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Anthony Vilar (7) bats against the UNC Tar Heels on Friday, April 23 at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC. Photo credit: Andy Mead/UNC Athletics After struggling offensively the past two games, UM exploded for 14 hits against the UNC Tar Heels on Sunday at Boshamer Stadium. The 8-1 win secured Gino DiMare’s 75th victory as head coach of the Hurricanes. Only three others in program history have achieved such a feat, and DiMare is the second-fastest to do so, taking just 112 games to reach the milestone. Initially it looked as if the Tar Heels would cruise to another win when they jumped o...

Alejandro Rosario allowed nine hits and four earned runs through five innings. Photo credit: Andy Mead/UNC Athletics Two games, and two losses for the Miami Hurricanes against the UNC Tar Heels at Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium. Due to an ominous weather forecast in Chapel Hill for Saturday’s scheduled game, the teams played a doubleheader Friday, one the Canes will want to forget. Miami fell 4-2 in Game 1 Friday after a slow start. The Tar Heels built an early cushion though methodical, station-to-station baseball, scoring a single run in four of the first five frames during the 3 p.m. c...

Right fielder Gabe Rivera bats during Miami's win over Florida Gulf Coast University on April 14 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Alex Carnochan The Hurricanes have proven to fans that they can be the team so many have been looking for in 2021. UM just needs to show that promise every weekend. After sweeping Duke at home April 2-4, they went to Pittsburgh and dropped all three contests April 9-11. Miami then returned to Coral Gables and once again earned a sweep, earning wins against Clemson April 16-18. With just four Atlantic Coast Conference series remaining until postseason play, now is...

Without having an at-bat in two weeks, center fielder Tony Jenkins came into the game Sunday in the bottom of the seventh inning and grounded out. But in the bottom of the ninth, tied at 2-2 with the Clemson Tigers, with CJ Kayfus on third and Dominic Pitelli on second, Jenkins hit a fly ball out to center field and won the game for the Miami Hurricanes, 3-2. “It was just great to be in that position and that situation at the time and an even better feeling to get that done for the team,” Jenkins said. “I’ve just got to stay ready whenever my name gets called and I felt like I did th...

• • CLEMSON OVERVIEW • Clemson, who has a 5-5 road record, lost at home against College of Charleston 13-6 on Tuesday. • The Tigers are averaging 5.8 runs per game and hitting .259 with a .419 slugging percentage, .359 on-base percentage and 18 steals. • The pitching staff has a 4.53 ERA, .260 opponents’ batting average and 2.95 strikeout-to-walk ratio, and Clemson is fielding .966. MIAMI OVERVIEW • Miami, who has a 9-5 home record, is led by third-year Head Coach Gino DiMare. • The Hurricanes defeated Florida Gulf Coast 3-2 at home on Wednesday. They are hitting .263 and ha...