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Sophomore Anthony Vilar follows through on a hit in Miami's win over Appalachian State on Sunday May 9 at Mark Light Field. Vilar registered one hit, two walks, and scored three times in the Canes' 10-2 victory on Sunday. Photo credit: Josh Halper On Sunday afternoon, the only Hurricanes to pass through Mark Light Field were donning pink uniforms in honor of Mother’s Day, but May showers drenched Coral Gables shortly after the series finale between UM and Appalachian State had begun. Inclement weather in the area early in the ballgame forced an unusual, strange set of circumstances for the ...

Freshman third baseman Yohandy Morales bats during Miami's 16-1 win over Appalachian State on May 8 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Tessa Mortensen Hurricanes right-handed pitcher Jake Smith took the mound against Appalachian State on Saturday hoping to help lead his team to its first series win in three weeks. After having garnered his first win as a Hurricane versus Florida Gulf Coast on April 27, the junior college transfer picked up where he left off, striking out six batters while allowing only two hits. Backing him up was a lineup that came out swinging, as Miami (26-15, 15-14 Atlant...

Christian Del Castillo bats during Miami's game against Appalachian State on May 7 at Mark Light Field. Photo credit: Michael Mok It was a sloppy game played through sloppy weather, but the Miami Hurricanes collected a much-needed win Friday night over the Appalachian State Mountaineers. A mundane, RBI groundout by Adrian Del Castillo in the eighth inning both personified the evening and effectively clinched UM’s 4-2 series-opening victory. The Canes (25-15, 15-14 ACC) hit just .185 overall. They improved to 10-1 in non-conference games while remaining perfect against mid-major opponents. ...

Alex McFarlane will be making his first weekend start on Friday night against Appalachian State. Photo credit: Treasure Wilson The Miami Hurricanes have lost two consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference series, against North Carolina and Boston College, and have dropped four of their past seven overall matchups. For a team that was ranked No. 1 in the nation early in the season by major outlet Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, this is a disappointing stretch. And one that could prove costly come NCAA Tournament selection time. So what has gone south since February, how can UM respond, and what rema...

In a new year, new beekeepers get new bees and vow to make some changes Plus, they make the best of a bad situation by extracting honey. A lot of honey. By Christine Burns Rudalevige Nine-Layer Russian Honey Cake is laborious, but so worth it. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer By the time you read this, I will have installed two packages of replacement bees into hive boxes sitting on a hill in Wiscasset overlooking the Sheepscot River. None of the colonies that my beekeeping buddies, Ann and Mark Light, and I set up last year survived the winter. We didn’t send bee remains off to a lab, but...