# 2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020 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 Gino DiMare, in his second year as head coach.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2019 season with a 41–20 record, compiling an 18–12 mark in the ACC to finish second in the Coastal Division. After a 1–1 finish in the ACC Tournament, the Canes earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. They reached the Final of the Starkville Regional, and as a result earned a ranking of 19 in the final D1Baseball poll.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Miami win |
| | Miami loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Miami team member |
2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| Feb 14 | Rutgers* | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 2–1 | Van Belle (1–0) | Rutkowski (0–1) | Federman (1) | 2,700 | 1–0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 15 | Rutgers* | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–2 | McMahon (1–0) | Genuario (0–1) | None | 2,385 | 2–0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 16 | Rutgers* | No. 3 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 13–6 | Cecconi (1–0) | Murray (0–1) | None | 2,443 | 3–0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 19 | Kent State* | No. 1 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 12–0 | McFarlane (1–0) | Schultz (0–1) | None | 2,213 | 4–0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 21 | No. 2 Florida* | No. 1 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | L 1–2$^{11}$ | Specht (1–0) | Federman (0–1) | Pogue (1) | 4,046 | 4–1 | 0-0 |
| Feb 22 | No. 2 Florida* | No. 1 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | L 4–7 | Specht (2–0) | McFarlane (1–1) | None | 4,172 | 4–2 | 0-0 |
| Feb 23 | No. 2 Florida* | No. 1 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | L 3–5 | Barco (1–0) | Cecconi (1–1) | Cabarcas (1) | 3,554 | 4–3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 26 | South Florida* | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 7-5 | C. Palmquist (1-0) | Hoffman (0-1) | None | 2,016 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 28 | Towson* | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 2-1 | Van Belle (2–0) | J. Selis (0-3) | Federman (2) | 2,431 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| Feb 29 | Towson* | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 8-2 | McMahon (2–0) | Ramanjulu (1-2) | None | 2,349 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| Mar 1 | Towson* | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 9-3 | Garland (1-0) | Reeser (1-1) | None | 2,376 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| Mar 4 | at Florida Atlantic* | No. 7 | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton,FL | L 2-11 | Cooley (1-0) | McFarlane (1–2) | None | 1,166 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| Mar 6 | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 5–4 | Gates (1–0) | McKennitt (0–1) | None | 2,184 | 9-4 | 1-0 |
| Mar 7 | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 5–0 | McMahon (3–0) | Myers (2–2) | None | 2,605 | 10-4 | 2-0 |
| Mar 8 | Pittsburgh | No. 7 | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | W 14–2 | Cecconi (2–1) | Gilbertson (2–1) | None | 2,541 | 11-4 | 3-0 |
| Mar 11 | at No. 12 UCF* | No. 7 | John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL | W 3–2 | McFarlane (2–2) | Whitehead (1–1) | Federman (3) | 2,454 | 12-4 | 3-0 |
| Mar 13 | at Virginia Tech | | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | | | | | | | |
| Mar 14 | at Virginia Tech | | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | | | | | | | |
| Mar 15 | at Virginia Tech | | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | | | | | | | |
| Mar 17 | Lafayette* | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 18 | FIU* | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 20 | Virginia | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 21 | Virginia | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 22 | Virginia | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 24 | Florida Atlantic* | | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| Mar 27 | at Duke | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | | | | | | | |
| Mar 28 | at Duke | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | | | | | | | |
| Mar 29 | at Duke | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | | | | | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| Apr 1 | at FIU* | FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL |
| Apr 3 | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
| Apr 4 | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
| Apr 5 | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
| Apr 7 | Florida Gulf Coast* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 8 | Bethune-Cookman* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 10 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 11 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 12 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 15 | Florida Atlantic* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 17 | Louisville | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 18 | Louisville | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 19 | Louisville | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| Apr 21 | at Florida Gulf Coast* | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL |
| Apr 24 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
| Apr 25 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
| Apr 26 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | Princeton* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 2 | Princeton* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 3 | Princeton* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 6 | UCF* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 8 | Clemson | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 9 | Clemson | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 10 | Clemson | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 12 | Florida Gulf Coast* | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL |
| May 14 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA |
| May 15 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA |
| May 16 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA |
Postseason :
ACC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 19 | TBD | | BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC | | | | | | | |
| May 20 | TBD | | BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC | | | | | | | |

## Ranking Movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches Poll | 7 | 7* | 7* | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball$^^$ | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA$^†$ | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$^^$ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. $^†$ NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 2020 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Slade Cecconi | RHP | A | 33 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Chris McMahon | RHP | 2 | 46 | Colorado Rockies |
| Freddy Zamora | SS | 2 | 53 | Milwaukee Brewers |