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By Howard Blas For 24-year-old, Minor League pitcher Daniel Federman, the trip via Uber and airplane from the Baltimore Orioles’ spring training camp in Sarasota, Fla., to Team Israel’s facility in Jupiter three hours east across the state provided much more than just a chance to play baseball in another Florida city. It affords him
Former Israeli baseball player Ben Wanger has spoken of his determination to make an "impactful change on the local community" in preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.
Junior Alex Toral makes a catch at first base in Miami's win over Appalachian State on Sunday May 9 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Josh Halper Fans have seen many versions of the Miami Hurricanes in 2021. From the squad that upset the preseason No. 1 Florida Gators on opening weekend, to sweeps suffered at the hands of Pittsburgh and Florida State. It induced the postseason question into an unthinkable “if” in recent weeks after series losses at North Carolina and Boston College. Still, UM (27-15, 15-14 ACC) is projected to be on the inside of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field heading...
No. 18 Miami may have found winning formula in series sweep of Duke Victor Mederos pitched five innings and surrendered four hits and four runs on Saturday, April 4 against the Duke Blue Devils at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Alex Carnochan This weekend represented the first genuine series sweep all season for the No. 18 Miami Hurricanes and head coach Gino DiMare. Though they had defeated Wake Forest in both games played at Mark Light Field in mid-March, three conference wins could not have come at a better time amidst a season filled with various surprises thus far. The Canes (16-8, 10-7...
Home run hat trick drives Canes past Wolfpack to take series finale Despite having to trudge through five scoreless innings on offense, a home run barrage for the Hurricanes proved to be the deciding factor in Miami’s 6-4 series win over North Carolina State Sunday afternoon. An offensive outburst in the top half of the sixth inning allowed the Canes to put a crooked five runs on the board over the Wolfpack heading into the late innings. After trailing for much of the game, UM clubbed four home runs between the sixth and seventh innings, three of which came in dramatic back-to-back-to-back ...