Courtesy of Miami Athletics:
The Miami Hurricanes defeated the Lafayette Leopards, 14-3, in seven innings Saturday night at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. The Hurricanes clinched the four game series, with freshman Dylan Dubovik leading the way, going 3-for4 with two home runs and six RBI on the night.
Miami right-hander Lazaro Collera (1-0) earned the win for Miami after tossing 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out 10 and walking two. The 10 strikeouts marked a single-game career high for the Miami native. Trace Florio (0-1) took the loss for Lafayette, surrendering five runs on four hits over 1.1 innings of work
The Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead, scoring five runs in the second inning to take a 5-0 advantage. Brylan West opened the scoring with an RBI single that brought home Alex Sosa. Freshman Dylan Dubovik followed with a grand slam, clearing the bases for his second home run of the season.
But Dubovik wasn’t done just yet; in fact, he was only getting started.
Freshman Alonzo Alvarez delivered a bases-clearing triple, his second of the season, to extend the lead to 7-0. Dubovik then connected for his second home run of the night, a two-run shot to deep center field that brought home Alvarez with him, pushing Miami’s advantage to 9-0.
Miami added two more runs in the fourth. Lafayette walked in a run with the bases loaded, and West recorded his second RBI single of the game to extend the lead to 11-0.
Miami added another run in the fifth off a Michael Torres triple that scored Brandon DeGoti, and stormed back to tally two more runs in the sixth inning DeGoti doubled down the left-field line to score Dubovik, and Jailen Watkins followed with an RBI single to bring home DeGoti.
The two-run sixth inning extended Miami’s lead to 14-0, marking the second consecutive game in which the Hurricanes scored in at least five straight innings.
The Leopards scored three in the final frame before Miami’s defense regrouped and enforced the mercy rule for the second time on Saturday.
The Hurricanes will look for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. The series finale will be televised on ACCNX or could be listened to on WVUM 90.5FM
The Miami Hurricanes defeated the Lafayette Leopards, 14-3, in seven innings Saturday night at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. The Hurricanes clinched the four game series, with freshman Dylan Dubovik leading the way, going 3-for4 with two home runs and six RBI on the night.
Miami right-hander Lazaro Collera (1-0) earned the win for Miami after tossing 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out 10 and walking two. The 10 strikeouts marked a single-game career high for the Miami native. Trace Florio (0-1) took the loss for Lafayette, surrendering five runs on four hits over 1.1 innings of work
The Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead, scoring five runs in the second inning to take a 5-0 advantage. Brylan West opened the scoring with an RBI single that brought home Alex Sosa. Freshman Dylan Dubovik followed with a grand slam, clearing the bases for his second home run of the season.
But Dubovik wasn’t done just yet; in fact, he was only getting started.
Freshman Alonzo Alvarez delivered a bases-clearing triple, his second of the season, to extend the lead to 7-0. Dubovik then connected for his second home run of the night, a two-run shot to deep center field that brought home Alvarez with him, pushing Miami’s advantage to 9-0.
Miami added two more runs in the fourth. Lafayette walked in a run with the bases loaded, and West recorded his second RBI single of the game to extend the lead to 11-0.
Miami added another run in the fifth off a Michael Torres triple that scored Brandon DeGoti, and stormed back to tally two more runs in the sixth inning DeGoti doubled down the left-field line to score Dubovik, and Jailen Watkins followed with an RBI single to bring home DeGoti.
The two-run sixth inning extended Miami’s lead to 14-0, marking the second consecutive game in which the Hurricanes scored in at least five straight innings.
The Leopards scored three in the final frame before Miami’s defense regrouped and enforced the mercy rule for the second time on Saturday.
The Hurricanes will look for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. The series finale will be televised on ACCNX or could be listened to on WVUM 90.5FM
