1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fifth season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording an opening round win against , a second round loss to eventual runner-up Arizona State, and an elimination game loss to Long Beach State.

Personnel Roster 1998 Miami Hurricanes roster Pitchers - Tom Farmer - Freshman - David Gil - Sophomore - Laz Gutierrez - Junior - Greg Howell - Sophomore - Matt Kamalsky - Freshman - Robbie Morrison - Junior - Todd Ozias - Senior - Mike Perrin - Sophomore - Alex Prendas - Freshman - Darryl Roque - Junior - Alex Santos - Junior - Darin Spassoff - Junior Catchers - Russ Jacobson - Sophomore - Greg Lovelady - Freshman - Andrew Lopez-Cao

Outfielders - German Alvarez - Senior - Charlton Jimerson - Freshman - Jason Michaels - Senior - Brian Seever - Junior - Mark Walker - Sophomore Infielders - Gus Alfonso - Sophomore - Joe Curro - Sophomore - Kevin Brown - Freshman - Pat Burrell - Junior - Kris Clute - Freshman - Manny Crespo - Freshman - Frank Fleizach - Junior - Bobby Hill - Sophomore - Aubrey Huff - Junior - Rick Saggese - Junior

Coaches 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff Jim Morris – Head coach – 5th year

Schedule and results Legend Miami win Miami loss

1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball game logRegular seasonJanuary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Jan 28 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 1–0 Jan 30 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–5 2–0 Jan 31 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 3–0February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 1 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2–15 3–1 Feb 7 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–8 4–1 Feb 8 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–11 5–1 Feb 11 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–1 6–1 Feb 14 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 5–19 6–2 Feb 15 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 10–14 6–3 Feb 17 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 18–3 7–3 Feb 20 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 18–3 8–3 Feb 21 Notre Dame Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 27–2 9–3 Feb 22 Notre Dame Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–3 10–3 Feb 27 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–4 11–3 Feb 28 Texas Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–5 12–3March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 Texas Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 7–8 12–4 Mar 6 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–1 13–4 Mar 7 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–2 14–4 Mar 7 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–0 15–4 Mar 8 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–7 16–4 Mar 13 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 17–4 Mar 14 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 18–4 Mar 15 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 18–6 19–4 Mar 17 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–1 20–4 Mar 18 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 21–4 21–4 Mar 20 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 1–0 22–4 Mar 21 North Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–2 23–4 Mar 22 North Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–2 24–4 Mar 25 vs Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL W 8–6 25–4 Mar 27 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–0 26–4 Mar 28 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–0 27–4 Mar 29 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–2 28–4April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 3 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–4 29–4 Apr 4 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–2 30–4 Apr 5 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–6 31–4 Apr 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–3 32–4 Apr 11 Bethune–Cookman Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–1 33–4 Apr 12 Bethune–Cookman Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–0 34–4 Apr 15 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–2 35–4 Apr 17 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–8 36–4 Apr 18 St. Thomas University Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–7 37–4 Apr 22 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 23–3 38–4 Apr 24 at Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 7–22 38–5 Apr 25 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 8–5 39–5 Apr 26 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 9–8 40–5 Apr 28 at FIU W 3–2 41–5May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 1 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–1 42–5 May 2 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 5–11 42–6 May 3 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 4–5 42–7 May 8 at John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 14–8 43–7 May 9 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL L 8–14 44–8 May 10 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL W 14–6 45–8 May 15 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–1 45–8 May 16 Georgia Southern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–0 46–8 May 17 Georgia Southern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–2 46–9Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 21 (6) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 21–6 47–9 1–0 May 22 (3) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 5–6 47–10 1–1 May 23 (4) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–0 48–10 2–1 May 23 (2) (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–2 49–10 3–1 May 24 (3) North Carolina (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 50–10 4–1 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 29 (7) (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3–1 51–10 1–0 May 31 (6) (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–9 51–11 1–1 June 2 (7) Long Beach State (2) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–6 51–12 1–2

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