2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	31-27 (16-13 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Morris (24rd season)
Assistant coaches	Gino DiMare (18th season) J.D. Arteaga (15th season) Norberto Lopez (2nd season) Blake Tekotte (1st season)
Home stadium	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  ^x‍‍‍^y	23	–	6		.793			53	–	12		.815
No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			43	–	20		.683
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			42	–	21		.667
No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14		.533			36	–	25		.590
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍^y	14	–	14		.500			46	–	23		.667
Boston College  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			25	–	28		.472
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			26	–	32		.448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  ^x‍‍‍^y	23	–	7		.767			49	–	14		.778
No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12		.600			43	–	16		.729
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	16	–	13		.552			31	–	27		.534
Duke  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	28		.517
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	28		.491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	30		.434
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	32		.418
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Morris, in his 24th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, ending a 44-year streak of making the postseason tournament. The streak had been the longest in NCAA history (for any sport, and in any division).

Roster

2017 Miami Hurricanes roster[1]
	Pitchers 19 - Jeb Bargfeldt - Junior 18 - Michael Mediavilla - Freshman 27 - Daniel Epstein - Sophomore 53 - Anthony Masiello - Freshman 52 - Frankie Bartow - Sophomore 35 - Andrew Cabezas - Sophomore 45 - Ryan Guerra - Senior 39 - Cooper Hammond - Junior 55 - Jesse Lepore - Junior 22 - Albert Maury Jr. - Freshman 37 - Keven Pimentel - Sophomore 32 - Evan McKendry - Freshman 30 - Michael Perez - Junior 34 - Daniel Rivero - Freshman 47 - Enrique Sosa - Senior 14 - Mason Studstill - Freshman 0 - Gregory Veliz - Freshman		Catchers 24 - Michael Amditis - Freshman 40 - Joe Gomez - Senior 28 - Alex Sanchez - Sophomore Infielders 4 - Johnny Ruiz - Senior 10 - Romy Gonzalez - Sophomore 17 - Christopher Barr - Senior 2 - Randy Batista- Senior 7 - Brandon Gali - Junior 16 - Edgar Michelangeli - Senior		Outfielders 43 - Nico Baldor - Freshman 31 - Barry Buchowski - Senior 44 - Michael Burns - Junior 9 - Carl Chester - Junior 51 - James Davison - Junior 21 - Hunter Tackett - Junior

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Miami	Alma Mater
Jim Morris	Head coach	24	Elon University (1973)
Gino DiMare	Assistant coach	18	University of Miami (1992)
J.D. Arteaga	Assistant coach	15	University of Miami (2002)
Norberto Lopez	Assistant coach	2	Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Blake Tekotte	Student coach	1	University of Miami

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Schedule

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss
	Postponement
Bold	Miami team member

2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record February 17 Rutgers #17 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3-0 Lepore (1–0) O'Reilly (0–1) Bartow (1) 3,135 1–0 February 18 Rutgers #17 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 9–5 Bargfeld (1–0) Brito (0–1) None 3,109 2–0 February 19 Rutgers #17 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 17-6 Reardon (1–0) Mediavilla (0–1) None 2,860 2-1 February 24 at #2 Florida #17 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1-0 Faedo (1–0) Lepore (1–1) Rubio 5,385 2–2 February 25 at #2 Florida #17 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2-0 Singer (2-0) Bargfeld (1–1) Rubio (2) 6,160 2–3 February 26 at #2 Florida #17 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 6–2 Kowar (2–0) Mediavilla (0-2) None 5,262 2–4
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record March 1 at Florida Atlantic #17 FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton,FL W 5–2 McKendry (1-0) Marman (0-1) Bartow (2) 1,729 3–4 March 3 Dartmouth #17 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 1–0 Sulsar (2–0) Lepore (1-2) Burkholder (2) 2,113 3-5 March 4 Dartmouth #17 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 3–2 Bartow (1-0) Peterson (0-1) None 3,088 4-5 March 5 Dartmouth #17 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5-0 Danielak (2–0) Mediavilla (0-3) None 2,627 4-6 March 7 FIU Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 12-1 Garcia (1-2) Veliz (0-1) None 2,440 4-7 March 8 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL L 3-2 Raiden (1–0) Bartow (1-1) None 1,564 4-8 March 10 #23 Georgia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 10–8 Maury Jr (1–0) Curry (3-1) Bartow (3) 2,546 5-8 1-0 March 11 #23 Georgia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 7-5 ^(11) Ryan (1-0) Cabezas (0-1) Dulaney (1) 2,577 5-9 1-1 March 12 #23 Georgia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 17-7 Mediavilla (1–3) Lee (0-1) None 2,057 6-9 2-1 March 14 Maine Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 4-3 McKendry (2-0) Delaite (0-1) Cabezas (1) 2,327 7-9 March 15 Maine Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-2 Veliz (1-1) Murphy (0-2) Bartow (4) 2,431 8-9 March 17 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 5-3 Staley (1-0) Cabezas (0-2) None 2,463 8-10 2-2 March 18 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 5-2 DeJuneas (2-0) McKendry (2-1) Staley (4) 2,511 8-11 2-3 March 19 at NC State Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 7-5 Mediavilla (2-3) Feeney (2-1) Bartow (5) 2,897 9-11 3-3 March 22 Florida Atlantic Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-5 Veliz (2-1) Labsan (1-1) None 2,375 10-11 March 24 at #8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 7-2 Bukauskas (4-0) Lepore (1-3) None 1,063 10-12 3-4 March 25 at #8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 6-3 Daniels (2-0) Bargfeldt (1-2) Hiatt (9) 2,476 10-13 3-5 March 26 at #8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 6-2 Mediavilla (3-3) Aker (1-1) Bartow (6) 1,110 11-13 4-5 March 29 at #12 Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL L 3-0 Leon (3-1) Veliz (2-2) Koerner (9) 2,074 11-14 March 31 Wake Forest Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 2-1 Dunshee (5-1) Lepore (1-4) Roberts (2) 2,844 11-15 4-6
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record April 1 Wake Forest Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 5-1 Bargfeldt (2-2) Sellers (3-2) 2880 12-15 5-6 April 2 Wake Forest Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 9-0 Johnstone (4-0) Mediavilla (3-4) 2,431 12-16 5-7 April 5 St. Thomas Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 14-2 Veliz (3-2) Arauz (2-2) 2,446 13-16 April 8 Duke Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 9-7 Maury Jr (2-0) Labosky (1-2) 2,839 14-16 6-7 April 9 Duke Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-0 Bargfeldt (3-2) Laskey (2-3) 2,772 15-16 7-7 April 10 Duke Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5-2 Labosky (2-2) Bartow (1-2) 2,458 15-17 7-8 April 12 Florida Gulf Coast Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5-4 Hamilton (1-0) Maury Jr (2-1) Hering (2) 2,739 15-18 April 14 at Pittsburgh Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA L 10-3 Mersing (1-1) Lepore (1-5) 338 15-19 7-9 April 14 at Pittsburgh Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA W 1-0 Bargfeldt (4-2) Hammer (0-3) Bartow (7) 737 16-19 8-9 April 15 at Pittsburgh Petersen Sports Complex • Pittsburgh, PA W 5-3 Mediavilla (4-4) Falk (3-4) Bartow (8) 817 17-19 9-9 April 19 Florida Atlantic Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 8-2 McKendry (3-1) Labsan (1-2) 2,335 18-19 April 21 Florida State Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 6-3 Voyles (3-0) Bargfeldt (4-3) Carlton (3) 3,523 18-20 9-10 April 22 Florida State Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 5-4 ^(10) Cabezas (1-2) Byrd (2-2) 4,999 19-20 10-10 April 23 Florida State Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Canceled April 25 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL W 8-7 Cabezas (2-2) LoBrutto (1-2) Bartow (9) 1,658 20-20 April 26 FIU Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5-4 Agis (1-2) Bartow (1-3) 2,493 20-21 April 28 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA W 3-0 Bargfeldt (5-3) Stevens (4-5) Bartow (10) 652 21-21 11-10 April 29 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA W 14-5 Cabezas (3-2) Casey (2-2) 1,061 22-21 12-10 April 30 at Boston College Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at John Shea Field • Chestnut Hill, MA L 9-2 Rapp (2-2) Veliz (3-3) 527 22-22 12-11
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 5 Bethune Cookman Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 6-5 Cabezas (4-2) Calamita (2-2) Bartow (11) 2,372 23-22 May 6 Bethune-Cookman Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 7-3 Norris (6-1) Meidavilla (4-5) 2,587 23-23 May 7 Bethune-Cookman Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-1 Veliz (4-3) Krull 5-2 2,433 24-23 May 10 UCF Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 5-2 Ward (4-0) McKendry (3-2) 2,416 24-24 May 13 at #10 Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 5-1 Bargfeldt (6-3) Lynch (6-3) 3,669 25-24 13-11 May 13 at #10 Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 13-6 Bettinger (8-0) Veliz (4-4) 4,129 25-25 13-12 May 14 at #10 Virginia Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA L 7-4 Doyle (2-1) Cabezas (4-3) 3,211 25-26 13-13 May 16 Florida Gulf Coast Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 5-1 McKendry (4-2) Grey (3-3) 2,215 26-26 May 19 Virginia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 4-2 Bargfeldt (7-3) Coward (5-4) Cabezas (2) 27-26 14-13 May 19 Virginia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 3-1 Veliz (5-4) Scheetz (4-3) Bartow (12) 2,737 28-26 15-13 May 20 Virginia Tech Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-5 ^(10) Maury Jr (3-1) McGarity (2-6) 3,039 29-26 16-13
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 23 Georgia Tech Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY W 6-5 ^(13) Cabezas (5-3) Ryan (3-5) 2,739 30-26 1-0 May 26 #16 Wake Forest Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY W 5-2 Veliz (6-4) Roberts (1-4) Cabezas (3) 31-26 2-0 May 27 #2 North Carolina Louisville Slugger Field • Louisville, KY L 12-4 Hutchinson (7-4) Lepore (1-6) 4,926 31-27 2-1

Rankings

See also: 2017 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[4]	17	17*	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	8	8	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[7]	18	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Awards and honors

Jeb Bargfeldt

• All-ACC 2nd Team[8]

References

1. "Official Baseball Roster". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
2. http://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SPID=103774&SPSID=658423 Miami Baseball Coaches
3. "2017 Baseball Schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
4. Baseball Coaches Poll
5. Baseball America College: Top 25
6. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
7. NCBWA Division I poll
8. "Bargfeldt Recognized With All-ACC Honors"