1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball
NCAA Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 0–2
Conference	Independent
Record	55–11
Head coach	Ron Fraser (17th year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y		–			–			55	–	11		.833
No. 11 Hawaii  ‍‍‍y		–			–			69	–	15		.821
No. 23 Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍y		–			–			52	–	12		.813
Air Force  ‍‍‍		–			–			33	–	13		.717
No. 27 Florida State  ‍‍‍y		–			–			43	–	17		.717
Mercer  ‍‍‍		–			–			38	–	16		.704
Villanova  ‍‍‍		–			–			16	–	9		.640
Detroit  ‍‍‍		–			–			34	–	22		.607
No. 11 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍		–			–			25	–	17		.595
Stetson  ‍‍‍		–			–			26	–	24		.520
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍		–			–			15	–	16		.484
Campbell  ‍‍‍		–			–			17	–	20		.459
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍		–			–			14	–	19		.424
Louisville  ‍‍‍		–			–			18	–	27		.400
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍		–			–			11	–	17		.393
Lafayette  ‍‍‍		–			–			9	–	15		.375
Hofstra  ‍‍‍		–			–			6	–	18		.250
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1979 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 17th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated after a pair of losses to Arizona and Pepperdine. ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

1979 Miami Hurricanes roster [3]
	Pitchers Mark Batten Eddie Escribano Randy Guerra Neal Heaton Jeff Morrison Catchers Frank Castro		Infielders Ross Jones Mike Pagliarulo Outfielders Tony Brewer Matt Tyner		Unknown Ron Batter Walt Brooks Dan Canevari Alex DeJesus Rick Del Giudice Rick Diaz Lou Duarte Bobby Estrada Dino Gale Terry Gallagher Leigh Gullette Paul Hundhammer Chuck Keller Mike Kutner Pat Patterson Rich Pazo Rob Rajisch Steve Riese Alfredo Rodriguez Gary Ross Howie Shapiro

Coaches

1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
Ron Fraser – Head coach – 17th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss

1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log [4]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 16 Marshall Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–5 1–0 Feb 17 Marshall Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 2–0 Feb 23 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–3 3–0 Feb 24 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–4 4–0
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 Florida A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–0 5–0 Mar 2 Florida A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–0 6–0 Mar 3 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–2 7–0 Mar 4 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 8–0 Mar 5 James Madison Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 20–8 9–0 Mar 6 St. Joseph's Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–2 10–0 Mar 7 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL L 0–6 10–1 Mar 9 St. Joseph's Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–5 11–1 Mar 10 Ithaca Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–6 12–1 Mar 10 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–2 13–1 Mar 11 Ithaca Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 21–0 14–1 Mar 12 Oklahoma State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–2 14–2 Mar 13 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–7 14–3 Mar 14 Texas A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–1 15–3 Mar 15 Oklahoma State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–0 16–3 Mar 16 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 17–3 Mar 17 Texas A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 17–4 Mar 19 Arizona State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 18–4 Mar 20 Arizona State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 19–4 Mar 21 Arizona State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–9 20–4 Mar 22 Georgia Southern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 21–4 Mar 23 Georgia Southern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–6 22–4 Mar 24 Bowling Green Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 23–4 Mar 26 Long Island Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–5 24–4 Mar 27 St. Francis (NY) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 25–4 Mar 28 Glassboro State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–3 25–5 Mar 28 St. Francis (NY) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–5 26–5 Mar 29 Glassboro State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 27–5 Mar 30 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–3 28–5 Mar 31 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 29–5
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 1 Baltimore Orioles Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–5 Apr 2 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–14 30–5 Apr 3 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 31–5 Apr 3 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–5 32–5 Apr 5 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 33–5 Apr 6 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL L 3–9 33–6 Apr 7 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 3–2 34–6 Apr 8 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 35–6 Apr 8 Howard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–4 36–6 Apr 9 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–7 37–6 Apr 10 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–0 38–6 Apr 11 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–9 38–7 Apr 12 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–3 38–8 Apr 13 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL W 1–0 39–8 Apr 13 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 39–9 Apr 14 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 40–9 Apr 15 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–0 41–9 Apr 18 Biscayne Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 42–9 Apr 20 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 12–3 43–9 Apr 20 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 4–0 44–9 Apr 21 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 14–10 45–9 Apr 24 Biscayne Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–1 46–9 Apr 27 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 47–9 Apr 28 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–7 48–9
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 10 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 9–0 49–9 May 11 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 9–0 50–9 May 13 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 3–1 51–9 May 14 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 6–1 52–9
Postseason
NCAA Atlantic Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 The Citadel Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–116 53–9 1–0 May 19 Clemson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–1 54–9 2–0 May 20 Clemson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–1 55–9 3–0
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 1 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–5 55–10 0–1 June 3 Pepperdine Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–9 55–11 0–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. "1979 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
3. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
4. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 54–55. Retrieved January 18, 2021.