# 2018 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2018 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2018 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 25th and final season at Miami. For the second straight season, the Hurricanes failed to reach the NCAA Division I baseball tournament, having done so 44 consecutive times previous to that.

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Miami | Alma Mater |
| Jim Morris | Head coach | 25 | Elon University (1973) |
| Gino DiMare | Assistant coach | 19 | University of Miami (1992) |
| J.D. Arteaga | Assistant coach | 16 | University of Miami (2002) |
| Norberto Lopez | Assistant coach | 3 | Nova Southeastern University (1999) |

## Schedule

Legend :
| | Miami win |
| | Miami loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Miami team member |
2018 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 16 | Rutgers | Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL | 7–1 | Bargfeldt | O'Reilly | | 3001 | 1–0 |
| February 17 | Rutgers | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 8–5 | Hammond | Brito | Cabezas | 2750 | 2–0 |
| February 18 | Rutgers | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 5–7 | Heatter | McKendry | Blum | 2257 | 2–1 |
| February 21 | Missouri | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 0–9 | Sharp | Mediavilla | | 2202 | 2–2 |
| February 23 | Florida | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 3–7 | Singer | Bargfeldt | Mace | 3596 | 2–3 |
| February 24 | Florida | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 2–8 | Kowar | Veliz | Leftwich | 4156 | 2–4 |
| February 25 | Florida | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 2–0 | McKendry | Dyson | Cabezas | 3388 | 3–4 |
| February 28 | at Florida Atlantic | FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton,FL | 4–5 | Peden | Mediavilla | Schneider | 1844 | 3–5 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| March 2 | Maine | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 1–6 | Geoffrion | Cabezas | | 2290 | 3–6 | |
| March 3 | Maine | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 7–6 | Epstein | Laweryson | | 2593 | 4–6 | |
| March 4 | Maine | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 7–1 | McKendry | Murphy | | 2368 | 5–6 | |
| March 7 | at FIU | FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL | 3–5 | Casey | Federman | | 1715 | 5–7 | |
| March 9 | Notre Dame | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 3–0 | Bargfeldt | Tully | Hammond | 2650 | 6–7 | 1-0 |
| March 10 | Notre Dame | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 9–0 | McKendry | Sheehan | Bartow | | 7–7 | 2-0 |
| March 10 | Notre Dame | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 5–9 | Vierling | Cabezas | | 2573 | 7–8 | 2-1 |
| March 14 | at UCF | John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL | 4–3 | Federman | Sheridan | Hammond | 2188 | 8–8 | |
| March 16 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 3–4 | Laskey | Bargfeldt | Labosky | 531 | 8–9 | 2-2 |
| March 17 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 1–4 | Stallings | McKendry | Labosky | 1006 | 8–10 | 2-3 |
| March 18 | at Duke | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 8–2 | Cabezas | Day | | 1126 | 9–10 | 3-3 |
| March 21 | Florida Atlantic | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 9–11 | Clemente | Hammond | Schneider | 2831 | 9–11 | |
| March 23 | Virginia | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 3–2 | Bartow | Abbott | | 2347 | 10–11 | 4-3 |
| March 24 | Virginia | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 1–0 | McKendry | Lynch | Bartow | 2962 | 11–11 | 5-3 |
| March 25 | Virginia | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 8–1 | Cabezas | Nicholson | Hammond | 2273 | 12–11 | 6-3 |
| March 28 | Florida Gulf Coast | Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL | 0–1 | Lumbert | Federman | Kenton | 1982 | 12–12 | |
| March 30 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA | 1–6 | Curry | Bargfeldt | | 1191 | 12–13 | 6-4 |
| March 31 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA | 4–13 | Thomas | McKendry | | 1648 | 12–14 | 6-5 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| April 1 | at Georgia Tech | Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA | 1–4 | English | Cabezas | Archer | 1137 | 12–15 | 6-6 |
| April 4 | FAU | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 4–7 | Nowatnick | Federman | Schneider | 2253 | 12–16 | |
| April 6 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 4–8 | Hiatt | Mediavilla | | 2599 | 12–17 | 6-7 |
| April 7 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 6–9 | Criswell | McKendry | | 3175 | 12–18 | 6-8 |
| April 8 | North Carolina | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 7–5 | Cabezas | Lancellotti | | 2346 | 13–18 | 7-8 |
| April 11 | UCF | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 0–4 | Finfrock | Hammond | | 2366 | 13–19 | |
| April 13 | at Clemson | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | 12–11 | Bartow | Spiers | | 5350 | 14–19 | 8-8 |
| April 14 | at Clemson | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | 6–1 | McKendry | Crawford | | | 15–19 | 9–8 |
| April 14 | at Clemson | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | 3–8 | Higganbotham | Cabezas | | 6513 | 15–20 | 9-9 |
| April 18 | FGCU | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 8–1 | McMahon | Gray | | 2197 | 16–20 | |
| April 20 | Pittsburgh | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 1–2 | Smith | Federman | Chentouf | 2478 | 16–21 | 9-10 |
| April 21 | Pittsburgh | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 0–3 | Pidich | McKendry | Freure | 2066 | 16–22 | 9-11 |
| April 21 | Pittsburgh | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 3–0 | Cabezas | Calvo | | 3123 | 17–22 | 10-11 |
| April 25 | FIU | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 6–14 | Machado | McMahon | | 2259 | 17–23 | |
| April 27 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 0–2 | Parrish | Bargfeldt | Scolaro | 4432 | 17–24 | 10-12 |
| April 28 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 1–10 | Van Eyk | McKendry | | 5356 | 17–25 | 10-13 |
| April 29 | at Florida State | Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | 11–5 | Cabezas | Scolaro | | 5377 | 18–25 | 11-13 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACC record |
| May 4 | Bethune Cookman | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 4–2 | Bargfeldt | Norris | Bartow | 2452 | 19–25 | |
| May 5 | Bethune-Cookman | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 8–7 | Hammond | Coutinho | | 2236 | 20–25 | |
| May 6 | Bethune-Cookman | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 12–11 | Bartow | Wilkes | | 2104 | 21–25 | |
| May 9 | FGCU | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 7–1 | Cabezas | Lumbert | | 2130 | 22–25 | |
| May 11 | at Virginia Tech | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | 5–4 | Federman | McDonald | Hammond | 561 | 23–25 | 12-13 |
| May 12 | at Virginia Tech | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | 16–4 | McKendry | Coward | | 582 | 24–25 | 13-13 |
| May 13 | at Virginia Tech | English Field • Blacksburg, VA | 12–8 | Bartow | McDonald | | 572 | 25–25 | 14-13 |
| May 15 | Stetson | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
| May 17 | Boston College | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 3–0 | Bargfeldt | Stevens | | 2132 | 26–25 | 15-13 |
| May 18 | Boston College | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | 4–3 | McKendry | Metzdorf | Bartow | 2528 | 27–25 | 16-13 |
| May 19 | Boston College | Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL | | | | | | | |
Postseason :
ACC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | ACCT Record |
| May 22 | Notre Dame | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 6–2 | Bartow | Belcik | | 2690 | 28–25 | 1-0 |
| May 24 | Clemson | | Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC | 1–7 | Miller | Bargfeldt | | 3154 | 28–26 | 1-1 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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' | 24 | 24* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.