Getting into their second week in ACC play, the Miami Hurricanes (14-11, 1-5 ACC) hosted in-state rival fifth-ranked Florida State (20-3, 5-1 ACC).
The Seminoles gashed the Hurricanes in sport one, run-ruling Miami 14-1 in seven innings. Miami evened the collection on Friday, successful 9-6 and organising a large rubber-match on Saturday.
Saturday belonged to FSU, as a seven-run fourth inning led the best way for a 10-6 victory. For the Hurricanes, they drop their fourth straight weekend collection.
Since ACC play started on March 14, UM is 2-5, getting out-scored 60-35. After this iteration of the rivalry, FSU controls the all-time collection 164-137-4.
The Hurricanes are going to want to determine it out earlier than their season falls off the rails.
Miami’s pitching is a critical concern
Getting into the season, Miami baseball coach J.D. Arteaga mentioned that the 2025 Hurricanes have been one of many deepest pitching staffs he’s ever needed to work since becoming a member of UM in 2003.
Regardless of these sentiments, the Hurricane struggles this season can typically be attributed to inconsistent pitching.
In 2024, the Hurricanes starters of Gage Ziehl, Rafe Schlesinger and Herrick Hernandez posted a 5.28 ERA. Now, all three starters are gone, and the replacements haven’t been capable of step up in the previous few weeks.
Whereas Cincinnati switch and Saturday starter Griffin Hugus, with a 3.90 ERA, has pitched nicely, Nick Robert and Brian Walters haven’t been capable of match.
Of their final three begins in opposition to Connecticut, Wake Forest and Florida State, Nick Robert and Brian Walters have surrendered a mixed 35 runs in 23.2 innings. They might want to carry out higher if the ’Canes wish to be aggressive in a loaded ACC.
The bullpen has had its inconsistencies themselves. Towards FSU, the relievers allowed 12 of the Seminoles’ 30 runs over the weekend.
The weekend prior, in opposition to Wake Forest, UM’s bullpen was removed from excellent. In sport one of many day-night doubleheader, Jackson Cleveland surrendered the game-tying homer to Kade Lewis within the eighth inning and Carson Fischer gave up the walk-off on Jacob Burley’s RBI single within the tenth.
Within the night time sport, Arteaga gave the ball to Alex Giroux within the sixth inning, holding a 7-5 lead. Within the backside of the inning, Giroux may solely get one out, permitting two runs and letting the sport get tied at seven.
The Miami coach handed the ball to freshman Lazara Collera, who may additionally solely get one out, as he gave up 5 runs on three hits. Each video games involving bullpen struggles performed a significant function in Wake Forest sweeping Miami two weekends in the past.
UM’s pitching as an entire should be higher in the event that they wish to compete with the very best of the very best within the ACC.
Miami can’t compete with the very best of the ACC
The ACC has seven groups ranked within the high 25, with two within the high 10. After going 1-5 in opposition to Eleventh-ranked WF and fifth-ranked FSU, it’s clear that UM isn’t going to have the ability to compete with the very best of the very best this 12 months.
The Hurricanes are tied for twelfth within the convention in batting common, at .274. Pitching clever, they’ve allowed 136 runs, essentially the most within the ACC. UM has a 5.71 crew ERA, the second highest within the convention. Within the discipline, UM has 25 errors, the third most within the convention.
Until enhancements are made, with weekend collection with North Carolina and Pittsburgh developing, the Hurricanes are certain to be sitting close to the underside of the ACC for the second 12 months in a row.
The Hurricanes have by no means completed back-to-back seasons below .500 in convention play of their 21 years within the ACC. Miami is liable to having two straight sub .500 general seasons for the primary time in this system’s 85-year historical past.
The Miami Hurricanes will host Stetson (12-12, 3-2 ASUN) on Wednesday at Mark Mild Discipline. After the midweek collection, UM will journey to Chapel Hill for an ACC matchup in opposition to the Seventeenth-ranked UNC Tarheels.