Category: Miami Hurricanes

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes dug an early hole for themselves on Saturday night, and they could not climb out of it. Now their season is in jeopardy. No. 1 seed Miami (41-20) fell behind No. 2 seed Texas (40-20) 4-0 in the first three innings and could only push across a solitary run, dropping its first regional game at Mark Light Field. The Hurricanes now need to win three straight games to keep their season alive. Sophomore Karson Ligon struggled in his start Saturday night. Dylan Campell put the Longhorns on the board quickly, smashing a two-run homer to open the scoring in the first inning....

CORAL GABLES — The Hurricanes’ bats came alive in their first game of regional play. Miami (41-19) jumped out to a seven-run lead in the second and never looked back, burying Maine (32-20) 9-1 in the first game of the Coral Gables regional at Mark Light Field on Friday night. “Our talk before the game was try to get out in front early,” Miami coach Gino DiMare said. “Couldn’t script it any better.” The Hurricanes, who entered the postseason seventh in the nation with 112 home runs, hit three more homers Friday. Left fielder Edgardo Villegas got the Hurricanes off to a quick start, driving a...

DURHAM, N.C. — Riley Bertram homered for the first time this season — a go-ahead three-run shot in an eight-run seventh inning — and Clemson rallied to beat Miami 11-5 in the championship game of the ACC Tournament on Sunday for the Tigers 16th-straight win. No. 3 seed Clemson (43-17) had run-scoring singles from Caden Grice and Riley Bertram in the bottom of the first inning to grab a 2-0 lead. Leadoff hitter Cam Cannarella homered with two outs in the second to push the lead to 3-0. Miami, seeded fourth, chipped away with two runs in the top of the third. Dominic Pitelli led off with a double...

A day after adding Alabama transfer Tyler Harrell, the Hurricanes picked up two more commitments on Saturday. First, defensive lineman transfer Anthony Campbell picked Miami. Later in the evening, junior college wide receiver Shemar Kirk committed to the Hurricanes. Both announced their commitments on social media. Campbell, who is entering his third season of college football, played nine games at Louisiana-Monroe over the last two seasons. He had five total tackles and one tackle for loss last season. Pro Football Focus gave Campbell, who is listed at 6-7 and 277 pounds, a 51.1 defensive grade...