The only thing hotter than the sweltering 95-degree weather at Mark Light Field Sunday was the Miami offense.
The thirteenth-ranked Hurricanes plated runs in each of the first five innings, including four home runs by four different players, as the hosts salvaged their series by thumping No. 12 Florida State 12-0 in an afternoon scorcher.
Miami, who outhit the Seminoles 18-7, rebounded from a blowout loss Saturday night and a heartbreaking 17-inning defeat Friday.
"This is a crazy game," head coach Jim Morris said. "It's amazing, from one day to the next, how this game can change, from one side to the other side."
Junior George Iskenderian tied a career high with four hits, and joked afterwards that the sun might have heated up the Hurricanes bats.
All nine Hurricane starters recorded at least one hit in an impressive barrage.
"It's baseball. You have to have a short memory," Iskenderian said. "I think every guy in the locker room believes in themselves, regardless of what happened those first two games.
"Every day is a new day in baseball. We took advantage of that today."
Not to be outdone, junior Enrique Sosa continued his home dominance with another strong start. The righthander tossed 6.0+ innings, scattering just six hits and no runs with five strikeouts.
"This game starts with pitching," Morris said. "He pitched a great game. We got some big hits and got a big lead early, but he pitched well."
With the performance, Sosa (6-3) lowered his home ERA to 0.96 and improved his home record to 5-0.
"It felt really good. All my pitches were working," Sosa said. "I could spot up almost every pitch. The defense behind me played really well - that helps."
Iskenderian said a pregame speech from captain Bryan Garcia helped motivate the team, who struggled to generate any momentum in Saturday night's 15-5 loss.
"He said, 'Don't forget the reason why you started playing,'" Iskenderian recalled. "'Those first two games are over. Just come out here, have fun the way you did when you were in little league, just play as hard as you can, and the rest will take care of itself.'
"That's what we did today."
For more game info go to: www.hurricanesports.com
Influence on what? How idiotic these people are who are rioting!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 27, 2015 at 10:02 PM
Way to stay classy Baltimore!!!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 27, 2015 at 10:03 PM
What are your feelings on Thomas Jefferson TBC?
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | April 27, 2015 at 10:12 PM
It's sad all the way around. Point blank. No winners only losers. Smdh. Well hopefully our Canes baseball team bounces back and win like 9 of the last 11 games on their schedule. Go Canes.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | April 27, 2015 at 10:20 PM
Well said Terrance....well said!!!!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 27, 2015 at 10:39 PM
Successful weekend for my son's AAU team! They finished first in a big tournament this weekend that had teams from Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Dakota, and Miami. My son nailed three consecutive three pointers to give his team their first lead in the championship game.
Posted by: TonyCane | April 27, 2015 at 10:50 PM
Posted by: TonyCane | April 27, 2015 at 10:50 PM
Great! What team does your son play on and what grade is he in?
Posted by: WWIN | April 28, 2015 at 01:30 AM
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/4/27/8465741/2015-nfl-draft-phillip-dorsett-miami-scouting-report-breakdown
Oh My!!!! I Mean Oooooooh My...
Posted by: RCCF | April 27, 2015 at 04:06 PM
The writer of this piece has absolutely no future in sports writing.
If I were him, i'd be more concerned about that than to whether Dorsett got the ball enough or not
Posted by: Lurker | April 27, 2015 at 07:16 PM
I agree he has no future as a writer, but he does have some good points on the subject he is writing about.
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 06:11 AM
I really hope Coley comes more into his own this year as an OC. IMO Golden has handcuffed him a bit. If he does he prolly wont be around long, but it will help us become successful again lol
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 06:29 AM
@mattyports: Recruiting rankings differ, or, the curious case of Miami commit Tyler Byrd: http://t.co/O2EcLM5oQz http://t.co/cv7WesFREt
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 06:51 AM
@GoldenAl: Watch the Transformation of our Facilities. #TheNewU #TransformationTuesday http://t.co/oKs57MawFg
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 07:51 AM
Go Canes..do you have a direct link? I cant get on Twitter here at my day job lol
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 08:01 AM
Try this one buddy:
https://sso.cmgdigital.com/static/server.html?origin=http%3A%2F%2Fcaneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com%2F2015%2F04%2F28%2Fmiami-hurricanes-recruiting-rankings-2016%2F#__federated=1
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 08:49 AM
It's really sweet. Go Canes.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | April 28, 2015 at 08:58 AM
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/sfl-um-looking-to-add-to-and-protect-2016-recruiting-class-20150427-story.html
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 09:18 AM
Still cant view link! lol dang it
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 09:21 AM
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25165344/michael-irvin-cowboys-wouldve-won-5-super-bowls-if-jimmy-johnson-stayed
Jerry Jones ego.............hes foolin himself cause the rest of the football world knows the truth!
Posted by: NativeCane | April 28, 2015 at 09:23 AM
Sports Illustrated has 3 Canes in the 1st round. Flowers at #10 to St. Louis, Dorsett at #16 to the Texans, and Denzel to Green Bay at #30.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 28, 2015 at 09:40 AM
Ohio..as much as I would love that...it aint happening lol
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 09:43 AM
Anywhere from 1, to 3 1st rounders is a possibility. Although I think Walford goes 1st R before DP52...crazy.
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Flowers should easily go in the 1st...and I can see a team pulling the trigger in PD4 in the first round....but not DP52. As much as I love him and his smarts, he cant cover and is a little undersized.
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 10:08 AM
Total agreement UMIKE.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | April 28, 2015 at 10:12 AM
Either way should be a good draft for our Canes and a boost for recruiting as the NFLU grows bigger.
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 10:17 AM
The thing with Walford, is I think His best football is ahead of em'...ala Jimmy Graham.
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 10:21 AM
UMike
Ohio..as much as I would love that...it aint happening lol
Posted by: UMike | April 28, 2015 at 09:43 AM
.
It's possible, but the odds aren't great.
I will say we get 4-5 players in the first 4 rounds or so, with a good chance of 3-4 in the first 3 rounds with at least one in the 1st.
The question is where does Duke go? Round 3? Chick - round 5/6? Perryman, 2/3?
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 10:42 AM
There's no way we have 3 in the 1st.
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 10:43 AM
My final predictions:
Flowers 1st
Dorsett early 2nd
Duke and Clive 3rd
Chik 5th
Gunter, McDemott and Feliciano UDFAs
Biggest surprise long term-McDermott
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 10:53 AM
Interesting take by Dallas scout ranking the top 50 players, 4 CANES in there w Duke leading them
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2015/04/27/broaddus-ranking-top-50-prospects-year%E2%80%99s-nfl-draft-class
F'the Turds!
Posted by: Keoki | April 28, 2015 at 10:54 AM
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 10:53 AM
Perryman?
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 11:13 AM
I don't think Flowers and Dorsett in the 1st are out of the question.
I also don't think those two falling to the second are out of the question either, but odds are that Flowers goes in the 1st with Dorsett a 50/50 of going in the 1st
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 11:16 AM
I think we get 2 1st rounders, too much smoke around PD4 going 1st for me to think otherwise. I think Clive goes early 2nd.
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 11:17 AM
3 outta 4 these guys have 2 Canes in the 1st:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/mock-drafts
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 11:20 AM
My final predictions:
Flowers 1st
Dorsett early 2nd
Duke and Clive 3rd
Chik 5th
Gunter, McDemott and Feliciano UDFAs
Biggest surprise long term-McDermott
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 10:53 AM
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Perryman?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 28, 2015 at 11:36 AM
It will be interesting to see who the Dolphins pick! I've seen around 10 mock drafts and just about everyone has a different player for their pick.
I still think they should trade and try to get more picks!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 28, 2015 at 11:44 AM
If I remember correctly, didn't Clive have the case of the butterfingers his first 3 years?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM
I have no problem drafting Perryman in the 1st. He's such a physical player he'll cause turnovers. He's not great at covering, but I don't think he's been coached well in that department. He brings the boom for your defense. These guys need to imagine just how bad Miami's D wiuld have been without him.
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | April 28, 2015 at 11:47 AM
EF74 and PD4 in 1st round, DP52 2nd round, DJ8 and CW46 3rd round, AC71 5th round, JF70,SM62,LG37 7th round.Go Canes.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | April 28, 2015 at 11:48 AM
If I remember correctly, didn't Clive have the case of the butterfingers his first 3 years?
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | April 28, 2015 at 11:46 AM
Good Clive, Bad.Clive.
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | April 28, 2015 at 11:56 AM
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | April 28, 2015 at 11:48 AM
Looks good to me.
Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | April 28, 2015 at 11:59 AM
allCanesBlog.com @allCanesBlog 4m4 minutes ago
Former #MiamiHurricanes cornerback #AntonioCrawford started his anti-Canes campaign back in February and finally... http://fb.me/7fGtmJKQX
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 28, 2015 at 12:31 PM
SMH...this was 3 days ago, but the media wants you to believe they didn't see yesterday coming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrHTW-zVWk
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 12:33 PM
Waldorf to New England, end of first round.
Posted by: TonyCane | April 28, 2015 at 12:57 PM
Lol...meant Walford to NE.
Posted by: TonyCane | April 28, 2015 at 12:58 PM
Dude, or maybe it's because Perryman is limited physically in his coverage ability. You can't coach length and speed.
I'm not badmouthing him, I loved his aggression, but it can be argued he will never be a great cover guy. Good enough to play in the pros at a good level, just not great in that aspect. It's why I think he stays on the inside.
There's more than one way to look at it.
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 01:03 PM
CaneRock
SMH...this was 3 days ago, but the media wants you to believe they didn't see yesterday coming:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLrHTW-zVWk
Posted by: CaneRock | April 28, 2015 at 12:33 PM
Well then you can blame the powers that run Baltimore.
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 01:05 PM
That f-Ingrid idiot Ireland actually traded up for actually traded up for this guy.
@SiriusXMNFL: JUST IN: Per @AdamSchefter...#Dolphins DE Dion Jordan is being suspended for 2015 season for another substance abuse policy violation.
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 01:06 PM
F-Ing idiot!
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 01:06 PM
Oregon just seems to suck in turning out good NFL players, or is it just me?
Posted by: Lurker | April 28, 2015 at 01:08 PM
Wow:
@BruceFeldmanCFB: Tomorrow’s game between the Orioles and the White Sox will begin at 2:05 PM ET and will be CLOSED to the public.
Posted by: Go Canes | April 28, 2015 at 03:03 PM
Sad what happens on our streets; sad police seem to be over the edge and against certain people, not just black people....working people normal people....those with money buy their way out always.
It is even more of a shame people like Al Sharpton are involved; he's an agitator, publicity thrill seeker, crowding the camera, tax evader, civil rights spokesman wanna be fraud. The guy is a jerk, needs to be bulldozed....Perryman blasting him blindside would be grand!
Dr King would punch him in the face; he really would as non-violent as he was. no content of character here; surely he is an embarrassment to all Americans.
Posted by: VA Cane | April 28, 2015 at 03:30 PM