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Miami Baseball Downs Duke at The Light 8-6

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The University of Miami Hurricanes baseball team (20-17, 6-9 ACC) capped off their weekend series with a hard-fought 8-6 victory over Duke on Sunday afternoon at Mark Light Field. Daniel Cuvet’s bases-clearing double in the fifth inning, along with Dorian Gonzalez Jr.’s two solo home runs, led Miami to victory.

Miami right-handed pitcher Will Smith (2-0) earned the win in relief, striking out five over 2 1/3 perfect innings. Brian Walters closed the door in back-to-back games with a...

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DMoney said:
Need to take care of business against FAU and then the biggest series of the season at the Light.
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The team seems to be hitting their stride. This isn't a title team by any stretch but this team has improved significantly since the beginning of the season.
 
FrancisSawyer said:
The team seems to be hitting their stride. This isn't a title team by any stretch but this team has improved significantly since the beginning of the season.
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We won 2 consecutive games against a team with a heartbeat. I'm pleased, but if this is "hitting our stride" then mediocrity is your benchmark for Miami baseball. I sat through two mid-week games (Stetson and FIU) where we were absolutely humiliated. We take the series from a very talented and well GTech team, and that is improvement.
 
Canesfreak said:
We won 2 consecutive games against a team with a heartbeat. I'm pleased, but if this is "hitting our stride" then mediocrity is your benchmark for Miami baseball. I sat through two mid-week games (Stetson and FIU) where we were absolutely humiliated. We take the series from a very talented and well GTech team, and that is improvement.
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That FIU game was something... Don't get me wrong, I enjoy live baseball, in beautiful weather, delicious milkshakes and being on campus, so being fortunate enough to catch a game was awesome -- BUT... we got beat up, the crowd died, old timers were leaving early saying they had no hope, literally repeating No. Hope... and FIU fans felt sorry for the state of the program.

If this is the path forward, we either need open bar for you regulars or $15 dollar beers with the extra $$$ going to NIL or coaching salaries...
 
When we made the 5th error against a .500 Stetson team to go down 10-1 (if memory serves me), fans starting booing. In the 30 years I have been attending games (since a student in the 90s), I have never heard our fans boo our team. I was sick.
 
Canesfreak said:
We won 2 consecutive games against a team with a heartbeat. I'm pleased, but if this is "hitting our stride" then mediocrity is your benchmark for Miami baseball. I sat through two mid-week games (Stetson and FIU) where we were absolutely humiliated. We take the series from a very talented and well GTech team, and that is improvement.
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Why is everyone here always ready to divine intent and jump down someone's throat. I was making an attempt at a little positivity, albeit with a bit of sarcasm mixed in. Our Baseball program is royalty and as such they should be led by the best so no I don't desire mediocrity or another season of JD.
 
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FrancisSawyer said:
Why is everyone here always ready to divine intent and jump down someone's throat. I was making an attempt at a little positivity, albeit with a bit of sarcasm mixed in. Our Baseball program is royalty and as such they should be led by the best so no I don't desire mediocrity or another season of JD.
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You have been on this board as long is me - you know we get real jumpy happy in these situations.
 
FrancisSawyer said:
Why is everyone here always ready to divine intent and jump down someone's throat. I was making an attempt at a little positivity, albeit with a bit of sarcasm mixed in. Our Baseball program is royalty and as such they should be led by the best so no I don't desire mediocrity or another season of JD.
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I have a smiling Grinch today... ok, smirking...

I think it is fear that any glimmer of hope will lead the bosses to keep JD when he should be dead man walking unless we sweep the rest of the season, win the ACC Tournament and get past the Regionals.
 
I want to win so bad....but I just dont see anyway that JD all the sudden turns us back into a power.

Thats why I could see us getting on a bit of a "hot streak" with what our schedule is like and maybe Cuvet just catches absolute fire and we finish like 12-8 in our last 20. win 1-2 games in the acc tourney and sneak into a regional as a 3 seed. Go 2-2 in a weak regional beating a 2 and 4 seed along the way. Then sell that the young guys we return and the pretty legit class we have coming in....only to go through all this again next year.

I thought Duke may put the nail in the coffin this past weekend but they played just poorly enough and to our credit we had some big moments.
 
This is our biggest ACC series left with 1st place GTech rambling into town. To win a game would be huge and not get swept. At least we play them at home and not their launch pad ballpark.
The next four series are teams that are average+ at best.
I'm not sure about any success in the ACC tournament, but the #3 seed in a Regional seems a long way off. I'm afraid to even look at our RPI and the number of Q1 wins that we have......
 
Plymouth99 said:
This is our biggest ACC series left with 1st place GTech rambling into town. To win a game would be huge and not get swept. At least we play them at home and not their launch pad ballpark.
The next four series are teams that are average+ at best.
I'm not sure about any success in the ACC tournament, but the #3 seed in a Regional seems a long way off. I'm afraid to even look at our RPI and the number of Q1 wins that we have......
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The RPI Needs Report says we can lose 6 more games and finish in the Top 45. Basically, don’t lose any more midweek games and get to around .500 in conference play and you’re on the bubble going into the ACC Tournament.

 
Thanks for the update...

Can we get anything from Dorn or Lofgren this season? It would be nice to let Giroux, Smith and Walters rest up for the important weekend series.
Is there any Williams update on his ailment?
 
Plymouth99 said:
Thanks for the update...

Can we get anything from Dorn or Lofgren this season? It would be nice to let Giroux, Smith and Walters rest up for the important weekend series.
Is there any Williams update on his ailment?
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It's a hamate issue for Williams, don't know the severity yet.
From who I've talked to they seem optimistic, but you never know with hamate injuries.
 
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Canesfreak said:
When we made the 5th error against a .500 Stetson team to go down 10-1 (if memory serves me), fans starting booing.
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I was among those booing and those games against FIU and Stetson have just about ruined things for me. Have taken little joy in seeing us win lately but trying to keep an open mind.
 
rok said:
I was among those booing and those games against FIU and Stetson have just about ruined things for me. Have taken little joy in seeing us win lately but trying to keep an open mind.
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It’s a ****** feeling. I don’t like it. But you are not wrong
 
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