Canes Win, Canes Win, Canes Win!

The Miami Hurricanes jumped out to an early lead and held on to capture their second straight series Saturday afternoon, taking the rubber match against Pittsburgh, 5-3, at Charles L. Cost Field.

Boosted by another impressive start from junior lefthander Michael Mediavilla, Miami rebounded from a 10-3 loss in the opener Friday afternoon to win the final two games and earn their third ACC series win of the season.

"It was a big win for us, no question," head coach Jim Morris said. "I think Pitt has the best club they've had since we've been playing them in the ACC. They have a good club and really good pitching."

Redshirt senior Edgar Michelangeli provided some late insurance with a two-run home run - his second blast of the series - in the eighth inning to widen Miami’s lead.

Mediavilla (4-4) delivered an efficient start for the visitors, tossing 5.2 innings on four days’ rest. The Hialeah, Fla., native, who started Monday’s series finale against Duke earlier in the week, surrendered just five hits and one run with four strikeouts.

Miami’s bullpen once again came up clutch, with sophomore Frankie Bartow tossing the final two innings for his second save in as many days.

"I'm very proud of the way our guys bounced back," Morris said. "We got some big hits and our pitchers pitched well after that first game. It was a great series for us."

The Panthers made things interesting in the ninth, cutting the Miami lead to two runs on a sacrifice fly. But Miami’s infield turned a game-ending double play behind Bartow to seal the win.

The Hurricanes (17-19, 9-9 ACC) opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the game’s first inning off Pitt starter Josh Falk.

Miami connected for four singles in the inning, with RBI basehits coming from sophomore Romy Gonzalez and freshman Nico Baldor.

Senior Randy Batista opened the game with a single to left to reach base for the 15^th straight game.

Falk (3-4) settled down the rest of the way, and would go on to toss six innings. He allowed just one hit after the first - a double from junior James Davison - and struck out four batters.

The visitors missed a chance to pad their lead in the fifth. Miami loaded the bases on walks from redshirt senior Edgar Michelangeli and junior Carl Chester sandwiched around a double off the wall in left by junior James Davison, but Falk struck out Gonzalez to hold the deficit at 2-0.

Pittsburgh (15-17, 7-11 ACC) got a run back in the fifth on an RBI single from Jacob Wright off Mediavilla. But with two runners on, the laidback lefty buckled down, retiring three-hole hitter Nick Banman on a foulout to keep his team ahead by a run.

Sophomore Andrew Cabezas entered in relief of Mediavilla in the sixth and with a runner on third base. After falling behind 3-0 in the count, Cabezas struck out Alex Amos to maintain the 2-1 lead.

Comments

[Ohio_Cane]

Redwine is JAG Redwine, he ain't it gonna start at safety

Posted by: SinisterCane | April 20, 2017 at 11:56 AM
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Disagree

[SinisterCane]

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 20, 2017 at 12:51 PM

What does Redwine do well again?

[Dude]

Stop the hate. The kid can grow & FS could be a good spot for him.

[Ohio_Cane]

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Junior Sheldrick Redwine has taken a seemingly smooth transition from cornerback to safety this spring and is likely to be a starter this fall.

“Right now I feel like he’s one of our 11 best football players,” defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “I think he plays, even on Saturday (in the scrimmage) and on Tuesday in our last practice with shoulder pads on, he is enjoying the physical side of the football game. He’s enjoying it.

“I think he has the most what we call a bite--any time you make a man go backwards against his will—and I think he leads the safeties in bites. You would say, ‘Well can he handle the physical position going from playing on the edge of the field to the middle of the park and he seems to enjoy that the most. I’m happy for what he has done, but we don’t play this weekend and we don’t play until September and we’ll figure it out between now and then who starts.”

Redwine has been ahead of sophomore Robert Knowles and freshman Amari Carter during the spring and has taken the adjustment in stride and understands he is expected to be a physical presence at 6-foot-1 and close to 200 pounds.

“The biggest different is probably playing in more space as opposed to playing corner,” Redwine said. “You’ve got to make more open-field tackles coming downhill making more tackles.”

Redwine played in 12 games last season, starting five, and had 28 tackles and two pass breakpus with one forced fumble.

Although he fell behind then-freshman Malek Young in the cornerback depth chart ltae in the season, Redwine appeared to be on his way to competing for a starting spot in the spring alongside Young with the graduation of corners Corn Elder and Adrian Colbert.

However, Jamal Carter and Rayshawn Jenkins also graduated at the safety spot and the Hurricanes will be adding three capable corners in the summer thus leaving a crowded path for Redwine to start at corner.

“Wherever they want to put me at, that’s what I’m going to try to do and be the best at it,” Redwine said.

Diaz approached Redwine the idea in the offseason to let him know Redwine would be switching positions.

Redwine’s initial reaction: “I’m a football player. If you want me to play that, I’m going to go play it.”

Redwine says he wasn't surprised he was asked to switch positions.

"I don't think I was surprised," Redwine said. "It's football. We all have to go out there and play."

Redwine has been playing next to Jaquan Johnson at safety. The two played high school ball together at Killian and are roommates.

“He does everything right so I’m trying to imitate him and try to do everything right,” said Redwine, who played safety in high school the first four games of his senior year with Johnson sidelined.

The Hurricanes conclude spring ball on Saturday.

[Ohio_Cane]

What does Redwine do well again?

Posted by: SinisterCane | April 20, 2017 at 02:26 PM
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Let our defensive guru Manny Diaz tell U:

“Right now I feel like he’s one of our 11 best football players,” defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “I think he plays, even on Saturday (in the scrimmage) and on Tuesday in our last practice with shoulder pads on, he is enjoying the physical side of the football game. He’s enjoying it.

“I think he has the most what we call a bite--any time you make a man go backwards against his will—and I think he leads the safeties in bites. You would say, ‘Well can he handle the physical position going from playing on the edge of the field to the middle of the park and he seems to enjoy that the most. I’m happy for what he has done, but we don’t play this weekend and we don’t play until September and we’ll figure it out between now and then who starts.”

[SinisterCane]

Sigh

First off I'm not hatin

Redwine was moved to FS because he was a liability at CB but I think he's good enough to get us through the season in a 2 deep rotation until tha Tru' Head Hunters arrive. What's gonna happen when the offense spread us out and he has to play press/man coverage

“I think he has the most what we call a bite--any time you make a man go backwards against his will—and I think he leads the safeties in bites

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 20, 2017 at 02:57 PM

You better hope teams don't play action game plan for Redwine

[Ohio_Cane]

If he's as bad as U say, Amari Carter will start over him and he won't play as often.

[CaneRock]

I like the Redwine move to FS, Carter's built more like a SS to me.

[Go Canes!]

I thought Redwine played well at times and gave up plays at time.

I never found him to be such a liability that he was hurting the team consistently.

[1mg Of epi]

Roll call?

[Old Skool]

Here.

[raizecane]

TGIF...............

[SOUP]

First off I'm not hatin

Posted by: SinisterCane | April 20, 2017 at 04:16 PM

First off, If U have to start off by sayin U ain't hatin, then U hatin.

[Go Canes!]

Posted by: SOUP | April 21, 2017 at 08:48 AM

This one made me laugh.

Well done Soup.

[UMike]

Morning Spacers...

[raizecane]

Let me just vent by saying Spectrum Solutions suck.....

OK, I feel better

[Old Skool]

First off, If U have to start off by sayin U ain't hatin, then U hatin.

Posted by: SOUP | April 21, 2017 at 08:48 AM

So what do you say if 'U are hatin'?
Because haters gotta hate
And I hate traffic, bitterly cold weather, warm beer, jellyfish stings and people who are mean to animals

[Dude]

Sinister was hatin a little, lol.

[Dude]

Hey UMike! Where've you been?

[Go Canes!]

Uncle Luke has officially gone off the deep end.

[SOUP]

UMIKE SIGHTING!

#ISmellFootballInTheAir

[Dude]

Is it too early for rum & coke?

[Go Canes!]

Posted by: Dude | April 21, 2017 at 11:53 AM

Only if you live in Hawaii.

[CGNC]

What is this UMike sighting you speak of??

[CGNC]

Ugh, so in the past two days i have learned all I care to about wells, pumps, check valves and pressure. Waiting on a drilling crew to install a new well. ka ching!

[Dude]

Posted by: Go Canes! | April 21, 2017 at 12:21 PM

I know to always ask that question here, you bunch of alcoholics! Drink on.

[WWIN]

Uncle Luke has officially gone off the deep end.

Posted by: Go Canes! | April 21, 2017 at 10:00 AM

Luke's bending over so Luke's getting ......

[Ohio_Cane]

TE Will Mallory announcing tonight at 8pm. Michigan legacy.

CANE. Hartley is a savage.

[Go Canes!]

Most first-round picks for any college in any two-year span in NFL draft history:
10 Miami 2003-04
9 Miami 2002-03
9 Miami 2001-02

[UMike]

What did Luke do now? Lol... Dude, just been raising the baby and working towards adoption and enjoying the chaos that is my son's senior year.

[Dude]

Posted by: UMike | April 21, 2017 at 01:51 PM

Good on you.

Luke was saying he likes Kiffin's staff more than Miami's. Maybe that's what Go was talking about.

[Dude]

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 21, 2017 at 01:35 PM

This whole staff looks pretty savage. If I could rank my coach search all over again, I'd probably bump Richt up 2 spots. If he can make the offense hum this year, there's zero reason to believe he cant win a title.

[Dude]

Is it too early to have a 3rd rum & coke? lol

[UMike]

I loved Diaz comment about the DT's , something along the lines of whoever shows up pissed off because the offense is trying to run on him will play. We need that mentality, like who the f$&k are they to think they can run on Miami

[Dude]

Posted by: UMike | April 21, 2017 at 02:14 PM

I swear I was going to post the exact same thing a couple of days ago.

[Go Canes!]

Posted by: Dude | April 21, 2017 at 02:10 pm

Once you've finished the second one, it no longer matters what time it is.

[Ohio_Cane]

Mallory bloodlines:

allory's dad, Mike Mallory (1981-85), and uncles, Doug Mallory (1983-87) and Curt Mallory (1988-91) all played at Michigan. Mike, a former teammate of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, was an All-Big Ten linebacker and is now the assistant special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Curt was a secondary coach at Michigan from 2011-14 and is now the head coach at Indiana State. Doug is a defensive backs coach with the Atlanta Falcons.

[UMike]

So why do you think he isn't going to Michigan? Lol

[Ohio_Cane]

So why do you think he isn't going to Michigan? Lol

Posted by: UMike | April 21, 2017 at 04:19 PM
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Hartley is a savage.

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 21, 2017 at 01:35 PM

[Go Canes!]

Maybe his dad knows Harbaugh has about 1 more season at Michigan before he hauls ass back to the pros.

Or maybe he thinks Harbaugh is a d**k.

[UMike]

Go, that is very true

[Dude]

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 21, 2017 at 01:35 PM

Tick, tock, tick tock.

[RCCF]

Will Mallory to TheU...
Storm18
12%

[BigWindyCane1]

I loved Diaz comment about the DT's , something along the lines of whoever shows up pissed off because the offense is trying to run on him will play. We need that mentality, like who the f$&k are they to think they can run on Miami

Posted by: UMike | April 21, 2017 at 02:14 PM

I love this comment!

[BigWindyCane1]

Mallory to Miami is huge and speaks volumes. Harbaugh is a jerk but he can flat out coach. If a Michigan legacy who has seen good NFL coaching decides to go to Miami, that speaks volumes for Hartley and this coaching staff

[1mg Of epi]

Luke's bending over so Luke's getting ......

Posted by: WWIN | April 21, 2017 at 01:34 PM

Dre reference?

[Dr.Dre]

Posted by: 1mg Of epi | April 21, 2017 at 09:34 PM

Hell yeah

[🐜🌀]

🌀😀🐊😷🍀😴

[SOUP]

We need that mentality, like who the f$&k are they to think they can run on Miami

Posted by: UMike | April 21, 2017 at 02:14 PM

I love this comment!

Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | April 21, 2017 at 08:57 PM

Can U imagine Vince Wilfork, Cortez Kennedy, Russell Maryland or Warren Sapp thinking "WTF? Someone thinks they are gonna run up in here? I don't think so!"

#WeBack

[Ohio_Cane]

Hartley is a savage.

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | April 21, 2017 at 01:35 PM