2019 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 45 NCAA Postseason Appearances SERIES INFORMATION GAMES 22-24 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field) Dates: Friday, March 22, 2019 - Sunday, March 24, 2019 Game Times (ET): 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. MIAMI HURRICANES (15-6, 3-3 ACC) Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Mark Light Field (4,999) Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) Career Division I Record: 15-6 (first season) |Record at Miami: 15-6 (first season) TV: ACC Network Extra (all games) vs 5 WOLFPACK (20-1, 5-1 ACC) WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games) NC STATE Student Radio: Head Coach: Elliott Avent (VCU, 1983) Career Record: 1,078-723 (31st season) | Record at NC State: 853-510 (23rd season) Twitter Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes Live Stats: HurricaneSports.com Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com WEEKEND STORYLINES & NEWS • Miami hosts for a weekend series at The Light, the second consecutive week the Canes will face a top 10 team. Series History: Miami leads, 34-16 NC State • The Canes lead the all-time series, 34-16, and hold a 20-5 advantage in Coral Gables. NC State won the last series, 2-1, in 2017.. Coral Gables: Miami leads, 20-5 • Friday night starter (4-0, 3.23 ERA) will go for his fifth win, opposing NC State RHP (3-0, 0.68 ERA). Raleigh: Miami leads, 11-6 Evan McKendry Jason Parker • In his last start, McKendry held #8 UNC to four runs (three earned) on six hits over 5.2 innings while striking out three. Neutral Site: NC State leads, 5-3 • Sophomore is fifth in the ACC with a .367 batting average and 14 of his 29 hits in 2019 are for extra bases. First Meeting: May 19, 1989 - Miami won, 7-4 Freddy Zamora • Miami has two of the top 10 run producers in the ACC: (4th, 26) and (T-7th, 23). Last Meeting: March 19, 2017 - Miami won, 7-5 Alex Toral Adrian Del Castillo • First baseman is second in the ACC with 10 home runs. Miami's 27 home runs are third-most in the ACC. Streak: Miami, one win Alex Toral • Freshman Adrian Del Castillo has hit safely in 20 of 21 games in 2019 and reached base in all 21 games this season. • At 14-3, the Hurricanes matched their best start since opening the 2016 season 14-3 over their first 17 games. • The Canes, who finished 28-26 a season ago, added a recruiting class ranked No. 10 nationwide by Baseball America and MIAMI 15-6, 3-3 ACC D1 Baseball to a group of 19 returning players from a 2018 team that finished 16-13 in ACC play. 2018: 28-26, 16-13 ACC (third place, Coastal) • Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only Last Game: May 24, 2018 (Durham, N.C.) Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time. 1-7 loss, Clemson Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) PROJECTED STARTERS Career: 15-6 (first season) at Miami: 15-6 (first season) vs. NC State: 0-0 Friday: JR RHP Evan McKendry (4-0, 3.23 ERA) Saturday: SO RHP Chris McMahon (1-1, 4.00 ERA) Sunday: R-JR RHP Brian Van Belle (3-2, 3.38 ERA) #8 NC STATE 20-1, 5-1 ACC 2018: 42-18, 19-11 ACC (2nd place, Atlantic) Last Game: June 3, 2018 (Raleigh, N.C.) 7-15 loss, vs. Auburn Head Coach: Elliott Avent (VCU, 1983) Career: 1,078-723 (31st season) at NC State: 853-510 (23rd season) Game 1: RHP Evan McKendry Game 2: RHP Chris McMahon Game 3: RHP Brian Van Belle Twitter: @NCStateBaseball 4-0, 3.23 ERA, 30.2 IP 1-1, 4.00 ERA, 27.0 IP 3-2, 3.38 ERA, 26.2 IP Friday: JR RHP Jason Parker (3-0, 0.68 ERA) Saturday: SO RHP Reid Johnston (2-0, 2.86 ERA) POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Sunday: TBA Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 24 Michael Amditis .245 49 7 12 1 0 2 7 1-2 1B 30 Alex Toral .260 77 18 20 1 0 10 26 0-0 2B 27 Anthony Vilar .289 76 14 22 6 0 1 12 0-0 SS 16 Freddy Zamora .367 79 22 29 9 0 5 21 4-5 ‘85 3B 16 Raymond Gil .356 73 11 26 5 0 5 12 1-1 LF 4 Dylan Cloonan .278 36 4 10 2 0 1 4 1-2 CF 28 Jordan Lala .344 64 24 22 2 0 1 5 11-12 ‘82 ‘99 RF 9 Willy Escala .278 18 5 5 1 1 0 3 1-1 DH 44 Adrian Del Castillo .329 85 18 28 8 0 2 23 0-0 C 31 Isaac Quiñones .000 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 OF 35 Chad Crosbie .172 29 2 5 0 0 0 2 3-3 ‘01 OF 51 Tony Jenkins .176 51 12 9 1 0 0 5 8-8 OF 38 Luis Tuero .333 36 6 12 3 0 0 2 1-2 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2019 SCHEDULE (15-6, 3-3 ACC) UNIVERSITY INFORMATION FEBRUARY (6-2) Location Coral Gables, Fla. DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT FEB 9 Saturday FanFest & Alumni Game (exh.) W, 4-2 Enrollment 17,348 FEB. 15 Friday RUTGERS% W, 19-3 Founded 1925 FEB. 16 Saturday RUTGERS% W, 7-1 Nickname Hurricanes FEB. 17 Sunday RUTGERS^ W, 9-3 Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White FEB. 20 Wednesday FAU W, 11-4 Feb. 22 Friday at #4 Florida W, 5-2 President Dr. Julio Frenk Feb. 23 Saturday at #4 Florida L, 3-9 Athletics Director Blake James Feb. 24 Sunday at #4 Florida L, 1-4 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Feb. 27 Wednesday at FIU# W, 10-8 Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 4,999 MARCH (9-4) Ticket Office Phone 305-284-2263 DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT MAR. 1 Friday UMBC% W, 8-2 MAR. 2 Saturday UMBC W, 3-2 BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF MAR. 3 Sunday UMBC% W, 20-1 Head Coach Gino DiMare MAR. 6 Wednesday APPALACHIAN STATE W, 6-1 15-6 (first season) MAR. 8 Friday GEORGIA TECH* L, 4-5 (10 inn.) Record at Miami MAR. 9 Saturday GEORGIA TECH*% W, 6-5 Career Overall Record 15-6 (first season) MAR. 10 Sunday GEORGIA TECH*^ W, 9-6 MAR. 12 Tuesday JACKSON STATE W, 4-3 Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) MAR. 13 Wednesday JACKSON STATE W, 8-1 Mar. 15 Friday at #8 North Carolina* W, 6-4 Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Mar. 16 Saturday at #8 North Carolina* L, 3-9 Assistant Coach / Infielders Bo Durkac (Virginia Tech, 1995) Mar. 17 Sunday at #8 North Carolina* L, 5-8 MAR. 19 Tuesday COLUMBIA Cancelled Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Gabriel (Incarnate Word, 1996) MAR. 20 Wednesday COLUMBIA L, 2-4 MAR. 22 Friday NC STATE* 7 p.m. Athletic Trainer H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) MAR. 23 Saturday NC STATE* 7 p.m. MAR. 24 Sunday NC STATE*%^ 1 p.m. Mar. 27 Wednesday at FAU 6:30 p.m. Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) Mar. 29 Friday at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m. Mar. 30 Saturday at Pittsburgh* 3 p.m. Mar. 31 Sunday at Pittsburgh* 1 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY APRIL (0-0) First Year of Baseball 1940 DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT All-Time Program Record 2,614-1,088-18 (.703) APR. 3 Wednesday FAU 6 p.m. APR. 5 Friday FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 APR. 6 Saturday FLORIDA STATE*%^ 7 p.m. College World Series Record 48-42 (.533) APR. 7 Sunday FLORIDA STATE*^ 1 p.m. NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 45 / 2016 APR. 9 Tuesday FGCU 6 p.m. 125-44 (.740) Apr. 10 Wednesday at. FGCU 6:30 p.m. NCAA Regional Record Apr. 12 Friday at Virginia* 6 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 Apr. 13 Saturday at Virginia* 4 p.m. NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621) Apr. 14 Sunday at Virginia* 1 p.m. Last Postseason Opponent UC Santa Barbara / 2016 Apr. 16 Tuesday FGCU 6 p.m. Apr. 18 Thursday at Louisville* 6 p.m. College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Apr. 19 Friday at Louisville* 6 p.m. Result Lost, 3-5 Apr. 20 Saturday at Louisville* 1 p.m. APR. 24 Wednesday FIU#^ 6 p.m. APR. 26 Friday VIRGINIA TECH*% 7 p.m. POSTSEASON HISTORY APR. 27 Saturday VIRGINIA TECH*% 7 p.m. APR. 28 Sunday VIRGINIA TECH*%^ 1 p.m. National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) MAY (0-0) College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, MAY 3 Friday BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 p.m. MAY 4 Saturday BETHUNE-COOKMAN% 7 p.m.. 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) MAY 5 Sunday BETHUNE-COOKMAN^ 1 p.m.