Hurricanes Host Jacksonville in Three-game Baseball Series
May 5, 2004
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The fourth-ranked Miami Hurricanes host Jacksonville for a three-game series at Mark Light Field beginning Friday, May 7, at 7 p.m.
The series continues Saturday, May 8, at 7 p.m. and wraps up at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 9. The Hurricanes enter the three-game series with a 33-9 record, while the Dolphins have a 21-25 mark.
The student voice of the Hurricanes, WVUM 90.5 will broadcast all three games against the Dolphins.
Left-handed pitcher J.D. Cockroft (5-3, 2.67 ERA) will go to the mound Friday night with a three-game winning streak on the line after pitching 21.2 consecutive scoreless innings.
Jacksonville will counter with its ace Dennis Robinson (11-2, 2.82 ERA), who is second nationally with 11 wins. The right-hander has pitched 102 innings with 61 strikeouts and 28 walks.
Right-hander Cesar Carrillo takes the hill for Miami on Saturday. He is 7-0 on the season with a 2.83 ERA in 60.1 innings. Carrillo lead UM in strikeouts with 47.
Miami will start left-hander Brandon Camardese in the series finale on Sunday. Camardese is 4-1 on the season with a 4.09 ERA.
The Dolphins will start either Donald Brickle (3-2, 3.77 ERA) or Kyle DeVries (3-7, 3.70 ERA) on Saturday with the other slated to start on Sunday.
Jacksonville is hitting .285 as a team with Brickle pacing the Dolphins with a .360 average. Orlando Diaz provides the power with eight home runs and 40 RBI. The JU pitching staff has a 5.08 ERA.
The Hurricanes are hitting .329 as a team, which ranks 12th nationally and third among teams in the top 25. UM is also scoring nine runs a game to rank 10th in the country. The UM pitching staff has a 3.72 ERA and is holding opponents to a .237 batting average.
Miami leads the all-time series with Jacksonville 71-19 after losing two-of-three games at Jacksonville last season. UM holds a commanding 45-8 record over the Dolphins in Coral Gables.
Jacksonville (21-25)
at No. 4/4/4 Miami (33-9)
Game #43
Friday: Jacksonville at Miami
May 7, 7 p.m. (Mark Light Field)
Radio: WVUM (90.5 FM)
Probable Starting Pitchers
UM: #44 J.D. Cockroft, LHP (5-3, 2.67 ERA)
JU: #23 Dennis Robinson, RHP (11-2, 2.82 ERA)
Game #44
Saturday: Jacksonville at Miami
May 8, 7 p.m. (Mark Light Field)
Radio: WVUM (90.5 FM)
Probable Starting Pitchers
UM: #13 Cesar Carrillo, RHP (7-0, 2.8 ERA)
JU: TBA
Game #45
Sunday: Jacksonville at Miami
May 9, 1 p.m. (Mark Light Field)
Radio: WVUM (90.5 FM)
Probable Starting Pitchers
UM: #18 Brandon Camardese, LHP (4-1, 4.09 ERA)
JU: TBA
Rankings listed in order Sports Weekly Coaches/Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball.
