1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Miami Hurricanes logo.svg
Central I Regional Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
CB No. 2
Record50–14
Head coach
Home stadium Mark Light Field
Seasons
  1995
1997  
1996 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Miami (FL)  y 5014 .781
Oral Roberts   3224 .571
Hawaii–Hilo   1431 .311
Wofford   835 .186
Colgate   320 .130
Southern Utah    
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1996 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 3rd season at Miami.

Contents

The Hurricanes lost the College World Series, defeated by the LSU Tigers in the championship game.

Roster

1996 Miami Hurricanes roster
 

Pitchers

  • J. D. Arteaga - Junior
  • Juan Galban
  • John Kertis
  • Robbie Morrison
  • Denis Pujals
  • Clint Weibl
  • Allen Westfall
 

Catchers

  • Jim Gargiulo

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • Michael DeCelle - Junior
  • Ryan Grimmett
  • Tris Moore
  • Eddie Rivero

Schedule and results

Legend
 Miami win
 Miami loss
 Miami tie
1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log
Regular season (43–12)
January (1–0)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
January 31 Berry Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, Florida 25–01–0
February (8–3)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
February 2 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–71–1
February 3FloridaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–12–1
February 9 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida8–33–1
February 10Coastal CarolinaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–24–1
February 11Coastal CarolinaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida16–115–1
February 16 George Washington Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–06–1
February 17George WashingtonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida14–17–1
February 18George WashingtonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida19–38–1
February 21 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–39–1
February 24at Florida Alfred A. McKethan StadiumGainesville, Florida 7–89–2
February 25at FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida1–59–3
March (14–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
March 1 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida14–1010–3
March 2IllinoisMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–011–3
March 3IllinoisMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–412–3
March 6 Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–313–3
March 8 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–513–4
March 9RutgersMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–314–4
March 15 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida17–415–4
March 16MaineMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–316–4
March 17MaineMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida15–317–4
March 21 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida13–618–4
March 22FIUMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–319–4
March 23FIUMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–420–4
March 24FIUMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–620–5
March 27 St. Thomas (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida8–021–5
March 29 Bethune–Cookman Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–322–5
March 30Bethune–CookmanMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida20–323–5
April (11–5)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
April 2 Nova Southeastern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida13–224–5
April 5at Florida State Dick Howser StadiumTallahassee, Florida 2–1324–6
April 6at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida2–125–6
April 7at Florida StateDick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida1–1525–7
April 10St. Thomas (FL)Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida15–226–7
April 12Florida StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–227–7
April 13Florida StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–828–7
April 14Florida StateMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–429–7
April 16at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee 1–1229–8
April 17at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee2–429–9
April 18at TennesseeLindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee2–329–10
April 20 Tampa Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–330–10
April 21TampaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida2–131–10
April 26 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida20–732–10
April 27StetsonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida7–633–10
April 28StetsonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–434–10
May (9–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
May 1 Lynn Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida12–435–10
May 3 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida3–236–10
May 4South FloridaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida9–537–10
May 5South FloridaMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida4–1037–11
May 8Florida AtlanticMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida10–238–11
May 10at Jacksonville John Sessions StadiumJacksonville, Florida 9–139–11
May 11at JacksonvilleJohn Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida15–540–11
May 12at JacksonvilleJohn Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida16–241–11
May 16 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida5–442–11
May 17Cal State FullertonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida8–743–11
May 18Cal State FullertonMark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida6–743–12
Postseason (7–2)
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
May 23vs Sam Houston State UFCU Disch–Falk FieldAustin, Texas 4–543–13
May 24vs Long Beach State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas5–244–13
May 25at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas9–745–13
May 26vs Missouri State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas8–246–13
May 26vs UCLA UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas8–447–13
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall Record
May 31vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 7–348–13
June 2vs Alabama Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska15–149–13
June 5vs ClemsonJohnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska14–550–13
June 8vs LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska8–950–14
Schedule Source: [2]

Awards and honors

Rudy Gomez
Pat Burrell
Alex Cora
Michael DeCelle
J. D. Arteaga
Robbie Morrison

Collegiate Baseball All-American

Hurricanes in the 1996 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami Hurricanes baseball program were drafted in the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. [5]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
388 Alex Cora SS Los Angeles Dodgers
6158Jim Gargiulo C St. Louis Cardinals
9274Denis Pujals P Tampa Bay Devil Rays
10299Rudy Gomez 2B New York Yankees
17503John Kertis P Texas Rangers
17514Mike DeCelle OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays
18537Allen Westfall P Seattle Mariners
28825T. R. Marcinczyk 1B Oakland Athletics
371,088Clint Weibl P St. Louis Cardinals
431,272Eddie Rivero OF Philadelphia Phillies
431,273Kenard Lang 1B Chicago White Sox
451,320Tris Moore OF Detroit Tigers
541,516J. D. Arteaga P Pittsburgh Pirates
571,570Juan Galban P Atlanta Braves
601,596Ryan Grimmett OF Seattle Mariners

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. "2019 Miami Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of Miami Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Miami". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.