The bats had been alive and effectively for the Miami Hurricanes baseball workforce (8-1) on Wednesday night time, as they defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (4-4) at Mark Gentle Area, 14-6.
The dominant displaying was headlined by a five-run fourth inning for the ‘Canes. The motion began with a rating by leadoff hitter Dorian Gonzalez, Jr. Star sophomore Daniel Cuvet took a ball which resulted in a wild pitch, permitting Gonzalez to slip into dwelling plate. Then, left fielder Max Galvin and shortstop Jake Ogden had an RBI double and single, respectively. The exclamation mark of the inning was a house run to proper subject by designated hitter Bobby Marsh, which introduced him and Ogden in to attain.
Marsh had a wonderful outing to comply with his efficiency on Sunday in opposition to Princeton, the place he had a grand slam in opposition to the Tigers. He’s hitting .296 on the season and had 15 RBIs coming into Wednesday’s affair.
Miami beginning pitcher Reese Lumpkin gave up simply two earned runs in six innings pitched, and had 9 strikeouts. The graduate switch from Winthrop picked up his first win as a Hurricanes starter in the course of the 2025 marketing campaign.
Different notable moments in the course of the contest included a solo dwelling run shot off the bat of Ogden within the eighth inning, in addition to an RBI double by Marsh within the first inning which obtained the scoring going for Miami. The ‘Canes had been out to a 3-0 lead additionally because of an ensuing RBI within the first by Tanner Smith. The Chandler, Arizona native and Oregon State switch got here into the matchup with the Eagles batting a .348 common and has began each sport this yr for the Hurricanes.Â
The Eagles’ tough efficiency was not helped by their shaky pitching. Starter Jordan Vera pitched for less than 3 and ⅔ innings, permitting seven hits and 4 earned runs. This compelled the FGCU bullpen to be utilized early, with reliever Evan Dempsey giving up 4 hits and two earned runs of his personal.
The victory over the Eagles can show to be an necessary momentum enhance for Miami, as they look forward to their upcoming weekend collection. They’re set to tackle the Florida Gators in Gainesville, who’re presently the eighth ranked workforce within the nation.
The primary sport of the collection will happen on Friday, February 28. First pitch is about for six:30 p.m. from Condron Household Ballpark in Gainesville.