It's always nice to see us beat Miami. Nice headline, Juno! Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615- > Date: June 5, 2011 7:13:35 AM CDT > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Miami Hurricanes collapse late again in loss to Florida Gators > > By susan miller degnan > [email protected] > > > Phil Sandlin / AP > Miami coach Jim Morris, center, leaves the pitchers mound after taking out > pitcher Eric Whaley (52) in the sixth inning during the 2011 NCAA Regional > baseball game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Florida defeated Miami 5-4. > Different year, familiar ending. > The University of Miami collapsed in the bottom of the ninth Saturday, and > the Florida Gators happily worsened the misery with another clutch > performance in a 5-4 walk-off victory. > With one out and the bases loaded after a UM error, balk, walk, wild pitch > and subsequent walk, Nolan Fontana smacked a game-ending single to put the > Gators one victory away from an NCAA regional championship. > It was the Hurricanes’ seventh consecutive loss to the Gators and 10th in > their past 11 meetings. All four UM errors led to Gator runs, reminiscent of > last year’s super regional finale in Gainesville, where the Canes committed > seven errors to be eliminated by the Gators. > UM has made 16 errors in its past five games of NCAA regional and super > regional play, dating to 2010. > “We made errors, and that cost us the game,’’ said UM coach Jim Morris, whose > team began to implode after he brought in right-handed reliever Travis Miller > to replace left-handed reliever Sam Robinson with one out in the ninth. > Robinson had pitched brilliantly for 2 1/3 innings, retiring all seven > batters he faced. > “It was righty-righty with Miller [against Daniel Pigott],’’ Morris said. > “That’s what we always do in the bullpen, and I didn’t want to overextend > Robinson where he couldn’t pitch [Sunday]. Miller is used to getting > right-handed hitters out.’’ > But not this time. > The Gators (47-16), ranked No. 1 in the nation by Baseball America and > Collegiate Baseball, will meet the winner of the noon elimination game > between the No. 2 seed Hurricanes (37-22) and No. 3 seed Jacksonville > Dolphins (37-23). Left-handed freshman ace Bryan Radziewski (9-2, 3.30 ERA) > will pitch for the Hurricanes. > In the ninth, after Robinson struck out Tyler Thompson, Pigott got on when > shortstop Stephen Perez bobbled a routine grounder. Miller was called for a > balk, sending Pigott to second. Vickash Ramjit walked. Enter UM closer Daniel > Miranda. Miranda threw a wild pitch to put runners on second and third, and > then walked Cody Dent. > With a spirited UF crowd repeatedly screaming, “Let’s go Gators!’’ Fontana > got the game-winning hit. > “To say the least, it’s exciting,’’ said Fontana, who was swarmed by the > jubilant Gators as he rounded first base at McKethan Stadium. “We’ll enjoy > it. But [Sunday], it’s another day.’’ > Gators closer Tommy Toledo (5-3) pitched the ninth to earn the victory. > Miller (2-2) got the loss. > UM wasted several opportunities. In the fifth, Harold Martinez and Rony > Rodriguez struck out to end the inning, stranding runners on first and > second. In the eighth, UM stranded runners on first and third when Zeke > DeVoss struck out. In the ninth, the Canes got a leadoff double from Nathan > Melendres and left him stranded when Martinez again struck out looking and > pinch-hitter Chantz Mack grounded out to the pitcher. > The Gators went ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth on a play involving two > UM errors, then scored another in the same inning to ignite the Gainesville > crowd of 3,565. Ramjit, who played his freshman season in 2009 for the > Hurricanes, led off with a single that skipped off the glove of UM third > baseman Brad Fieger. Ramjit scored when left fielder Rodriguez bobbled a > single by Fontana. Rodriguez threw to second baseman DeVoss, who fired an > errant throw to first in an attempt to catch Fontana off the bag. Fontana > subsequently scored on Preston Tucker’s double over right fielder Dale > Carey’s head to make it 4-2 Gators. > The Canes got one back in the sixth when Fieger singled home Carey, who > doubled down the left-field line. They tied it in the seventh on a leadoff > single by DeVoss, a sacrifice bunt by Melendres and an RBI single by > Rodriguez. > UM started the scoring with a run each in the third and fourth innings. By > the end of the third, UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan was steaming mad at > home-plate umpire Tim Vessey for his pitch calls on DeVoss, who walked after > a full count. O’Sullivan stormed halfway out of the dugout before the final > pitch, waving his finger toward Vessey, who tore off his facemask and barked > something back. The crowd booed mightily, and DeVoss walked on the next pitch > to put runners on first and third. With one out, Melendres hit a sacrifice > fly to center to bring home Fieger, who had led off with a double. The > Hurricanes scored again in the fourth on a single by Martinez and a double by > Perez to make it 2-0. > The Gators tied it at 2-2 on their next at-bat with doubles by Tucker, Zunino > and Thompson. > > NCAA baseball: Miami's errors hand Florida 5-4 regional victory > By JASON LIESER Palm Beach Post > The Miami Hurricanes stood on the brink of breaking a three-year slump > against Florida and taking a firm hold on the Gainesville NCAA regional > Saturday afternoon, but squandered their momentous opportunity with errors. > > Gators leadoff man Nolan Fontana hit a bases loaded single with one out in > the bottom of the ninth inning to give Florida a 5-4 win at McKethan Stadium. > The Gators (47-16) now are one victory from reaching the super regional, > while Miami (37-22) must win three times in the next two days to advance. > > "We made too many errors – that's the bottom line for us," Hurricanes coach > Jim Morris said. "We were pretty equal hitting-wise and everything else, but > we made errors that cost us the game." > > All four Miami errors factored into Gators' runs, including the game-winner. > Florida's Daniel Pigott, who eventually scored the decisive run, began the > ninth with a routine groundball to Hurricanes shortstop Stephen Perez, but > Perez botched it. > > Pitcher Travis Miller, a Jupiter grad, exacerbated the error by committing a > balk, moving Pigott to second. The Miami implosion continued when reliever > Daniel Miranda walked Florida's No. 9 hitter, Park Vista grad Cody Dent, to > fill the bases for Fontana. > > "There's a lot of things you can look at," Morris said. "That's the first > time I've seen that balk called on us all year. When you walk the ninth > hitter – you need to challenge that guy. It's a lot of things. We could have > won the game had we not made those mistakes." > > Third baseman Brad Fieger dropped a routine pop-up in foul territory in the > fourth, and Florida's Tyler Thompson, another Jupiter grad, made the most of > his second chance. Thompson, who finished 2-for-4, doubled to right two > pitches later, scoring Mike Zunino. > > Similar mistakes crushed the Hurricanes a year ago, when they committed nine > errors in a pair of losses to Florida during the super regional. Including > that sweep and four games this season, the Gators have won 10 of their past > 11 meetings with Miami. > > The Hurricanes now must beat Jacksonville (37-23) Sunday at noon to earn > another shot at Florida . If Miami gets past the Dolphins, it plays Florida > immediately afterward. The Hurricanes need to win both games Sunday to force > a decisive game Monday night. > > The Gators, meanwhile, can move on to the super regional simply by beating > the Miami-Jacksonville winner. If they do so, they are assured of hosting a > best-of-three series against the champion of the Atlanta region. > > When Fontana came up in the ninth, he was looking for anything he could turn > into a sacrifice fly. Instead, he smacked a line drive into the left-center > field gap, and his teammates rushed the field to swarm him at first base. > > "A drive to the outfield wins the game, so that's what I tried to do," he > said. "I got on top of it a little bit and got a base hit. It's exciting, to > say the least." > > Florida starter Hudson Randall allowed three earned runs on six hits in six > innings. > > BASEBALL: Florida takes advantage of four Miami errors to win 5-4 > by Jason Lieser > The Miami Hurricanes stood on the brink of breaking a three-year slump > against Florida and taking a firm hold on the NCAA regional, but squandered > their momentous opportunity with errors. > > Gators leadoff man Nolan > Fontana hit a bases loaded single with one out in the bottom of the ninth > inning to give Florida a 5-4 win at McKethan Stadium. The Gators now are one > victory away from reaching the super regional, while Miami must win three > times in the next two days to advance. > > Four of the Gators’ runs came on Miami errors, including the game-winner. > Florida’s Daniel Pigott, who eventually scored the decisive run, began the > ninth with a routine groundball to Hurricanes shortstop Stephen Perez, who > was unable to field it. > > Miami (37-22) now must beat Jacksonville in Sunday’s early game in order to > get another shot at Florida (47-16). If Miami gets past the Dolphins (37-23) > at noon, it plays Florida immediately afterward. The Hurricanes need to win > both games Sunday to force a decisive game Monday night. > > The Gators, meanwhile, can move on to the super regional simply by beating > the Miami-Jacksonville winner at 4 p.m. If they do so, they are assured of > hosting a best-of-3 series against the champion of the Atlanta region. That > round will begin Friday or Saturday. > > BASEBALL: Miami falls 5-4 for 10th loss in past 11 games vs. Florida > by Jason Lieser > Four errors helped crush Miami’s hopes of taking control of the NCAA > regional. > > Gators leadoff man Nolan Fontana hit a bases loaded single > with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Florida a 5-4 win at > McKethan Stadium. The Gators now are one victory away from reaching the super > regional of the NCAA Tournament, while Miami must win three times in the next > two days to advance. > > Four of the Gators’ runs came on Miami errors, including the game-winner. > > Miami (37-22) now must beat Jacksonville in Sunday’s early game in order to > get another shot at Florida (47-16). If Miami gets past the Dolphins (37-23) > at noon, it plays Florida immediately afterward. The Hurricanes need to win > both games Sunday to force a decisive game Monday night. > > The Gators, meanwhile, can move on to the super regional simply by beating > the Miami-Jacksonville winner at 4 p.m. > > The Hurricanes now have lost 10 of their past 11 meetings with the Gators, > including all four in 2011. > > Florida beats sloppy Miami 5-4 in NCAA tournament > By MARK LONG > Sports Writer > > Nolan Fontana's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave > Florida a 5-4 victory over rival Miami in the Gainesville Regional on > Saturday. > Fontana lined Daniel Miranda's 1-1 pitch into left field, scoring Daniel > Pigott from third and putting the Gators (47-16) in command in the > double-elimination regional. > Miami (37-22), which has lost seven straight against Florida, will play > Jacksonville in an elimination game Sunday. The Hurricanes can only hope for > better defense in that one. The Canes committed four errors - all of them > leading to runs for Florida. > Miami committed nine errors in two games in a super regional in Gainesville > last year. > The last one Saturday was the most costly. Pigott reached when Stephen Perez > booted a grounder. Pigott moved to second on a balk and to third on a walk, > setting up Fontana's winner. > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
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