# 2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fifteenth season at Miami. Playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division, they finished in first place in their division with a record of 23–5, 53–11 overall.
The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after dropping an opening round game against eventual runner-up Georgia, defeating Florida State, and being eliminated by semifinalist Stanford.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Miami win
* Miami loss
2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 22 | Cincinnati* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Feb 23 | Cincinnati* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 6–4 | 2–0 |
| Feb 24 | Cincinnati* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–0 | 3–0 |
| Feb 26 | vs Florida Marlins | No. 14 | Roger Dean Stadium • Jupiter, FL | L 2–7 | Exh. |
| Feb 29 | Florida* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–4 | 4–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| Mar 1 | Florida* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–5 | 5–0 | |
| Mar 2 | Florida* | No. 14 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 2–6 | 5–1 | |
| Mar 4 | Lehigh* | No. 16 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 9–2 | 6–1 | |
| Mar 7 | Boston College | No. 16 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 10–7 | 7–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar 8 | Boston College | No. 16 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 8–3 | 8–1 | 2–0 |
| Mar 9 | Boston College | No. 16 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 7–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 |
| Mar 11 | Penn State* | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 10–0 | 10–1 | |
| Mar 12 | Maine* | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 7–4 | 11–1 | |
| Mar 14 | at NC State | No. 10 | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | W 12–5 | 12–1 | 4–0 |
| Mar 15 | at NC State | No. 10 | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | W 2–1 | 13–1 | 5–0 |
| Mar 16 | at NC State | No. 10 | Doak Field • Raleigh, NC | L 10–11 | 13–2 | 5–1 |
| Mar 18 | Cornell* | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 20–9 | 14–2 | |
| Mar 19 | NJIT* | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 13–1 | 15–2 | |
| Mar 21 | Wake Forest | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 17–4 | 16–2 | 6–1 |
| Mar 23 | Wake Forest | No. 10 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 23–2 | 17–2 | 7–1 |
| Mar 25 | Bethune–Cookman* | No. 6 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 10–5 | 18–2 | |
| Mar 26 | Bethune–Cookman* | No. 6 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 7–6 | 19–2 | |
| Mar 28 | at Duke | No. 6 | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | W 7–5$^{10}$ | 20–2 | 8–1 |
| Mar 29 | at Duke | No. 6 | Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC | W 8–1 | 21–2 | 9–1 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| Apr 1 | Florida Atlantic* | No. 3 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 16–7 | 22–2 | |
| Apr 2 | at FIU* | No. 3 | FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL | W 13–2 | 23–2 | |
| Apr 4 | Clemson | No. 3 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 6–4 | 24–2 | 10–1 |
| Apr 5 | Clemson | No. 3 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 15–5 | 25–2 | 11–1 |
| Apr 6 | Clemson | No. 3 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 7–6 | 26–2 | 12–1 |
| Apr 8 | Florida Gulf Coast* | No. 2 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 4–$^{11}$ | 27–2 | |
| Apr 9 | Florida Atlantic* | No. 2 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 3–6 | 27–3 | |
| Apr 12 | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | No. 2 | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 10–5 | 28–3 | 13–1 |
| Apr 12 | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | No. 2 | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 15–5 | 29–3 | 14–1 |
| Apr 13 | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | No. 2 | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 9–3 | 30–3 | 15–1 |
| Apr 16 | at Florida Atlantic | No. 2 | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 12–10 | 31–3 | |
| Apr 18 | at No. 1 Florida State | No. 2 | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–4 | 32–3 | 16–1 |
| Apr 19 | at No. 1 Florida State | No. 2 | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L 5–9 | 32–4 | 16–2 |
| Apr 20 | at No. 1 Florida State | No. 2 | Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | W 11–10 | 33–4 | 17–2 |
| Apr 23 | FIU* | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 3–6 | 33–5 | |
| Apr 25 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 1–0 | 34–5 | 18–2 |
| Apr 26 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 4–3$^{10}$ | 35–5 | 19–2 |
| Apr 27 | No. 16 Virginia | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 10–0 | 36–5 | 20–2 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACC record |
| May 2 | Saint Mary's* | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 10–6 | 37–5 | |
| May 3 | Saint Mary's* | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 5–0 | 38–5 | |
| May 4 | Saint Mary's* | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 15–3 | 39–5 | |
| May 9 | at Virginia Tech | No. 1 | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 12–4 | 40–5 | 21–2 |
| May 10 | at Virginia Tech | No. 1 | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | L 6–7 | 40–6 | 21–3 |
| May 10 | at Virginia Tech | No. 1 | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | W 9–2 | 41–6 | 22–3 |
| May 13 | North Florida* | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 5–2 | 42–6 | |
| May 15 | No. 2 North Carolina | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 12–2 | 43–6 | 23–3 |
| May 16 | No. 2 North Carolina | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 6–10 | 43–7 | 23–4 |
| May 17 | No. 2 North Carolina | No. 1 | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 11–12 | 43–8 | 23–5 |
Postseason :
ACC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 21 | (8) Clemson | No. 2 (1) | Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL | W 7–1 | 44–8 | 1–0 |
| May 22 | No. 28 (5) Georgia Tech | No. 2 (1) | Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL | W 15–12 | 45–8 | 2–0 |
| May 24 | No. 22 (4) NC State | No. 2 (1) | Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL | W 5–2 | 46–8 | 3–0 |
| May 25 | (6) Virginia | No. 2 (1) | Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL | W 8–4 | 47–8 | 4–0 |
NCAA Coral Gables Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 30 | (4) Bethune–Cookman | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 7–4 | 48–8 | 1–0 |
| May 31 | No. 14 (2) Missouri | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 6–5 | 49–8 | 2–0 |
| June 1 | (3) Ole Miss | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 11–2 | 50–8 | 3–0 |
NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SR Record |
| June 6 | No. 14 Arizona | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | L 3–6 | 50–9 | 0–1 |
| June 7 | No. 14 Arizona | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 14–10 | 51–9 | 1–1 |
| June 8 | No. 14 Arizona | No. 1 (1) | Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | W 4–2 | 52–9 | 2–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 14 | No. 6 (8) Georgia | No. 1 (1) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 4–7 | 52–10 | 0–1 |
| June 16 | No. 3 (4) Florida State | No. 1 (1) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 7–5 | 53–10 | 1–1 |
| June 18 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 1 (1) | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–8 | 53–11 | 1–2 |