2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2017 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 24th season at Miami.

2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record31-27 (16-13 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gino DiMare (18th season)
  • J.D. Arteaga (15th season)
  • Norberto Lopez (2nd season)
  • Blake Tekotte (1st season)
Home stadiumAlex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 23 6   .793 53 12   .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 43 20   .683
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 42 21   .667
No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 36 25   .590
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍y 14 14   .500 46 23   .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 25 28   .472
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 26 32   .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 49 14   .778
No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 43 16   .729
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 13   .552 31 27   .534
Duke  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 30 28   .517
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 27 28   .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 30   .434
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 32   .418
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes failed to qualify for the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, ending a 44-year streak of making the postseason tournament. The streak had been the longest in NCAA history (for any sport, and in any division).

Roster

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2017 Miami Hurricanes roster[1]
 

Pitchers

  • 19 - Jeb Bargfeldt - Junior
  • 18 - Michael Mediavilla - Freshman
  • 27 - Daniel Epstein -   Sophomore
  • 53 - Anthony Masiello - Freshman
  • 52 - Frankie Bartow - Sophomore
  • 35 - Andrew Cabezas - Sophomore
  • 45 - Ryan Guerra - Senior
  • 39 - Cooper Hammond -   Junior
  • 55 - Jesse Lepore - Junior
  • 22 - Albert Maury Jr. - Freshman
  • 37 - Keven Pimentel -   Sophomore
  • 32 - Evan McKendry - Freshman
  • 30 - Michael Perez - Junior
  • 34 - Daniel Rivero - Freshman
  • 47 - Enrique Sosa -   Senior
  • 14 - Mason Studstill - Freshman
  • 0 - Gregory Veliz - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 24 - Michael Amditis - Freshman
  • 40 - Joe Gomez - Senior
  • 28 - Alex Sanchez -   Sophomore

Infielders

  • 4 - Johnny Ruiz - Senior
  • 10 - Romy Gonzalez - Sophomore
  • 17 - Christopher Barr -   Senior
  • 2 - Randy Batista- Senior
  • 7 - Brandon Gali - Junior
  • 16 - Edgar Michelangeli -   Senior
 

Outfielders

  • 43 - Nico Baldor - Freshman
  • 31 - Barry Buchowski - Senior
  • 44 - Michael Burns - Junior
  • 9 - Carl Chester - Junior
  • 51 - James Davison - Junior
  • 21 - Hunter Tackett - Junior
 

Coaching staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Miami
Alma Mater
Jim Morris Head coach 24 Elon University (1973)
Gino DiMare Assistant coach 18 University of Miami (1992)
J.D. Arteaga Assistant coach 15 University of Miami (2002)
Norberto Lopez Assistant coach 2 Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Blake Tekotte Student coach 1 University of Miami

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Schedule

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Legend
  Miami win
  Miami loss
  Postponement
Bold Miami team member
2017 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log[3]
Regular season
Postseason

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]1717*17
Baseball America[5]
Collegiate Baseball^[6]8821
NCBWA[7]1817

^ 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.

Awards and honors

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Jeb Bargfeldt
  • All-ACC 2nd Team[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Baseball Roster". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SPID=103774&SPSID=658423 Miami Baseball Coaches
  3. ^ "2017 Baseball Schedule". Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ^ "Bargfeldt Recognized With All-ACC Honors"