1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball
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ConferenceIndependent
Record50–12
Head coach
Home stadium Mark Light Field
Seasons
 1977
1979  
1978 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Miami (FL)  y 5012 .806
No. 28 Hawaii   3814 .731
No. 11 Gonzaga  y 3314 .702
Detroit   3316 .673
Mercer   3216 .667
Stetson   3317 .660
Richmond   2112 .636
Virginia Tech   2717 .614
Air Force   2215 .595
Northern Iowa   1716 .515
Lafayette   1112 .478
Campbell   1215 .444
Villanova   1118 .379
Notre Dame   1225 .324
Hofstra   718 .280
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 16th season at Miami.

Contents

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they recorded wins against Baylor and Oral Roberts and losses to eventual champion Southern California and runner-up Arizona State. [2]

Personnel

Roster

1978 Miami Hurricanes roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • Mark Batten
  • Randy Guerra
  • Jeff Morrison
  • Augie Ruiz
  • Tony Vila

Catchers

 

Infielders

Outfielders

 

Unknown

  • Humberto Acosta
  • Erol Akchurin
  • Ron Batter
  • Rick Dehlinger
  • Alex DeJesus
  • Rick Del Giudice
  • Rick Diaz
  • Terry Gallagher
  • Leigh Gullette
  • Mike Kutner
  • Rich Pazo
  • Rob Rajisch
  • Wes Robbins
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
  • Howie Shapiro
  • Joe Squilla
  • Bruce Wood

Coaches

1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
 Miami win
 Miami loss
1978 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log [4]
Regular season
Postseason

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "1978 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  3. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  4. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 54. Retrieved January 16, 2021.