Two and toast.
That's what your Miami Hurricanes were relegated to at the 2016 College World Series at Ameritrade Field in Omaha, Nebraska. Two games and that was all she wrote for Miami this time around in Omaha. It was simply not good enough and left some UM fans to wonder if Jim Morris has lost his mojo?
Miami’s season came to an end Monday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara in a College World Series elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park.
“I'm disappointed in the way we played out here in Omaha,” head coach Jim Morris said. “We didn't do the little things that we did all year to win the number of games we did.
"I felt like we had a great season coming into it. But the little things that we've been doing…we didn't hit with on base or make a pitch or make a play defensively that we needed to make to win. And when you get to this level, you've got to do all the things to win, because everybody out here is playing well.”
It was the Hurricanes (50-14) who struck first, as junior Zack Collins belted a pitch from UCSB starter Noah Davis over the fence in right field for a solo home run to give Miami a 1-0 lead.
It was the fourth home run of this NCAA postseason for Collins and the sixth of his three-year career.
“Just being aggressive. He threw a fastball 1-0 [in the count], and I was aggressive, put the barrel on it, and it went out,” Collins said. “You never know it's gone in this field, especially with the way the wind's been blowing.”
Garcia (9-5) retired 10 in a row beginning with the groundout from Fisher. The stretch came to an end on a leadoff single from Devon Gradford in the bottom of the sixth.
“I minimized damage, and not even one run scored,” Garcia said of the second-inning jam. “And I just had a mindset of just going up there and dominating and just throwing strikes, competing.”
Immediately after the single by Gradford, play was halted for just over an hour due to lightning.
Garcia returned after the 62-minute delay and induced a popup from UCSB slugger Austin Bush. But Muno doubled down the right field line to prompt a pitching change, and the Gauchos strung together a two-RBI single and back-to-back squeeze plays off reliever Frankie Bartow to take a 5-1 lead.
“You know, playing at Miami, we have quite a few rain delays,” Morris said. “So we're used to handling that, and [pitching coach] J.D. [Arteaga] does a good job of guys throwing.
“[Garcia] got up twice and threw in the cages. And we felt like he was ready to throw…it was kind of after him that's when things went haywire.”
Miami staged a late rally in the eighth to cut the deficit to two runs. Facing UCSB reliever Kyle Nelson, redshirt junior Edgar Michelangeli cracked a one-out double into the left field corner to jumpstart the offense.
Back-to-back singles from sophomore Carl Chester and junior Randy Batista pushed the first run of the inning across. Collins then followed with another RBI single to make it 5-3.
“I feel like we always have a chance. This team all year has come back from plenty of deficits,” Collins said. “We've come back from more than four runs all year. And we had a chance going into the ninth inning. We were all confident of that. And it just didn't happen.”
Rats
Posted by: nemo2002 | June 20, 2016 at 10:39 PM
hey I hate losing!
Posted by: VA Cane | June 20, 2016 at 10:46 PM
Canes suck in the post season. This is a fact. Morris can't get a squad prepared for prime time.
Posted by: BEERicane | June 20, 2016 at 10:47 PM
Sad to see the boys lose so quick, reg season was great but post season is where the titles are won!
JMO
Posted by: VA Cane | June 20, 2016 at 10:47 PM
Well at least the banana slugs didn't kick our ass!
Dem Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | June 20, 2016 at 10:48 PM
Warriors had a the best, most meaningless, season of all time.
Posted by: BEERicane | June 20, 2016 at 11:06 PM
^^^ Patriots.
Posted by: The Dude | June 21, 2016 at 02:49 AM
Good headline Soup
Posted by: Old Skool | June 21, 2016 at 04:48 AM
Ariz: CJ Henderson
Last night he posted that he was making an announcement at 2PM today. I asked the coach he's closest with at Columbus and he said he would be absolutely shocked if it was about a decommitment. Said Henderson and Jobe have been working Bandy HARD about Miami.
Around midnight, Henderson informed the Miami staff that he planned on decommitting, which caught them by surprise. This is a kid who has been on campus at least three times in the last month and had shown no signs of a decommitment. He told Miami that he wants to be able to go through the process and take visits. this staff knows what they signed up for and are prepared to recruit till the end. Things still in Miami's favor here. UF is filling up spots and He doesn't want to play in the cold (Michigan). I expect him to sign with Miami, but who knows because this came out of left field.
Posted by: Mr Moneymaker | June 21, 2016 at 08:36 AM
$EC would be my guess
Those brown paper bags are persuasive
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 21, 2016 at 09:10 AM
CIS and I agree
Ok to admit Rumphs in over his head yet? Had henderson, brini, and Davis all as Miami leans and found a way to not get all 3. That's Paul Williams type **** righ
Posted by: Sinistercane | June 21, 2016 at 10:52 AM
After experiencing 115 degree weather in Las Vegas yesterday I'll never complain about Floridap again
Posted by: Sinistercane | June 21, 2016 at 10:53 AM
James King S/LB Transfers or Dismissed.
More to Come on the story later.
Posted by: RCCF | June 21, 2016 at 11:13 AM
Bruce is in:
https://www.canesinsight.com/articles/sam-bruce-admitted-miami/2982
Posted by: Go Canes! | June 21, 2016 at 01:33 PM
Is that the guy the last staff "stole" from FAU?
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 21, 2016 at 01:34 PM
Lur-ker Yesss that's the Guy.
Posted by: Tsully76 | June 21, 2016 at 02:05 PM
^^^^^^^
Thanks, TSully
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 21, 2016 at 02:36 PM
I know we all want the best kids to come to UM, and yes CMR did a good job at UGA. However, I think it will take a couple good years here to see that he will eventually compete on a national basis as we once did. Remember, all these kids have to go on since they were born is Clappy, Onion, and AlPa. A middle of the road program at best for a number of years. So many teams we once competed with dominating us....FSU....and though we have not played UF, they have won a few since our great days.
I am sure the guys will keep at it, and we will get some guys. Remember these are 18 year olds and younger who want to be in the light in the mix for titles not .500 ball. May take a year or two before we land the stars...but I think we will be ok.
JMO
Posted by: VA Cane | June 21, 2016 at 03:43 PM
Wait......
So a coach can take over PooButt University in Anywhere, USA and be successful over night..
But
Miami must wait for Miami's own to be successful soon??
No Bueno..
We'll be significantly better from 1st Snap!!
12%
Posted by: RCCF | June 21, 2016 at 05:31 PM
We will be better better coach.....but we will not be in the playoffs yet.....it will take a couple years to get elite....thats how mediocre we are
Posted by: VA Cane | June 21, 2016 at 07:45 PM
The gator loads onto the bus and heads to the Omaha airport.
Posted by: Canefederate | June 21, 2016 at 08:01 PM
How miserable is your squad when you look for company by your mortal enemy on the Bus?
Posted by: BEERicane | June 21, 2016 at 08:03 PM
How miserable must you be to post when only bad things happen
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 21, 2016 at 08:28 PM
Except the gator being eliminated is a very good thing. We want that trophy case to remain empty.
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 21, 2016 at 08:29 PM
The gator loads onto the bus and heads to the Omaha airport.
Posted by: Canefederate | June 21, 2016 at 08:01 PM
Well done my man, well done!
Posted by: SOUP | June 21, 2016 at 10:23 PM
Canes basketball has been the only mens program to deliver in big, highly anticipated game. The football team a delivered dud after prime time dud for years. The baseball team needs to over the Super Regional chest thumping and set the bar higher.
Posted by: Rich Rod | June 21, 2016 at 11:13 PM
Canes basketball has been the only mens program to deliver in big, highly anticipated games. The football team has delivered dud after prime time dud for years. The baseball team needs to over the Super Regional chest thumping and set the bar higher.
Posted by: Rich Rod | June 21, 2016 at 11:14 PM
That's laughable Rich Rod when the Basketball Team make it to back2back Elite 8's or higher then they can see the Baseball Team. Until Then Kill That Noise. Basketball Team is doing excellent but it ain't doing Baseball Excellent. The Men's Team has reached the Sweet 16 in 2 of past 4 Years. The Canes Baseball Team has reached the College World Series or the Elite 8 in the last 2 Years. So Kill That Noise. 1.Baseball, 2.Mens 3.Womens Basketball 4.Football.
Posted by: Tsully76 | June 22, 2016 at 12:14 AM
Barry:
• Mo Smith, rated the No. 12 cornerback in the 2013 class, is leaving Alabama as an immediately-eligible grad transfer and he and Miami are in the exploratory stages on each other, though Smith is assuredly exploring a lot of options and it’s too early to tell if anything will develop from this.
UM’s cornerback depth is shaky; Smith had 38 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 41 games at Alabama, including two starts. He played mostly special teams last season but worked in the slot in spring ball at Alabama this year.
• Sophomore linebacker James King, who played sparingly for Miami, has left the program. The former two-star prospect from Booker T. Washington wasn’t expected to play much.
• ESPN draft analyst Fran Fraschilla says it’s a toss-up whether UM guard Sheldon McClellan will be one of 60 players drafted Thursday.
“What will keep him out if he's not drafted is teams may not see a high ceiling for him because he's going to be 24 [in December],” Fraschilla said. “I had him in my top 60. He gets a little bit underappreciated because of his age, because he's a transfer. His strengths are his experience, positional size, ability to shoot the ball and the fact he's been well coached at two different places [UM and Texas].
"I don't want to compare him to [the Heat’s] Josh Richardson because I don’t think anyone saw this coming with Josh. Unlike Josh, he’s not a [point guard]. I don’t think Sheldon is a great ball-handler.”
Fraschilla said UM’s Tonye Jekiri and Angel Rodriguez are “long shots to be in the NBA. Angel would have to go to school on J.J. Barea [and become that type of player]. I think both Angel and Tonye will be in the [NBA’s] summer league. Tonye has got the requisite size. His strength is on defensive end as a rim protector. Chances are slim for Jekiri to make an NBA team but not impossible.”
The Heat said it hasn’t done anything individually with the UM players but has carefully scouted each of them.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 22, 2016 at 12:21 AM
Like Lurker said, this was the year the turds had any shot on winning the world series. They will be shyt next year. They will losing a bunch of players.
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | June 22, 2016 at 12:24 AM
TSully, disagree totally. The basketball team has overacheieved until now. They have delivered, by far the most memorable performances in Canes sports over the 5 years. Two sweet 16 appearances in the most challenging tourney in college sports has been impressvie to say the least. Multiple prime time, nationally televised victories over Tobacco Road have been the best, most refreshing thing UM sports has had to offer over these squalid football years.
Over the last 5 years, expectations have been raised regarding the basketball team and that Herculian process we've enjoyed witnessing alone makes my point.
Baseball is expected to win the Super Regionals. They need to make the next step and make a deep run in Omaha or at least show up.
Posted by: Rich Rod | June 22, 2016 at 01:51 AM
While i like all the teams to show up and play well, i do not live and die by them. Football.......a different story. I think we will have a good year and will surprise people. We will be better and it will help significantly in many areas!
Posted by: VA Cane | June 22, 2016 at 02:01 AM
Basketball ran into a buzzsaw in Villanova, so they had a reason to lose.
Baseball woefully underachieved with their last two losses. No excuse for those two losses and the way they happened.
Overall I think the basketball team has done more with less.
Football, well that's another story.
Posted by: Go Canes! | June 22, 2016 at 07:50 AM
CWS>Sweet 16! But keep fooling yourselves if U like!
Posted by: Tsully76 | June 22, 2016 at 07:59 AM
RichRod has NO idea how hard it is to even make it to the CWS and apparently is completely unaware of the huge disadvantage Miami has in terms of number of scholarships, level playing field with respect to tuition, etc.
Yes, they hit a hard to excuse slump for the last two games, but what you want to do every year is be in contention for the CWS as much as possible and hope that with skill, preparation and a little luck you can make it all the way This year it didn't happen.
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 22, 2016 at 08:21 AM
Canes brothers hello from Turkey. ..my wife is Turkish and my 1st time here. ..beautiful place. ..driving is like a video game. .get in where you fit on...
Canes baseball is like atlanta braves...I live here now and seen it for years. ..
Here's hoping to CMR raising the bar back to where it belongs.
Love my Canes and God's blessings to you all!
Posted by: Mark from Atlanta | June 22, 2016 at 08:42 AM
Enjoy and be safe Mark.
Posted by: Go Canes! | June 22, 2016 at 08:48 AM
Mark
If you want to keep going to Canes games, don't make any Recep Erdogan jokes while you're there.
Posted by: Old Skool | June 22, 2016 at 08:55 AM
And I'd definitely watch where you drop your "God bless you all!!" comments.
Very much appreciated here but there, not so much...
Posted by: Mr. Moneymaker | June 22, 2016 at 09:14 AM
Hilarious guys! Erdogan is not a popular guy...and God has blessed us all, every day all day..they know this...different name, still God.in my eyes, heart .people are people. ..I'm not here to judge. ..just see my wife's stomping grounds. ..
Speaking of. ..I still looking for over /under on Shaq hurting someone this season. ..
I'm sticking with 5...
God bless you and Go Canes!
Posted by: Mark from Atlanta | June 22, 2016 at 09:27 AM
Ok brethren. ...please the Atlanta crew of canespace. ..keep me posted on the events and get togethers in Atlanta. ..I know we are @ tech this yr...
Got a buddy in Charlotte that can come..
God bless you and Go Canes!
Posted by: Mark from Atlanta | June 22, 2016 at 10:13 AM
Hope you get to see the sights like the Hagia Sophia
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 22, 2016 at 10:15 AM
https://www.canesinsight.com/thread/bandy-henderson-jobe-campus/99567#post2551020
Posted by: Go Canes! | June 22, 2016 at 12:28 PM
Decommitment"U"
Posted by: herbieibis | June 22, 2016 at 12:47 PM
Multiple prime time, nationally televised victories over Tobacco Road have been the best, most refreshing thing UM sports has had to offer over these squalid football years.
Over the last 5 years, expectations have been raised regarding the basketball team and that Herculian process we've enjoyed witnessing alone makes my point.
Posted by: Rich Rod | June 22, 2016 at 01:51 AM
I agree with this 100%.
Posted by: 58 Straight | June 22, 2016 at 01:12 PM
Good headline Soup
Posted by: Old Skool | June 21, 2016 at 04:48 AM
Meant to say THANK U sir!
Posted by: 58 Straight | June 22, 2016 at 01:12 PM
Five football games for $50 and ten dollar parking.
Unless you have financial problems there is ZERO reason to miss these games canes fans.
No more excuses.
F**king GO!!!
(Check link below for more info)
http://miamihurricanes.fan-one.com/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=41dbb94610085c1dfa
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 22, 2016 at 03:48 PM
How are they doing $10 games and $10 parking?
I mean I like it for the fans and more should go, but...
#Interesting
Posted by: 58 Straight | June 22, 2016 at 04:00 PM
D.Rose to the Knicks...Bulls get Robin Lopez, Jose Calderon, & Jerian Grant.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 22, 2016 at 04:07 PM
Posted by: 58 Straight | June 22, 2016 at 04:00 PM
High Upper level. Still not bad seats now since everything is covered. They're definitely doing it, and right now they have plenty. Probably won't last long, though.
Posted by: Lur-ker | June 22, 2016 at 06:34 PM