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Begin forwarded message: > From: JunoGator <[email protected]> > > Hurricanes Swamped again in regional > BY SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN > Miami Herald > > From a valiant comeback to a flat-out whupping, the University of Miami > baseball team ended its season with a whimper Sunday against the top-ranked > Florida Gators. > After the Canes endured 3 hours and 48 minutes in 90-degree heat during a > late-inning comeback victory to eliminate Jacksonville in a noon game, the > Gators finished them off 11-4 a few hours later. > With the victory, UF captured the NCAA Gainesville regional and advanced to > next weekend’s super regional, in which they will host Mississippi State. > It was UM’s eighth consecutive loss to the Gators and 11th in the past 12 > games. It also was the third consecutive year that Florida eliminated Miami > in the NCAA tournament — two years ago in a regional and last year in a super > regional. For the Hurricanes, it marked just the third time since the super > regionals began in 1998 that they failed to advance to the next round. > “I consider this an unsuccessful year,’’ UM second baseman Zeke DeVoss > lamented. “When all of us players step on campus in August, we have one goal: > not only to get to Omaha but to win the College World Series, and this year > we didn’t even make it out of our regional.’’ > The Hurricanes ended their season at 38-23. > “I want to congratulate Florida for winning the regional,’’ said UM coach Jim > Morris. “They have an outstanding club — very, very talented and well > coached. I’m disappointed in the outcome [Sunday] of course, disappointed > that we gave up so many runs early and kind of got out of the game. I would > have liked to seen us pitch a little better and have a little better chance > to go down to the end to have a chance to win it. > “Bottom line: they played much better than we did in every phase of the > game.’’ > UF Jump Starts > Before you could even say “One out!’’ on Sunday at McKethan Stadium, it was > all but over. The Gators (48-16) scored three in the first on a leadoff > single by Nolan Fontana, walk to Bryson Smith and home run to right field by > Preston Tucker. > UM starter E.J. Encinosa (5-6) gave up seven runs on four hits and two walks > in 21/3 innings for the loss. Alex Panteliodis (6-2) allowed one run on five > hits in 62/3 innings for the victory. > UF inflicted most of its pain in an eight-run third, when 13 Gators came to > bat and generated seven hits. From there it was anticlimactic, not that the > jubilant Gators fans minded. They sang and chanted and cheered from start to > finish for their Gators, who won their third regional in a row and are still > seeking their first College World Series title. > Miami has four national titles — two of them coached by Morris — but hasn’t > won one since 2001. > Future prospects > At least UM won’t have to worry about the Major League draft getting in its > way. The draft begins Monday and the Canes have 10 draft-eligible players, of > which two are seniors. Up to nine could get drafted, including sophomore > DeVoss, who turns 21 on July 17. > Next year’s team will have its four top pitchers returning, giving UM what > could be one of the strongest staffs in the nation. > “Look at their club, they get their whole weekend rotation back,’’ said UF > coach Kevin O’Sullivan, trying to convince reporters that his program hasn’t > taken over this rivalry. They’re going to be really good again. We have a > great deal of respect for them, but we do enjoy the rivalry.” > “They have a great program, great head coach, great players. By no means do > we have this thing figured out.’’ > UF right fielder Preston Tucker was named the regional’s Most Outstanding > Player after going 9 for 20, with three home runs and 11 RBI. > > Florida Gators eliminate Miami Hurricanes 11-4 to advance to NCAA baseball > super regional > By JASON LIESER Palm Beach Post > The Miami Hurricanes enjoyed a brief, uplifting moment before Florida buried > another of their seasons. > > After rallying for a 6-3 victory early Sunday to save themselves from > elimination against Jacksonville, the Hurricanes were hopeless in an 11-4 > loss to Florida late Sunday afternoon at McKethan Field. The Gators (48-16) > wrapped up the regional title and sent Miami (38-23) home for the third > straight year. > > Florida will play in the super regional for a program-record third straight > year. The Gators face SEC rival Mississippi State (37-23), which defeated > host Georgia Tech 7-3 Sunday night to win the Atlanta Regional. > > The Gators, who defeated the Bulldogs in three of their four meetings this > season, will host the super regional next weekend. Game times and dates will > be announced late Monday. > > Florida now has eight straight wins over Miami, including five this year, and > has taken 11 of 12 dating back to 2009. The Hurricanes squandered an > opportunity to end that streak Saturday when they committed four errors in a > 5-4 loss. > > "They've done a great job with us," Hurricanes coach Jim Morris said. "I'm > disappointed in the outcome today, of course. We gave up so many runs early > and got out of the game. Bottom line is they played much better than we did > in every phase of the game." > > The Gators started with Preston Tucker's three-run home run in the top of the > first, then added eight more in the third for a quick 11-0 lead. > > Tucker's home run was his 13th of the year and third in the regional. In > three regional games, he went 7-for-14 with three doubles and 11 RBI . > > "I tried to tone down my swing a little this week," he said. "I didn't swing > the bat well last week, but right now I'm swinging it as well as I can." > > Jupiter grad Tyler Thompson also had an outstanding series, culminating with > two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win. After seeing spot duty throughout > the season – he hit just .217 in 17 SEC regular-season games – Thompson > started in left field in each of Florida's three regional victories and > batted a sizzling .538 (7-for-13). He scored four runs and drove in four. > > Park Vista grad Cody Dent had two walks, a single and scored a run on Sunday. > In the regional, the third-baseman walked four times and batted .300 > (3-for-10) after hitting just .143 in 18 SEC games. > > Gators starting pitcher Alex Panteliodis (6-2) kept Miami's offense under > control. He allowed one run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings. > > Panteliodis won both of his starts against the Hurricanes in 2010, including > a complete game to beat them in the super regional. > > "Something sparks me against them," he said. "Don't really like the guys, but > they're a great team. They always come out there and boost my ego. There's > just something about them ... It fires me up." > > The Gators advanced without two injured starters. Brian Johnson, a starting > pitcher and first baseman, missed the entire weekend with a concussion. > Austin Maddox, who plays the corner infield positions and is the closer, > sprained his left foot during Friday's win over Manhattan. > > In the early game, Miami (38-23) needed six runs in the final two innings to > avoid elimination against Jacksonville (37-24). The Hurricanes rallied for a > 6-3 win after trailing 3-0 heading into the eighth. > > "Very happy to squeeze out a win there," Morris said. "We didn't do much > right in the first seven innings. Thankfully we put up some runs at the end." > > BASEBALL: Florida to host super regional after pounding Miami 11-4 > by Jason Lieser > A day after needing a walk-off RBI single from Nolan Fontana to oust Miami, > the Gators hammered the Hurricanes 11-4 to advance to the NCAA super > regional. > > Miami was hopeless in Sunday’s game, falling behind 11-0 after > three innings. > > Florida now has eight straight wins over the Hurricanes, including five this > year, and has won 11 of 12 dating back to 2009. The Hurricanes squandered an > opportunity to end that streak Saturday when they committed four errors in a > 5-4 loss. > > The Gators (48-16) started with Preston Tucker’s three-run home run in the > top of the first, then added eight more in the third for a quick 11-0 lead. > > Up next, Florida will host a best-of-three series against the winner of the > Atlanta regional starting Friday or Saturday. The two teams remaining in > Atlanta — Georgia Tech and Mississippi State — play tonight. > > BASEBALL: Florida ends Miami’s season with 11-4 blowout > by Jason Lieser > Florida blasted Miami 11-4 to end the Hurricanes’ season for the third > straight year. > > Miami now has lost eight straight against the Gators, > including five this year, and 11 of 12 dating back to 2009. The Hurricanes > squandered an opportunity to end that streak Saturday when they committed > four errors in a 5-4 loss. > > The Gators (48-16) started with Preston Tucker’s three-run home run in the > top of the first, then added eight more in the third for a quick 11-0 lead. > > In the early game, Miami (38-23) needed six runs in the final two innings to > avoid elimination against Jacksonville (37-24). The Hurricanes rallied for a > 6-3 win after trailing 3-0 heading into the eighth. > > “Very happy to squeeze out a win there,” Miami coach Jim Morris said. “No > question, we didn’t do much right in the first seven innings. 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