2021 M IAMI B ASEBALL G AME N OTES
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 47 NCAA Postseason Appearances
GAINESVILLE REGIONAL INFO
Dates: Friday, June 4, 2021 - Monday, June 7, 2021 Site: Gainesville, Miss. | Florida Ballpark (7,000) Game Dates (ET):
Friday, June 4:
- 12 PM ET | Game 1: #15 Florida (1) vs. USF (4) - 5 PM ET | Game 2: Miami (2) vs. South Alabama (3) Saturday, June 5:
- 12 PM ET | Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 4 PM ET | Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 Sunday, June 6:
- 12 PM ET | Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 - 6 PM ET | Game 6: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 4 Monday, June 7:
- 1 PM ET | Game 7 (If necessary): same teams as in Game 6 TV: SEC Network | ACC Network | Watch ESPN
-Talent: Jon Meterparel (PxP) and Nick Belmonte (color) Student Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games)
-Talent: Josh White and Zach Letson
Twitter Updates: @CanesBaseball / @MiamiHurricanes Live Stats: NCAA.com
Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com
#1 FLORIDA 38-20
Last Game: vs Tennessee, 0-4 loss, May 29, 2021 (Hoover, Ala.) Series History: Miami leads, 132-128-1
Coral Gables: Miami leads, 81-48 Gainesville: Florida leads, 78-50-1 Neutral Site: Florida leads, 2-1
First Meeting: April 9, 1940 - Florida won, 18-13 Last Meeting: February 21, 2021 - Miami won, -68 Streak: Miami, two wins
#3 SOUTH ALABAMA 33-20
Last Game: vs. Ga. Southern, 10-4 win, May 30, 2019 (Montgomery, Ala.) Series History: Miami leads, 15-8
Coral Gables: Miami leads, 8-3 Mobile: Miami leads, 4-3
Neutral Site: Miami leads, 3-2
First Meeting: May 24,, 1973 - Miami won, 5-3 Last Meeting: Feb. 2, 1997 - Miami won, 16-4 Streak: Miami, one win
#4 USF 28-27
Last Game: vs. UCF, 8-7 win, May 30, 2021 (Clearwater, Fla.) Series History: Miami leads, 84-29
Coral Gables: Miami leads, 52-14 Tampa: Miami leads, 32-15
First Meeting: April 25, 1967 - Miami won, 11-0 Last Meeting: Feb. 26, 2020 - Miami won, 7-5 Streak: Miami, two wins
GAMES 52-54 2021 NCAA BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP | GAINESVILLE REGIONAL
#2
MIAMI HURRICANES
(32-19, 20-15 ACC)Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992)
Career Division I Record: 85-43 (third season) | Record at Miami: 85-43 (third season)
#3 SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS (33-20, 15-9 SUN BELT)
Head Coach: Mark Calvi (Nova Southeastern, 1991)
Career Division I Record: 310-231 (10th season) | Record at USA: 310-231 (10th season)
#1 FLORIDA GATORS (38-20, 17-13 SEC)
Head Coach: Kevin O'Sullivan (Virginia, 1991)
Career Division I Record: 585-276 (14th season) | Record at Florida: 585-276 (14th season)
#4 USF BULLS (28-27, 14-14 AAC)
Head Coach: Billy Mohl (Tulane, 2007)
Career Record: 96-87-1 (fourth season) | Record at USF: 96-87-1 (fourth season)
REGIONAL STORYLINES & NEWS
• After finishing the 2021 season with a 32-19 record, Miami was selected to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
• The second-seeded Hurricanes will join No. 1 Florida, No. 3 South Alabama and No. 4 USF in the Gainesville Regional.
• The Gainesville Regional is paired with the Austin Regional, hosted by Texas and featuring Arizona State, Fairfield and Southern.
• Miami will play on the road in the regional round for the first time since 2019, when they were No. 2 at the Starkville Regional.
• The Hurricanes head to the Gainesville Regional for the fifth time in history, playing there in 1989, 2002, 2009 and 2011.
• Miami has played made 19 of its 47 regional appearances away from Coral Gables, with just 11 of those 19 coming outside of Florida.
• UM is 128-48 (.727) all-time in the regional round. They are 40-31 (.563) in road regional games and 11-6 (.647) in Gainesville Regional games.
• UM head coach Gino DiMare has participated in 22 postseasons: four as a player from 1989-92, 17 as an assistant coach (1997-2008, 2012-2016) and one as head coach (2019). DiMare has led Miami to the tournament in both of his full seasons.
• Miami pitching coach J.D. Arteaga has participated in 19 postseasons: four as a player from 1994-97 and 15 as an assistant (2003-16, '19).
• Nine players on Miami's 2021 roster were on the 2019 UM team that reached the 2019 Starkville Regional Final.
• The Canes had five players earn All-ACC recognition: LHP Carson Palmquist (1st team, All-Freshman), C Adrian Del Castillo (2nd), OF Christian Del Castillo (2nd), 2B Anthony Vilar (2nd) and 3B Yohandy Morales (Freshman).
• True freshman infielder Yohandy Morales leads the Canes in home runs (10), RBI (43) and multi-RBI performances (13).
• Outfielder Christian Del Castillo leads the Canes in hitting (.374) and RBI (40). The older brother of catcher, Adrian Del Castillo, Christian was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 22 following a stellar series at then-No. 1 Florida.
• Adrian (Apr. 5) and Christian Del Castillo (Feb. 22) are the first brothers to win ACC Player of the Week in the same season.
• Miami wrapped up the regular season second in the Coastal Division, finishing half a game behind division winner Georgia Tech.
• Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time.
POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP
Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 44 Adrian Del Castillo .284 190 37 54 13 1 3 36 1-1 1B 30 Alex Toral .260 154 18 40 7 0 6 28 0-1 2B 27 Anthony Vilar .292 195 40 57 9 0 5 28 1-2 SS 46 Dominic Pitelli .224 161 22 36 5 0 4 14 4-7 3B 35 Yohandy Morales .277 202 43 56 13 3 10 43 0-1 LF 28 Jordan Lala .229 166 41 38 3 1 4 18 13-18 CF 51 Tony Jenkins .167 90 11 15 2 0 0 13 1-3 RF 47 Christian Del Castillo .368 190 33 70 10 1 4 40 7-10 DH 16 Raymond Gil .305 128 17 39 6 0 8 29 0-0 C 61 Carlos Perez .227 44 8 10 4 1 1 6 0-0 INF 2 CJ Kayfus .295 44 12 13 3 0 3 6 1-1 OF 43 Gabe Rivera .250 76 13 19 1 0 5 9 0-2
KEY PITCHERS
L/R # Player ERA W-L APP IP H R ER BB SO SV
RHP 55 Jake Smith 2.68 3-0 17 43.2 33 14 13 11 59 0 RHP 18 Alex McFarlane 4.45 2-1 15 32.1 28 17 16 14 36 0 RHP 52 Jake Garland 5.40 6-3 15 65.0 71 43 39 14 37 0 RHP 24 Alejandro Rosario 5.76 5-4 14 59.1 71 44 38 26 50 0 RHP 21 Andrew Walters 1.11 0-0 17 24.1 18 3 3 8 36 0 LHP 14 Carson Palmquist 1.74 1-1 23 41.1 20 8 8 6 72 13 LHP 17 Spencer Bodanza 2.08 3-0 18 17.1 8 4 4 6 20 0 RHP 9 Anthony Arguelles 4.08 4-1 17 17.2 17 8 8 9 16 0 RHP 99 Daniel Federman 4.46 4-4 19 42.1 46 26 21 9 36 1
2021 SCHEDULE (32-19, 20-15 ACC)
FEBRUARY (3-3)
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT
Feb. 19 Friday at Florida# L, 5-7
Feb. 20 Saturday at Florida$ W, 10-9 (13 inn.)
Feb. 21 Sunday at Florida$ W, 8-6
FEB. 26 FRIDAY VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-5
FEB. 27 SATURDAY VIRGINIA TECH* W, 3-0
FEB. 28 SUNDAY VIRGINIA TECH*^ L, 6-9
MARCH (11-4)
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT
Mar. 5 Friday at NC State* L, 5-11
Mar. 6 Saturday at NC State* W, 6-4.
Mar. 7 Sunday at NC State* W, 6-4
MAR. 9 TUESDAY FAU W, 11-2
MAR. 12 FRIDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 10-0
MAR. 13 SATURDAY WAKE FOREST* W, 6-3
MAR. 14 SUNDAY WAKE FOREST*^ canceled
Mar. 17 Wednesday at FGCU W, 15-2
MAR. 19 FRIDAY FLORIDA STATE*@ L, 1-13
MAR. 20 SATURDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ L, 1-9
MAR. 21 SUNDAY FLORIDA STATE*^ L, 0-12
Mar. 23 Tuesday at FAU W, 14-9
Mar. 26 Friday at Virginia* W, 8-6
Mar. 27 Saturday at Virginia* L, 0-4
Mar. 28 Sunday at Virginia* W, 4-2
MAR. 31 Wednesday at FIU W, 21-1
APRIL (10-6)
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT
APR. 2 FRIDAY DUKE* W, 3-1
APR. 3 SATURDAY DUKE*^ W, 11-5
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
Apr. 11 Sunday at Pittsburgh* L, 5-12.
APR. 14 WEDNESDAY FGCU W, 3-2
APR. 16 FRIDAY CLEMSON*@ W, 12-3
APR. 17 SATURDAY CLEMSON*^ W, 10-2
APR. 18 SUNDAY CLEMSON*@^ W, 3-2
Apr. 23 Friday at North Carolina* L, 2-4
Apr. 23 Saturday at North Carolina* L, 5-6
Apr. 25 Sunday at North Carolina* W, 8-1
APR. 27 TUESDAY FGCU W, 6-0
Apr. 30 Friday at Boston College* L, 0-13
MAY (9-5)
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT
May 1 Saturday at Boston College* W, 2-1
May 2 Sunday at Boston College* L, 6-11
MAY 7 FRIDAY APPALACHIAN STATE W, 4-2
MAY 8 SATURDAY APPALACHIAN STATE W, 16-1
MAY 9 SUNDAY APPALACHIAN STATE^ W, 10-2
MAY 14 FRIDAY GEORGIA TECH* L, 3-14
MAY 15 SATURDAY GEORGIA TECH*^ W, 10-3
MAY 16 SUNDAY GEORGIA TECH*^ W, 5-4
MAY 18 TUESDAY FAU L, 0-3
May 20 Thursday at Louisville*@ W, 6-1
May 21 Friday at Louisville*@ W, 2-0
May 22 Saturday at Louisville*@ W, 3-2.
May 27 Thursday Duke& L, 2-3
May 28 Friday Florida State& L, 3-6
Home games in CAPS, played at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Fla.
* indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game
@ indicates game will be televised on ACC Network
# indicates game will be televised on SEC Network
$ indicates game will be televised on SEC Network+
^ indicates game will be carried on 990 AM WMYM
& indicates game played in ACC Tournament All games carried on WVUM 90.5 FM All home games carried on ACC Network Extra
Location Coral Gables, Fla.
Enrollment 17,809 Founded 1925 Nickname Hurricanes Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White
President Dr. Julio Frenk
Athletics Director Blake James
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 3,771 Ticket Office Phone 305-284-2263
BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF
Head Coach Gino DiMare
Record at Miami 85-43 (third season) Career Overall Record 85-43 (third season) Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Assistant Coach / Infielders Chris Dominguez (Louisville, 2009) Strength & Conditioning Coach H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) Athletic Trainer Vinny Scavo (Florida State, 1983) Physical Therapist Julian Rivera (Ithaca College ’13) Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert “G.M.” McDaniel (FIU, 2003) Director of Player Development Jonathan Anderson (Duke, ’07)
UNIVERSITY INFORMATION
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Year of Baseball 1940 All-Time Program Record 2,684-1,124-18 (.702) College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016
College World Series Record 48-42 (.533)
NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 46 / 2019
NCAA Regional Record 127-46 (.734)
NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016
NCAA Super Regional Record 18-11 (.621)
Last Postseason Opponent Mississippi State / 2019 Starkville Regional Final (Starkville, Miss.)
Result Lost, 2-5
National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001)
College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016)
Super Regional Appearances: 12 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016)
Super Regional Titles: 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) NCAA Regional Appearances: 46 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
NCAA Regional Titles: 29 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016)
POSTSEASON HISTORY
NO. NAME POS. B/T HT. WT. YR. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 2 CJ Kayfus INF/OF L/L 5-11 189 1 Fr. Wellington, Fla. / Palm Beach Central
4 Chad Born OF R/R 6-1 183 1 Fr. Placentia, Calif. / Orange Lutheran
7 Anthony Vilar INF L/R 5-10 186 3 So. Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian 9 Anthony Arguelles RHP R/R 5-10 189 3 So. Miami, Fla. / Santa Fe College / Columbus 10 JP Gates LHP/UT L/L 6-1 224 3 So. Brooksville, Fla. / Nature Coast
13 Mike Rosario OF/LHP L/L 6-0 204 3 So. Newberry, Fla. / St. Johns River State / Buchholz 14 Carson Palmquist LHP L/L 6-4 190 2 Fr. Fort Myers, Fla. / Riverdale
16 Raymond Gil INF R/R 6-1 225 4 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep
17 Spencer Bodanza LHP L/L 6-1 192 4 Jr. Tampa, Fla. / Hillsborough CC / Alonso
18 Alex McFarlane RHP R/R 6-4 212 2 Fr. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands / Habersham Central 19 Alex Munroe LHP L/L 5-9 188 2 Fr. Clermont, Fla. / Ridge Community
21 Andrew Walters RHP R/R 6-3 211 2 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. / Eastern Florida State / Bayside
22 Adam Frank INF/OF R/B 6-0 190 4 R-So. Saddle Brook, N.J. / Hillsborough CC / Fairleigh Dickinson / Don Bosco Prep 24 Alejandro Rosario RHP R/R 6-0 183 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian
27 Ben Wanger RHP/UT L/R 6-3 223 6 Gr. Newton, Mass. / USC / Yale / Belmont Hill
28 Jordan Lala OF L/R 5-9 175 3 So. Tampa, Fla. / Steinbrenner
30 Alex Toral INF L/L 6-1 235 4 Jr. Davie, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy
34 Luis Espinal INF R/R 6-1 226 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy
35 Yohandy Morales INF R/R 6-3 199 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Braddock
36 Jared Thomas C/OF L/R 5-11 185 2 Fr. Lakewood, Calif. / Orange Lutheran 37 Victor Mederos RHP R/R 6-3 220 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian
39 Jacoby Long OF S-R 6-1 180 1 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / Dwyer
40 Jamar Fairweather RHP R/R 6-2 223 1 Fr. South Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian 41 Jose Izarra INF R/R 6-0 174 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Christian
43 Gabe Rivera OF R/R 5-10 220 4 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Killian 44 Adrian Del Castillo C L/R 5-11 210 3 So. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep 45 Nicholas Regalado RHP R/R 6-1 215 1 Fr. Miami Lakes, Fla. / Columbus 46 Dominic Pitelli INF L/R 5-10 168 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Doral Academy 47 Christian Del Castillo OF L/R 5-9 183 5 R-Jr. Miami, Fla. / Seton Hall / Belen Jesuit 51 Tony Jenkins OF R/R 5-11 179 4 Jr. Rockledge, Fla. / Holy Trinity Episcopal 52 Jake Garland RHP R/R 6-5 230 2 Fr. Jupiter, Fla. / Jupiter
53 Jordan Dubberly RHP R/R 6-1 188 3 R-So. Hazlehurst, Ga. / St. Johns River State / Georgia / Jeff Davis 55 Jake Smith RHP R/R 6-4 190 3 So. Chapel Hill, N.C. / State College of Florida / Chipola / Chapel Hill 61 Carlos Perez C R/R 6-0 209 1 Fr. Miami, Fla. / Florida Christian
99 Daniel Federman RHP L/R 6-1 195 4 Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy
COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: 6 Gino DiMare (3rd season, 22nd season at Miami, Miami ’92) Associate Head Coach / Pitching: 33 J.D. Arteaga (19th season, Miami ‘97)
Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Catchers / Hitters: 8 Norberto Lopez (6th season, Nova Southeastern ’99) Assistant Coach / Infielders: 49 Chris Dominguez (1st season, Louisville, ’09)
SUPPORT STAFF
Director of Baseball Operations: Robert “GM” McDaniel (21st season, FIU ’03) Director of Player Development: Jonathan Anderson (2nd season, Duke, ’07) Strength and Conditioning Coach: H.R. Powell (6th season, Montclair State ’13) Athletic Trainer: Vinny Scavo (5th season, Florida State ’83)
Physical Therapist: Julian Rivera (4th season, Ithaca College ’13) Athletics Communications: David Villavicencio (3rd season, Miami ‘09)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
PLAYERS COACHES
2 CJ Kayfus - KAY-fuss 35 Yohandy Morales - Yo-AHN-dee mor-AH-less 6 Gino DiMare - dih-MARR-ee
7 Anthony Vilar - VIH-lar 37 Victor Mederos - meh-DEH-rose 8 Norberto Lopez - Nor-BERR-to LOW-pez
9 Anthony Arguelles - Arr-GWAY-yez 41 Jose Izarra - ho-ZAY EE-zah-rah 33 J.D. Arteaga - are-tee-AH-guh 17 Spencer Bodanza - Bo-DAN-za 44 Adrian Del Castillo - Del Cas-TEE-yoh 49 Chris Dominguez - Doh-MEEN-gezz 18 Alex McFarlane - Mick-FAR-Lin 46 Dominic Pitelli - pih-TELL-ee
27 Ben Wanger - WANG-er 47 Christian Del Castillo - Del Cas-TEE-yoh 28 Jordan Lala - Lah-Lah 53 Jordan Dubberly - DUBB-err-lee
30 Alex Toral - Torr-AL 61 Carlos Perez - CAR-los PEHR-ess
34 Luis Espinal - Loo-EECE es-pee-NAL 99 Daniel Federman - Feh-DERR-men
2021 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL ROSTER
6 GINO DiMARE HEAD COACH
THE HURRICANES' SKIPPER UM Associate Head Coach 2011-2018
UM Assistant Head Coach 2008 UM Assistant Coach 1998-2007
UM Outfielder 1989-92
Gino DiMare became the ninth head baseball coach in University of Miami history, elevating to the helm of the program prior to the 2019 season.
DiMare previously served as associate head coach in charge of hitting, as well as the baseball program’s recruiting coordinator. Overall, 2019 marked DiMare’s 20th year as a member of the Hurricanes baseball staff. DiMare rejoined the University of Miami baseball program after three years away from the program in 2011. Prior to his exit in 2008, DiMare served as the Canes recruiting coordinator and hitting coach over his final nine seasons. He held the title of assistant head coach during the 2008 season – a year the Canes won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship before advancing to the College World Series.
Miami proved to be one of the top teams in the country during a shortened 2020 season. The Canes went 12-4 and finished the season ranked as high as No. 5 by Baseball America and in the top 15 of all six major polls. A preseason pick to win the ACC Coastal, Miami went 3-0 in conference play before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season prematurely.
The 2020 Hurricanes featured a pair of All-Americans, as standout right-handed pitchers Brian Van Belle and Chris McMahon were both selected to Collegiate Baseball’s All-America Second Team.
After the season, three Hurricanes were selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. Sophomore right- hander Slade Cecconi was taken with the 33rd overall pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the 29th Hurricane to be selected in the first round of an MLB Draft. McMahon, a junior right-hander, went in the second round to the Colorado Rockies and junior shortstop Freddy Zamora was taken in the second round by the Milwaukee Brewers.
With three players drafted, Miami tied with Mississippi State and Texas A&M with the most selections among the top 60 picks in the 2020 MLB Draft. Van Belle and fellow right-hander Tyler Keysor signed free agent contracts following the shortened five-round MLB Draft, joining the Red Sox and Reds organizations, respectively.
Miami had an impressive first season under his tutelage, winning 41 games and returning to the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2016. The Canes earned the 46th postseason berth in program history and reached the Starkville Regional final before falling to No. 6 Mississippi State. The Hurricanes went 18-12 in ACC play in 2019, winning seven conference series and turning in their best conference record since 2016.
Four Canes were named All-ACC, as redshirt sophomore Michael Amditis, freshman Adrian Del Castillo and redshirt junior Brian Van Belle were selected to the All-ACC Second Team, while sophomore Raymond Gil was named to the All-ACC Third Team. Del Castillo was also one of 12 players picked for the 2019 ACC All- Freshman Team and earned Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America, D1 Baseball, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Perfect Game.
The 2019 Canes hit an ACC-best 85 home runs on the season, the most since Miami hit 106 in 2010. First baseman Alex Toral smashed a conference-leading 24 home runs on the season that ranked third in Division I and moved him into a tie with Yonder Alonso for the second-most home runs by a Hurricane in a single season.
Twelve different Hurricanes hit at least one home run in 2019, sparking an explosion of power from the Miami bats that matched the 2018 season home run total of 23 after just 15 games in 2019. The Canes’ 85 homers were more than the combined team home run total of 58 from the previous two seasons (35 in 2017 and 23 in 2018).
The Hurricanes qualified for their second straight College World Series berth and 25th in program history in 2016. Under DiMare’s guidance as hitting coach, five field players (Zack Collins – first round, Willie Abreu – sixth round, Brandon Lopez – 10th round, Jacob Heyward – 18th round, Johnny Ruiz – 28th round) were selected in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft. Collins was named a first-team All-American by several publications, and became Miami’s first first-round draft pick since Yasmani Grandal in 2010 when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 10 overall pick.
In 2015, DiMare guided the Hurricanes to the No. 1 national ranking in offense. Miami scored 547 runs over the season, which ranked first nationally at an average of 8.16 runs per game. Miami’s offense, which ranked No. 7 nationally in batting average (.307) and No. 2 in on-base percentage (.417), led the way to the team’s 24th College World Series appearance in program history and second straight ACC Coastal Division title.
DiMare’s impact on the program was felt immediately upon his return in 2012, as the first recruiting class under his watch was ranked among the top 10 by two national publications. Miami’s incoming 2012 freshman class was ranked No. 10 by Baseball America, its first top-10 ranking from BA since 2006, and No.
9 by Collegiate Baseball. One of those newcomers, third baseman David Thompson, earned Freshman All- America honors from Perfect Game following the conclusion of the 2013 season.
Previously, DiMare helped recruit and coach players such as Yonder Alonso, Ryan Braun, Jon Jay, Gaby Sanchez, Danny Valencia and Jemile Weeks – all of whom have reached the big leagues in recent years. DiMare’s accomplishments on the recruiting scene during his nine years in the capacity of recruiting coordinator are as impressive as the Hurricanes’ annual postseason results. His 2001 class was rated among the top five nationally and his 2003 class was ranked among the top 15 nationally.
UM’s 2008 recruiting class, which was targeted primarily by DiMare, was ranked second by Collegiate Baseball and fifth by Baseball America prior to the 2007 season. That includes Braun, the 2005 ACC Player of the Year and Cesar Carrillo, the ACC’s Pitcher of the Year that same season. Braun and Carrillo were also Miami’s two first-round draft picks in 2005. DiMare has also kept Florida’s top talent home, including 2006 first-round pick Chris Perez (Holmes Beach) and second-round pick Jay (Miami).
DiMare’s offensive teams also proved to be some of the best in the history of the Hurricanes program. UMiami’s offense ranked among the top 10 in school history in eight of DiMare’s nine seasons as the club’s hitting instructor. The 2005 team hit .321, the seventh-best team batting average in school history and the 2004 squad finished the season with a .330 batting average, which ranks fourth in school history. UM’s .310 average in 2006 was only bested by five teams that were not under the guidance of DiMare, dating back 62 years.
The 1999 Hurricanes posted the third-best batting average in school history with a .333 mark, while the 2000 team finished with a .323 batting average that ranks sixth all time. Miami batted .315 in 2003 and .314 in 2002 (10th). The 2008 team that advanced to the College World Series and spent much of the season atop the national collegiate baseball polls finished the year hitting at a school eighth-best .320 average, while also ranking tied for second in home runs (106), fourth in slugging percentage (.541), eighth in total bases (1,202) and RBI (517), tied for ninth in doubles (135) and 10th in hits (711).
DiMare has long been associated with the Miami baseball program. First, he was a fan as a kid growing up in South Florida. Then, DiMare was a player for the Hurricanes following a stellar career at Miami Westminster Christian. He was a standout outfielder for the Canes from 1989-92, with a career batting average of .290. He currently ranks among UM’s leaders in career games played (243), career stolen bases (93) and total sacrifices (36). In 1991, DiMare led the Hurricanes with a .353 batting average.
Following his career in Coral Gables, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He played the 1992-93 seasons in the Red Sox minor league system in Winter Haven and Ft. Lauderdale. Upon returning to Miami, DiMare spent the 1996 season as an assistant coach at Westminster – the 1996 High School National Champions.
DiMare then returned to UM in 1997 and was a volunteer coach for three seasons, in charge of outfielders and base running.
DiMare currently resides in Miami with his wife Denise and four daughters:
Nicolette, Gianna, Giselle and Gina.
HURRICANES RETURN TO NCAA TOURNAMENT
• The University of Miami will make its second regional appearance under the direction of head coach Gino DiMare, as the Canes played in the Starkville Regional in 2019.
• Second-seeded Miami (32-19) will join host and first-seeded Florida (38-20), third-seeded South Alabama (33-20) and fourth seeded USF (28-27) in the Gainesville Regional.
• The Canes will face South Alabama in their first game of the Gainesville Regional, beginning Friday at 5 p.m. ET.
• The Hurricanes head to the Gainesville Regional for the fifth time in history, playing there in 1989, 2002, 2009 and 2011.
• The Hurricanes own an all-time NCAA Regional record of 128-48 (.727). They are 40-31 (.563) in road regional games and 11-6 (.647) in Gainesville Regional games. Miami’s all-time mark in the NCAA postseason stands at an impressive 194-101 (.658).
FIVE CANES RECEIVE ALL-ACC HONORS
• Five Miami players were among those recognized by the Atlantic Coast Conference Monday for their outstanding performances during the 2021 season.
• Freshman Carson Palmquist was named to the All-ACC First Team, while redshirt junior Christian Del Castillo and sophomores Adrian Del Castillo and Anthony Vilar earned positions on the All-ACC Second Team. Palmquist and Yohandy Morales were two of 12 players selected to the 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team.
VETERAN CANES BACK IN THE POSTSEASON
• Nine players on Miami's 2021 roster were on the 2019 UM team that reached the 2019 Starkville Regional Final : C Adrian Del Castillo, RHP Daniel Federman, LHP/UT JP Gates, INF Raymond Gil, OF Tony Jenkins, OF Jordan Lala, OF Gabe Rivera, INF Alex Toral and INF Anthony Vilar.
• Five Hurricanes were named to the 2019 all-regional team: Toral, Gil, Del Castillo, Gates and pitcher Brian Van Belle.
• Miami's returners have 30 games of regional experience (28 starts), combining for a .361 batting average (39-for-108), 31 runs, 39 hits, 7 doubles, 10 homers and 32 RBI.
DEL CASTILLO BROTHERS REUNITE AT THE U
• Brothers Adrian Del Castillo and Christian Del Castillo reunited at Miami, becoming teammates for the first time since little league.
• Christian (Feb. 22) and Adrian (Apr. 5) are the first brothers to win ACC Player of the Week in the same season.
• Adrian, who is the younger brother, is in his third year as a catcher at The U and enters the 2021 season as a consensus first team All-American and one of the top hitters in the country.
• Christian, who is two years older than Adrian, comes to Coral Gables after four years as an outfielder at Seton Hall, where he was named Male Breakthrough Athlete of the Year in 2019.
• The Del Castillos are the first set of brothers to be teammates at Miami since Carlos and David Gutierrez (06-08).
TRIO OF CAPTAINS LEADING THE WAY
• The University of Miami players and coaches combined to select C Adrian Del Castillo, RHP Daniel Federman and 1B Alex Toral as 2021 team captains.
• Del Castillo is a returning captain from the 2020 season, while Federman and Toral are both first-time captains in their career.
NEWS & NOTES HOME RUN TRACKER (54)
DATE OPP. PLAYER RUNS INNING 2/21 @Florida Gil solo T-3 2/28 Va Tech Morales 2-R B-1
3/5 @NCST Lala 3-R T-4
3/6 @NCST Kayfus solo T-9
3/7 @NCST Vilar 2-R T-6
3/7 @NCST Morales solo T-6
3/7 @NCST A. Del Castillo solo T-6
3/7 @NCST Morales solo T-7
3/9 FAU A. Del Castillo 3-R B-4
3/9 FAU Kayfus solo B-5
3/12 Wake Toral 2-R B-5
3/12 Wake Vilar 2-R B-6
3/13 Wake Vilar 2-R B-6
3/13 Wake A. Del Castillo solo B-6
3/17 @FGCU Rivera GS T-5
3/23 @FAU Toral GS T-1
3/23 @FAU Vilar solo T-3
3/23 @FAU Rivera solo T-3
3/26 @UVA Rivera solo T-6
3/26 @UVA Morales solo T-8
3/28 @UVA Morales solo T-8
3/31 @FIU Lala solo (leadoff) T-1
3/31 @FIU Rivera solo T-5
4/2 Duke C. Del Castillo solo B-4
4/2 Duke Toral solo B-6
4/4 Duke Morales 2-R B-5
4/7 FIU Pitelli solo B-7
4/7 FIU Morales 2-R B-7
4/9 @PItt Gil 3-R T-6
4/9 @Pitt Gil solo T-8
4/10 @Pitt Gil solo T-6
4/11 @Pitt Pitelli 3-R T-2
4/14 FGCU Toral solo B-4
4/16 Clemson Toral solo B-4
4/16 Clemson Toral solo B-5
4/16 Clemson Pitelli solo B-5
4/16 Clemson Rivera solo B-5
4/16 Clemson Gil 3-R B-8
4/17 Clemson C. Del Castillo solo B-2
4/17 Clemson Morales 2-R B-5
4/18 Clemson Morales solo B-1
4/18 Clemson Lala solo B-3
4/23 @UNC-2 C. Del Castillo 2-R T-8
4/25 @UNC Pitelli 2-R T-2
4/27 FGCU Lala solo (leadoff) B-1
5/2 @BC Perez solo T-3
5/8 App State C. Del Castillo 2-R B-5 5/8 App State Thomas 2-R B-6 5/8 App State Kayfus solo B-6 5/20 @Louisville Gil solo T-7
5/20 @Louisville Gil 2-R T-8
5/20 @Louisville Vilar solo T-9 5/21 @Louisville Morales 2-R T-2 5/28 Florida State Gil solo B-4
GAME-WINNING HIT/RBI
DATE OPP. PLAYER HIT / RBI INNING 2/20 @Florida Gil 1B / 1 RBI T-13 2/21 @Florida A. Del Castillo 2B / 2 RBI T-1 2/27 Va Tech Morales 1B / 1 RBI T-1 3/6 @NCST C. Del Castillo 3U / 1 RBI T-8 3/7 @NCST A. Del Castillo HR / 1 RBI T-6 3/9 FAU Morales 4-3 / 1 RBI B-3 3/12 Wake Vilar 1B / 1 RBI B-3 3/13 Wake A. Del Castillo HR / 1 RBI B-6 3/17 @FGCU C. Cel Castillo 1B / 1 RBI T-2 3/23 @FAU Toral GS / 4 RBI T-1 3/26 @UVA C. Del Castillo 1B / 2 RBI T-6 3/28 @UVA Gil SF / 1 RBI T-7 3/31 @FIU Lala HR / 1 RBI T-1 4/2 Duke Morales SF / 1 RBI B-1 4/3 Duke A. Del Castillo 1B / 1 RBI B-1 4/4 Duke Morales HR / 2 RBI B-5 4/7 FIU C. Del Castillo SF / 1 RBI B-4 4/14 FGCU Vilar 1B / 1 RBI B-9 4/16 Clemson Rivera scored on PB B-3 4/17 Clemson A. Del Castillo 1B / 1 RBI B-3 4/18 Clemson Jenkins SF/ 1 RBI B-9 4/25 @UNC Toral 1B / 2 RBI T-2 4/27 FGCU Lala HR / 1 RBI B-1 5/1 @BC A. Del Castillo 3-1 / 1 RBI T-1 5/7 App State Vilar 2B / 2 RBI B-3 5/8 App State C. Del Castillo SF / 1 RBI B-1 5/9 App State C. Del Castillo 2B / 1 RBI B-1 5/15 Ga Tech A. Del Castillo 2B / 2 RBI B-3 5/16 Ga Tech A. Del Castillo 1B / 2 RBI B-7 5/20 @Louisville Gil HR/ 1 RBI T-7 5/21 @Louisville Morales HR / 2 RBI T-2 5/22 @Louisville Lala 1B / 2 RBI T-4
OPENING DAY RESULTS 2021 ACC PRESEASON POLL
Atlantic Division
1. Louisville (11) - 95 2. NC State (1) - 74 3. Florida State (1) - 73
4. Clemson (1) - 48 5. Wake Forest - 45 6. Boston College - 39
7. Notre Dame - 18
Coastal Division
1. Miami (7) - 89 2. Virginia (5) - 85 3. Georgia Tech (2) - 71
4. Duke - 59 5. North Carolina - 40
6. Virginia Tech - 31 7. Pitt - 17 Overall Champion:
Louisville
ACC YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS 2020 3-0 First Place, Coastal*
2019 18-12 Second Place, Coastal 2018 16-13 Third Place, Coastal 2017 16-13 Third Place, Coastal 2016 21-7 First Place, Coastal 2015 22-8 First Place, Coastal 2014 24-6 First Place, Coastal 2013 14-16 Fifth Place, Coastal 2012 16-14 Third Place, Coastal 2011 19-10 Fourth Place, Coastal 2010 20-10 Third Place, Coastal 2009 18-12 Third Place, Coastal 2008 23-5 First Place, Coastal 2007 17-13 Third Place, Coastal 2006 17-13 Fourth Place, Coastal 2005 19-10-1 Third Place, ACC#
# no Atlantic / Coastal division split
* season shortened due to COVID-19 2021 ALL-ACC SELECTIONS (6)
First Team (1)
Carson Pamquist (RP)
Second Team (3)
Adrian Del Castillo (C) Christian Del Castillo (OF)
Anthony Vilar (2B)
All-Freshman Team (2)
Yohandy Morales (3B) Carson Pamquist (RP)
DEL CASTILLO BEHIND THE DISH
• Third-year catcher Adrian Del Castillo enters the 2021 season as a consensus preseason All-American, National Player of the Year candidate and is on the Buster Posey Award Watch List.
• Del Castillo led the Canes with a .358 batting average and added five extra-base hits and 15 RBI in the shortened 2020 season.
• A second team All-ACC pick as a freshman in 2019, Del Castillo led the Canes in hits (78), doubles (22) and runs batted in (72).
• Del Castillo finished 2019 batting .331 and also scored 58 runs and clubbed 12 homers, while striking out just 24 times.
• The Miami native's 72 RBI were the second-most by a UM freshman in program history, finishing just four shy of Ryan Braun's record 76, set in 2003. The 72 runs batted in were also the most by a Miami freshman since Yonder Alonso drove in 69 runs as a freshman in 2006.
• Del Castillo finished tied for 13th in the nation and second in the ACC in RBI (72) and also ranked second in the ACC in doubles (22).
• A Freshman All-American, Del Castillo earned a host of awards after his collegiate debut season, including Second Team All-ACC, ACC All-Freshman Team, ABCA All-Region and All-Starkville Regional Team honors.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, YOYO!
• Infielder Yohandy Morales has been a key part of Miami's lineup through 50 games, leading the team in home runs (10), RBI (43) and multi-RBI games (13). He is tied for second on the team with 16 multi-hit games and had a 12-game on-base streak (Mar. 21 - Apr. 11).
• On March 6, Morales led off the top of the eighth with a ground-rule double to right and later evaded a tag at the plate to score the go-ahead run in Miami’s 6-4 victory over NC State.
• A day later, Morales crushed a solo shot to center that tied the game at 3 as part of a five-run Miami sixth. Then Morales led off the top of the seventh with another solo bomb to center, closing out his second career three-hit game and recording his first multi-homer performance.
• Morales, who has started every game he has played in this season, hit his first career homer on Feb. 28 against Virginia Tech and went 5-for-14 (.312) with a double, a triple, an RBI and four runs scored in the season- opening series at then-consensus No. 1 Florida.
RED-HOT RAYMOND GIL
• Raymond Gil has been one of Miami's hottest hitters in the second half of the season, batting .336 (37-110) with 6 2B, 7 HR and 27 RBI in 32 games since March 23.
• MIami's designated hitter has been especially successful away from home, batting .343 (24-70) with 4 2B, 7 HR and 18 RBI in 22 games.
• Gil has had a lot of success hitting in Gainesville, batting .400 (8-for 20) with a double, two HR and 5 RBI in six career games there. He had the game-winning hit in extra innings on Sat, Feb 20, and added a homer in Sunday's series-clinching win at Florida on Feb. 21.
FOUR CANES NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA
• The Hurricanes had four different players selected to a Preseason All-America team in advance of the 2021 season: C Adrian Del Castillo, 1B Alex Toral, RHP/UT Ben Wanger and LHP/UT JP Gates.
• A consensus preseason All-American, Del Castillo leads all Hurricanes with five preseason All-America honors. The complete list of UM 2021 Preseason All-Americans is on page 8.
MIDWEEK NEWS & NOTES
2021 RETURNING TEAM LEADERS
OFFENSE PITCHING
Average: A. Del Dastillo (.358) ERA: Gates (0.82) Games Played: Seven Tied (16) Wins: McFarlane (2) Games Started: Six Tied (16) Losses: McFarlane (2)
At Bats: Vilar (64) Appearances: Gates (9)
Runs: A. Del Castillo/Toral (13) Starts: McFarlane (4) Hits: A. Del Castillo/Vilar (19) Complete Games: --- (0)
Doubles: Vilar (5) Saves: Federman (3)
Triples: A. Del Castillo (1) Innings: McFarlane (12.0) Home Runs: Toral (5) Hits Allowed: McFarlane (13) Runs Batted In: Toral (16) Runs Allowed: McFarlane (7) Total Bases: Toral (32) Earned Runs Allowed: McFarlane (7) Slugging: Toral (.593) Walks: McFarlane (9)
Walks: Lala (15) Strikeouts: Palmquist (15)
On-Base: A. Del Castillo (.478) Wild Pitches: McFarlane (2)
Steals: Lala (4) B/AVG: Gates (.056)
THE LAST TIME A HURRICANE...
Led Off Game with HR... Jordan Lala (4/27/2021 vs FGCU) Back-to-Back Games with Leadoff HR... Charlton Jimerson (6/09/2001, 6/11/2001) Back-to-Back Games with HR... Yohandy Morales (4/17/21, 4/18/21 vs Clemson) Back-to-Back HR... D. Pitelli, G. Rivera (4/16/2021 vs Clemson) Back-to-Back-to-Back HR... A. Vilar, Y. Morales, A. Del Castillo (3/7/2021 at NCST) Had Six Hits in a Game... Mark Sobolewski (3/18/2008 vs. Cornell) Five Hits... Raymond Gil (5/10/2019 at Wake Forest) Two Hits in One Inning... Anthony Vilar (5/8/2021 vs App State) Hit Three HRs in a Game... David Thompson (5/15/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Hit Two HRs in a Game... Raymond Gil (4/9/2021 at Pittsburgh) Hit Two HRs in One Inning... Kevin Brown (3/16/1999 vs. Ohio State) Hit Pinch Hit HR... Isaac Quiñones (5/8/2019 vs. UCF)
Hit Walk-off HR... Raymond Gil (2/16/2020 vs. USF)
Hit Inside the Park HR... Paco Figueroa (5/8/2005 vs. Jacksonville)
Hit Grand Slam... Alex Toral (3/23/2021 at FAU)
Hit for the Cycle... Gaby Sanchez (5/2/2003 vs. Pace) Had a Walk-off Hit... Anthony Vilar, 1B (4/14/2021 vs. FGCU) Had a Walk-off RBI... Tony Jenkins, SF8 (4/18/2021 vs. Clemson) Stole Home... Jordan Lala (5/20/2021 at Louisiville) Recorded 10 RBI in One Game... Kevin Brown (5/27/2001 vs. Stetson) Nine RBI... David Thompson (5/15/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Eight RBI... Danny Valencia (4/9/2005 vs. Virginia) Seven RBI... Michael Burns (3/12/2017 vs. Georgia Tech)
Six RBI... Alex Toral (3/23/2021 at FAU)
Threw Complete Game Shutout... Jeb Bargfeldt (5/17/2018 vs. Boston College) Recorded Back-to-Back CG’s... David Gil (5/12/2000, 5/27/2000) Recorded CG 1-Hit S/O... Thomas Woodrey (5/14/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Recorded a Perfect Game... Javi Salas (3/4/2014 vs. Villanova) Recorded a No-Hitter (non-PG)... Alex Fernandez (3/18/1989 vs. Maine) Struck Out 10 Batters... Chris McMahon (2/29/2020 vs. Towson) Recorded Three-Pitch Inning... Chris Hernandez (6/2/2010 vs. Florida) Recorded Three Pickoffs in a Game... Brian Walker (3/16/2001 vs. East Carolina) Immaculate Inning... Daniel Rivero (8th, 4/5/2018 vs. St. Thomas)
DiMARE REACHES 75 WINS AS UM HEAD COACH
• With an 8-1 win at UNC on April 25, Gino DiMare became the fourth head coach in Canes baseball history with 75 wins.
• The third-year head coach became the second-fastest in UM baseball history to reach the milestone, needing just 112 games.
• Two-time national champion Jim Morris got his 75th victory in 93 games, while legendary head coach Ron Fraser ranks third in Miami history, reaching the mark after 124 games.
• Eddie Dunn, who led the program for nine seasons following WWII, reached 75 wins in 143 games.
VILAR ON A TEAR IN THE TWO HOLE
• Third-year infielder Anthony Vilar has been one of Miami's hottest hitters after a tough opening weekend at Florida.
• After opening the season 1-for-16 with 1 RBI, 2 BB and 4 K, Vilar is second on the team with a .313 batting average and has eight doubles, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 34 walks and 36 strikeouts.
• Vilar is fourth on the team with 13 multi-hit games and fourth on the Canes with seven multi-RBI performances.
• The left-handed hitter homered three times over four games from March 7 at NC State through March 13 vs. Wake Forest.
• Vilar was the hero in Miami's 3-2 victory over FGCU on April 14, delivering a walk-off RBI single to keep the Hurricanes undefeated in midweek games.
DELLY DELIVERING AT THE PLATE
• After a stellar debut as a Miami Hurricane, Christian Del Castillo was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Feb. 22.
• "Delly," who had a .917 OPS in the opening weekend, went 4-for 12 with a double and six RBI in his first series as a Cane.
• He was 2-for-3 with three RBI on opening night, drove in a run in Miami’s improbable comeback win over the top-ranked Gators on Saturday and had two hits and two RBI in Sunday’s series finale.
• Del Castillo, who is the older brother of Miami star Adrian Del Castillo, came to The U as a graduate transfer after a standout career at Seton Hall. He earned the starting position in right field and led the Hurricanes in hitting on opening weekend.
PALMQUIST SHUTTING THE DOOR
• The most dominant closer in the ACC and one of the top relievers in America, left-hander Carson Palmquist was named the first-team relief pitcher after an incredible first full season in Coral Gables. He was named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.
• The lefty leads the ACC and ranks second nationally with 13 saves. Palmquist finished the regular season with a 1.38 ERA allowing just six earned runs over 21 appearances. His 69 strikeouts lead all Miami pitchers and he is averaging 15.9 strikeouts per nine innings pitched with an 11.5-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• Palmquist is among the 45 players named to the initial Watch List for the 16th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I Baseball.
• Palmquist got off to a strong start this season, striking out four batters while allowing just one hit over four shutout innings against then-consensus No. 1 Florida
• Former Miami closer Bryan Garcia is the only Hurricanes to win the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, earning the honor is 2016.
NEWS & NOTES USA TODAY COACHES (5/31)
1) Arkansas 2) Tennessee 3) Vanderbilt 4) Texas 5) Arizona 6) Notre Dame 7) Texas Tech 8) Mississippi State 9) Stanford 10) Texas Christian 11) Ole Miss 12) Oregon 13) Florida*
14) East Carolina 15) Old Dominion 16) UC Irvine 17) NC State*
18) Louisiana Tech 19) Nebraska 20) Southern Miss 21) UCLA 22) Gonzaga 23) Oklahoma State 24) Florida State*
15) Charlotte
* indicates 2021 opponent
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL (5/31) 1) Arkansas
2) Vanderbilt 3) Mississippi State 4) Texas
5) Tennessee 6) Arizona 7) Notre Dame 8) Texas Christian 9) Stanford 10) Oregon 11) Texas Tech 12) Florida*
13) East Carolina 14) Ole Miss 15) UC Irvine 16) South Carolina 17) UCLA
18) Nebraska 19) Duke*
20) Oklahoma State 21) Georgia Tech*
22) NC State*
23) Arizona State 24) Old Dominion 25) Louisiana Tech
* indicates 2021 opponent
CANES IN THE POLLS - 5/31
• Collegiate Baseball Top 25: NR
• Baseball America Top 25: NR
• NCBWA Top 25: NR
• USA Today Coaches Poll: NR
• D1Baseball Top 25: NR
• Perfect Game Top 25: NR
BASEBALL AMERICA (5/31) 1) Arkansas
2) Vanderbilt 3) Tennessee 4) Notre Dame 5) Texas 6) Arizona 7) Stanford 8) Mississippi State 9) Texas Tech 10) Ole Miss 11) Texas Christian 12) Florida*
13) Oregon 14) Old Dominion 15) UC Irvine 16) NC State*
17) East Carolina 18) Florida State*
19) Nebraska 20) Louisiana Tech 21) UCLA
22) Oklahoma State 23) Southern Miss 24) Duke*
25) Charlotte
* indicates 2021 opponent
D1 BASEBALL (5/31) 1) Arkansas
2) Tennessee 3) Texas 4) Vanderbilt 5) Arizona 6) Notre Dame 7) Stanford 8) Texas Christian 9) Texas Tech 10) Oregon
11) Mississippi State 12) East Carolina 13) Ole Miss 14) Florida*
15) Old Dominion 16) NC State*
17) UC Irvine 18) Louisiana Tech 19) Nebraska 20) Southern Miss 21) UCLA 22) Duke*
23) Oklahoma State 24) Maryland 25) Gonzaga
* indicates 2021 opponent
