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A Baseball Battle In The 305

The Miami Hurricanes will be looking to extend their winning streak to three straight games when they take on host FIU at FIU Baseball Stadium on Wednesday, March 7. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. on 790 The Ticket and WVUM 90.5 FM.

Senior lefthander Michael Mediavilla (0-2) will oppose FIU righthander Nick MacDonald (1-0).

The Hurricanes (5-6) are coming of back-to-back wins against Maine that earned them their second series win in three weekends to open the year.

Miami won a 15-inning thriller, 7-6, on Saturday night, despite twice falling behind in extra innings. 

Miami fell behind 6-5 in the top of the 15th but plated two in the bottom half, with the game-winning run driven in on the bat of freshman Alex Toral. The game was the longest for Miami since a 17-inning game against Florida State in 2015.

The Hurricanes had a quick turnaround time for Sunday's game, which began at 11:30 a.m.

"It was a really emotional game [Saturday]. To win that and come back and score two [in the 15th] was a great thing," head coach Jim Morris said. "I had trouble going to sleep. I was at the park by 8 o'clock the next morning."

Canes Get Double Bye, Then It's Do Or Die

The Miami men's basketball team claimed the No. 3 seed in the 2018 New York Life ACC Tournament, which runs Tuesday through Saturday (March 6-10) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
 
The Hurricanes earned a double bye and start play at approximately 9 p.m. Thursday. No. 11 seed Syracuse plays No. 14 seed Wake Forest at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner taking on No. 6 seed North Carolina at approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of the Wednesday contest advances to play Miami in the quarterfinals.
 
ESPN and the ACC Network have the television broadcast Thursday, while WQAM 590-AM has the local radio broadcast of every Miami postseason game.

Miami enters postseason play with a 22-8 record, including an 11-7 mark in conference play. The Hurricanes finished in a four-way tie for third place in the conference standings with Clemson, NC State and North Carolina. Miami won the tiebreaker with the other three teams based on its 2-1 record amongst the group of 11-7 teams.
 
The Hurricanes wrapped up the regular season Saturday with their fourth straight victory, a 69-68 triumph over Virginia Tech. Each of Miami's four wins in the streak have come down to the final possession and been decided by three points or fewer. The four-game winning streak with all games determined by three points or fewer matches an ACC record, set by NC State in 1957 and Duke in 1976 and 1984.
 
Miami is 14-12 all-time in the ACC Tournament, including an 8-5 mark under Jim Larrañaga. The Hurricanes are the tournament's No. 3 seed for the second time in three seasons and have claimed a top-3 seed for the third time in Larrañaga's seven-year tenure.

Because Nothing Beats Four Play

Get ready ladies and gentlemen, because here we go once again!

Over the last four years the Canespace blog has held our annual "Four Play" event in February. We have had a ridiculously good time and the events have been a resounding success each Winter.

So this year we have decided to do it again. Although after our incredible trips over the last few years, I am not sure that it is possible to match the previous years' events.

Now before we get too far off track and just to clarify the Canespace "Four Play" event consists of attending at least four UM sports events in just four days or less.

And all of these events are held on the always warm and beautiful University of Miami campus in Coral Gables surrounded by lush tropical palm trees, clear blue waters, cold beer and some really hot scenery. Seriously, who could ask for more?

That's right every year from 2013 and henceforth we will be attending two basketball and two baseball games in Miami during the month of March.

In 2016 we went undefeated and ended with a perfect 4-0 record on the trip. In 2017 we went 3-1. We definitely hope to repeat those winning efforts again this year.

Here is the schedule as it currently stands:

Friday 3/2: UM Women's Tennis vs FAU at 5 PM.

Friday 3/2: UM Baseball at 7 PM vs Maine.

Saturday 3/3: UM Men's Basketball vs Virginia Tech at 12 noon.

Saturday 3/3: UM Baseball at 6 PM vs Maine.

Now, if you wanted to be part of this Canespace extravaganza you still can. We are locked and loaded and ready to roll. And of course, you can always meet us at the Titanic Brewery before all games if you want for a tasty beverage.

Wish us luck, and remember...nothing beats Four Play!