 ACC) Head Coach: Monte Lee (College of Charleston, 2000) WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) Student Radio: Career Division I Record: 473-245 (13th season) | Record at Clemson: 197-100 (sixth season) Twitter Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes Live Stats: MiamiHurricanes.com ACC WEEKEND STORYLINES & NEWS Postgame Recap: MiamiHurricanes.com • Miami welcomes Clemson to The Light, hosting the Tigers for the first time since a three-game series sweep In March 2016. • The Hurricanes last faced Clemson in the 2018 ACC tournament and Miami has a 7-3 lead in the last 10 meetings. Series History: Miami leads, 40-30-1 • RHP Alejandro Rosario (3-1, 4.15 ERA) will lead the way on the mound, opposing Clemson RHP Mack Anglin (1-1, 2.18 ERA). Coral Gables: Miami leads, 19-10-1 • True freshman infielderYohandy Morales leads the Canes in home runs (7), RBI (27) and multi-RBI performances (9). Clemson/Greenville: Clemson leads, 14-13 • OutfielderChristian Del Castillo leads the Canes in hitting (.364) and is second in RBI (25). The older brother of catcher, Neutral: Miami leads, 8-6 Adrian Del Castillo, Christian was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 22 following a stellar series at then-No. 1 Florida. First Meeting: May 22, 1977 - Miami won, 10-3 • Adrian (Apr. 5) and Christian Del Castillo (Feb. 22) are the first brothers to win ACC Player of the Week in the same season. Last Meeting: May 24, 2018 - Clemson won, 7-1 • A consensus preseason All-American, Adrian Del Castillo is one of four Hurricanes that were named Preseason All-America Streak: Clemson, two wins in 2021. The catcher was joined by 1B Alex Toral, RHP/UT Ben Wanger and LHP/UT JP Gates garnering recognition. • The Canes, who finished 12-4 a season ago, added the No. 1 recruiting class in the country according to Baseball America, D1 Baseball and Collegiate Baseball. Miami has 15 returners and 20 newcomers making up its 2021 Opening Day roster. MIAMI 18-11, 10-10 ACC • Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only 2020: 12-4, 3-0 ACC (first place, Coastal) Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time. Last Game: Apr. 15, 2021 (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3-2 win, vs FGCU PROJECTED STARTERS Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) DI Career: 71-35 (third season) at Miami: 71-35 (third season) vs. Clemson: first meeting Friday: FR RHP Alejandro Rosario (3-1, 4.15 ERA) Saturday: R-SO RHP Jordan Dubberly (0-0, 4.58 ERA) Sunday: FR RHP Jake Garland (0-0, 4.58 ERA) CLEMSON 15-14, 9-9 ACC 2020: 14-3, 3-0 ACC (tied for 1st, Atlantic) Last Game: Apr. 13, 2021 (Clemson, S.C.) 6-13 loss, vs College of Charleston Head Coach: Monte Lee (College of Charleston, 2000) Career: 473-245 (13th season) at Clemson: 197-100 (sixth season) Game 1: RHP Alejandro Rosario Game 2: RHP Jordan Dubberly Game 3: RHP Jake Garland 3-2, 5.91 ERA, 32.0 IP 1-0, 4.78 ERA, 26.1 IP 4-1, 4.75 ERA, 36.0 IP Twitter: @ClemsonBaseball Friday: R-FR RHP Mack Anglin (1-1, 2.18 ERA) POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Saturday: R-SO LHP Keyshawn Askew (1-0, 2.84 ERA) Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA Sunday: R-FR RHP Nick Hoffmann(3-0, 4.85 ERA) C 44 Adrian Del Castillo .312 109 22 34 7 1 3 23 0-0 1B 30 Alex Toral .264 87 12 23 4 0 4 19 0-0 2B 27 Anthony Vilar .291 117 26 34 3 0 4 19 1-1 SS 46 Dominic Pitelli .221 86 13 19 1 0 2 7 2-3 3B 35 Yohandy Morales .283 120 24 34 6 3 7 27 0-0 LF 28 Jordan Lala .226 106 32 24 3 0 2 10 8-10 CF 47 Christian Del Castillo .364 110 17 40 5 1 1 25 4-5 RF 43 Gabe Rivera .314 51 9 16 0 0 4 8 0-1 DH 16 Raymond Gil .254 59 6 15 2 0 4 12 0-0 C/OF 36 Jared Thomas .214 14 3 3 0 0 0 2 0-0 C 61 Carlos Perez .190 21 4 4 2 0 0 1 0-0 INF 2 CJ Kayfus .219 32 9 7 3 0 2 4 0-0 INF/OF 22 Adam Frank .167 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0-0 OF 4 Chad Born .125 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 OF 51 Tony Jenkins .111 45 6 5 0 0 0 6 1-3 2021 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2021 SCHEDULE (18-11, 10-10 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FEBRUARY (3-3) Location Coral Gables, Fla. DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Feb. 19 Friday at Florida# L, 5-7 Enrollment 17,809 Feb. 20 Saturday at Florida$ W, 10-9 (13 inn.) Founded 1925 Feb. 21 Sunday at Florida$ W, 8-6 Nickname Hurricanes FEB. 26 FRIDAY VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-5 Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White FEB. 27 SATURDAY VIRGINIA TECH* W, 3-0 FEB. 28 SUNDAY VIRGINIA TECH*^ L, 6-9 President Dr. Julio Frenk Athletics Director Blake James MARCH (11-4) Conference Atlantic Coast Conference DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 3,771 Mar. 5 Friday at NC State* L, 5-11 305-284-2263 Mar. 6 Saturday at NC State* W, 6-4. Ticket Office Phone Mar. 7 Sunday at NC State* W, 6-4 MAR. 9 TUESDAY FAU W, 11-2 MAR. 12 FRIDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 10-0 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF MAR. 13 SATURDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 6-3 Head Coach Gino DiMare MAR. 14 SUNDAY WAKE FOREST*^ canceled 71-35 (third season) Mar. 17 Wednesday at FGCU W, 15-2 Record at Miami MAR. 19 FRIDAY FLORIDA STATE*@ L, 1-13 Career Overall Record 71-35 (third season) MAR. 20 SATURDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ L, 1-9 MAR. 21 SUNDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ L, 0-12 Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) Mar. 23 Tuesday at FAU W, 14-9 Mar. 26 Friday at Virginia* W, 8-6 Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Mar. 27 Saturday at Virginia* L, 0-4 Assistant Coach / Infielders Chris Dominguez (Louisville, 2009) Mar. 28 Sunday at Virginia* W, 4-2 MAR. 31 Wednesday at FIU W, 21-1 Strength & Conditioning Coach H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) Vinny Scavo (Florida State, 1983) APRIL (5-3) Athletic Trainer DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT Physical Therapist Julian Rivera (Ithaca College ’13) APR. 2 FRIDAY DUKE* W, 3-1 Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) APR. 3 SATURDAY DUKE*^ W, 11-5 Director of Player Development Jonathan Anderson (Duke, ’07) APR. 4 SUNDAY DUKE*^ W, 7-1 APR. 7 WEDNESDAY FIU W, 8-3 Apr. 9 Friday at Pittsburgh* L, 6-12 Apr. 10 Saturday at Pittsburgh* L, 4-6 PROGRAM HISTORY Apr. 11 Sunday at Pittsburgh* L, 5-12. First Year of Baseball 1940 APR. 14 WEDNESDAY FGCU W, 3-2 All-Time Program Record 2,670-1,116-18 (.702) APR. 16 FRIDAY CLEMSON*@ 7 p.m. APR. 17 SATURDAY CLEMSON*^ 6 p.m. College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 APR. 18 SUNDAY CLEMSON*@^ 12 p.m. College World Series Record 48-42 (.533) APR. 21 WEDNESDAY FGCU@ 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 46 / 2019 Apr. 23 Friday at North Carolina* 6 p.m. NCAA Regional Record 127-46 (.734) Apr. 24 Saturday at North Carolina* 2 p.m. Apr. 25 Sunday at North Carolina* 12 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 Apr. 30 Friday at Boston College* 7 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) Last Postseason Opponent Mississippi State / 2019 MAY (0-0) Starkville Regional Final (Starkville, Miss.) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT May 1 Saturday at Boston College* 3 p.m. Result Lost, 2-5 May 2 Sunday at Boston College* 1 p.m. MAY 7 FRIDAY APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. MAY 8 SATURDAY APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. POSTSEASON HISTORY MAY 9 SUNDAY APPALACHIAN STATE^ 1 p.m. MAY 14 FRIDAY GEORGIA TECH* 7 p.m. National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) MAY 15 SATURDAY GEORGIA TECH*^ 7 p.m. MAY 16 SUNDAY GEORGIA TECH*^ 1 p.m. College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, MAY 18 TUESDAY FAU 6 p.m. 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, May 20 Thursday at Louisville*@ 6 p.m.