1996_Miami_Hurricanes_baseball_team

1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball
1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Central I Regional Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	50–14
Head coach	Jim Morris (3rd season);
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

American college baseball season

The 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 3rd season at Miami.

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The Hurricanes lost the College World Series, defeated by the LSU Tigers in the championship game.

Schedule and results

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1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log

Regular season (43–12)

January (1–0)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
January 31	Berry	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	25–0	1–0

February (8–3)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
February 2	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	4–7	1–1
February 3	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–1	2–1
February 9	Coastal Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	8–3	3–1
February 10	Coastal Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	7–2	4–1
February 11	Coastal Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	16–11	5–1
February 16	George Washington	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	6–0	6–1
February 17	George Washington	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	14–1	7–1
February 18	George Washington	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	19–3	8–1
February 21	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	12–3	9–1
February 24	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	7–8	9–2
February 25	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida	1–5	9–3

March (14–2)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
March 1	Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	14–10	10–3
March 2	Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	10–0	11–3
March 3	Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	6–4	12–3
March 6	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	10–3	13–3
March 8	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	4–5	13–4
March 9	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	12–3	14–4
March 15	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	17–4	15–4
March 16	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	10–3	16–4
March 17	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	15–3	17–4
March 21	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	13–6	18–4
March 22	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–3	19–4
March 23	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–4	20–4
March 24	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–6	20–5
March 27	St. Thomas (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	8–0	21–5
March 29	Bethune–Cookman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	10–3	22–5
March 30	Bethune–Cookman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	20–3	23–5

April (11–5)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
April 2	Nova Southeastern	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	13–2	24–5
April 5	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	2–13	24–6
April 6	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	2–1	25–6
April 7	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	1–15	25–7
April 10	St. Thomas (FL)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	15–2	26–7
April 12	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	6–2	27–7
April 13	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	9–8	28–7
April 14	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	7–4	29–7
April 16	at Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	1–12	29–8
April 17	at Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	2–4	29–9
April 18	at Tennessee	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee	2–3	29–10
April 20	Tampa	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–3	30–10
April 21	Tampa	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	2–1	31–10
April 26	Stetson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	20–7	32–10
April 27	Stetson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	7–6	33–10
April 28	Stetson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	9–4	34–10

May (9–2)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 1	Lynn	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	12–4	35–10
May 3	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	3–2	36–10
May 4	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	9–5	37–10
May 5	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	4–10	37–11
May 8	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	10–2	38–11
May 10	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	9–1	39–11
May 11	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	15–5	40–11
May 12	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida	16–2	41–11
May 16	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	5–4	42–11
May 17	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	8–7	43–11
May 18	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida	6–7	43–12

Postseason (7–2)

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 23	vs Sam Houston State	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	4–5	43–13
May 24	vs Long Beach State	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	5–2	44–13
May 25	at Texas	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	9–7	45–13
May 26	vs Missouri State	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	8–2	46–13
May 26	vs UCLA	UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	8–4	47–13

Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 31	vs Clemson	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	7–3	48–13
June 2	vs Alabama	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	15–1	49–13
June 5	vs Clemson	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	14–5	50–13
June 8	vs LSU	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	8–9	50–14

Schedule Source:^[2]

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
3	88	Alex Cora	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers
6	158	Jim Gargiulo	C	St. Louis Cardinals
9	274	Denis Pujals	P	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
10	299	Rudy Gomez	2B	New York Yankees
17	503	John Kertis	P	Texas Rangers
17	514	Mike DeCelle	OF	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
18	537	Allen Westfall	P	Seattle Mariners
28	825	T. R. Marcinczyk	1B	Oakland Athletics
37	1,088	Clint Weibl	P	St. Louis Cardinals
43	1,272	Eddie Rivero	OF	Philadelphia Phillies
43	1,273	Kenard Lang	1B	Chicago White Sox
45	1,320	Tris Moore	OF	Detroit Tigers
54	1,516	J. D. Arteaga	P	Pittsburgh Pirates
57	1,570	Juan Galban	P	Atlanta Braves
60	1,596	Ryan Grimmett	OF	Seattle Mariners

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y		–		–	50	–	14	.781
Oral Roberts ‍‍‍		–		–	32	–	24	.571
Hawaii–Hilo ‍‍‍		–		–	14	–	31	.311
Wofford ‍‍‍		–		–	8	–	35	.186
Colgate ‍‍‍		–		–	3	–	20	.130
Southern Utah ‍‍‍		–		–		–		–

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1996^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball