The 1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fourth season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for third after recording an opening round win against UCLA and a second round win over top-seeded and eventual runner-up Alabama and a pair of semifinal losses to Alabama.

Personnel Roster 1997 Miami Hurricanes roster Pitchers - J. D. Arteaga - Senior - Robbie Morrison - Sophomore - Todd Ozias - Junior - Eddy Reyes - Junior - Alex Santos - Freshman - Darin Spassoff - Sophomore

Catchers - Russ Jacobson - Freshman - Mike Lopez-Cao - Senior - Joe Curro - Freshman Infielders - Brad Brewer - Junior - Pat Burrell - Sophomore - Oscar Cartaya - Sophomore - Lale Esquivel - Freshman - Bobby Hill - Freshman - Aubrey Huff - Sophomore - Rick Saggese - Sophomore

Outfielders - German Alvarez - Junior - Ryan Grimmett - Senior - Mandy Jacomino - Senior - Jason Michaels - Junior - Mark Walker - Freshman Unknown

- David Gil - Laz Gutierrez - Greg Howell - Andrew Lopez-Cao - Bob Petretta

Coaches 1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff Jim Morris – Head coach – 4th year

Schedule and results Legend Miami win Miami loss

1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball game logRegular seasonJanuary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Jan 16 at Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 2–3 0–1 Jan 17 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 14–7 1–1 Jan 18 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 10–7 2–1 Jan 19 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 13–11 3–1 Jan 31 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–2 4–1February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 1 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 7–9 4–2 Feb 2 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 16–4 5–2 Feb 7 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 6–10 5–3 Feb 8 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–0 6–3 Feb 9 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–4 7–3 Feb 15 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–2 7–4 Feb 16 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 5–12 7–5 Feb 17 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL L 10–11 7–6 Feb 21 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–7 8–6 Feb 22 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–1 9–6 Feb 25 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 10–6 Feb 28 at Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 10–7March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–22 10–8 Mar 2 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 12–13 10–9 Mar 6 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 11–9 Mar 7 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 11–10 Mar 8 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–4 12–10 Mar 9 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 13–10 Mar 12 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–3 14–10 Mar 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 15–10 Mar 15 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–1 16–10 Mar 16 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–2 17–10 Mar 19 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–0 18–10 Mar 21 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–2 19–10 Mar 22 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–3 20–10 Mar 24 at Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 13–2 21–10 Mar 25 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL L 2–11 21–11 Mar 27 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 22–11 Mar 28 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–4 23–11 Mar 29 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 6–9 23–12 Mar 30 at Florida Marlins Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL L 1–2 April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 4 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 24–12 Apr 5 Georgia Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 25–12 Apr 6 Georgia Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–0 26–12 Apr 9 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–2 27–12 Apr 11 at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–5 28–12 Apr 12 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–5 29–12 Apr 13 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–8 29–13 Apr 18 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–2 30–13 Apr 19 Duke Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–5 31–13 Apr 20 Duke Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–1 32–13 Apr 23 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–8 33–13 Apr 25 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 34–13 Apr 27 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 35–13 Apr 27 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 36–13 Apr 30 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–8 37–13May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 2 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–1 38–13 May 3 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 39–13 May 4 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–7 39–14 May 9 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–1 40–14 May 10 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 14–23 40–15 May 11 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 41–15 May 15 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 20–3 42–15 May 16 Oral Roberts Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 43–15 May 17 Oral Roberts Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 44–15Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 22 (6) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–4 45–15 1–0 May 23 (4) FIU (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 46–15 2–0 May 24 (3) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–10 46–16 2–1 May 24 (2) Florida (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–511 47–16 3–1 May 25 (3) Arizona State (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 48–16 4–1 May 25 (3) Arizona State (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–5 49–16 5–1 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 31 (4) UCLA (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–3 50–16 1–0 June 2 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–1 51–16 2–0 June 5 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–8 51–17 2–1 June 6 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–8 51–18 2–2

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