Live Game Thread: Miami Baseball vs. Notre Dame (Game 1)

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Miami looks to bounce back from a three-game sweep of Virginia, hosting Notre Dame at home.

 

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Scoreless after one inning. Max Galvin, with the only hit of the game, a ground-ruled double.

Stranded at second.

 

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Miami seems to be a lock for a two-seed for the NCAA Tournament.

Baseball America has them projected as a two-seed and going to Athens, Georgia.

D-1 Baseball also has the Hurricanes as a two-seed, but headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

 

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Starting Miami pitcher Griffin Hugus gives up a double in the top of the second strikes out three batters to get out of the inning.

 

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1-2-3 inning for Notre Dame in the bottom of the second.

 

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After three innings, Notre Dame leads 3-1.

Hugus gives up a three-run home run and Jake Ogden hits a solo home run.

Hugus is now up to 50 pitches.

 

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After three innings, Notre Dame leads 3-1.

Hugus gives up a three-run home run and Jake Ogden hits a solo home run.

Hugus is now up to 50 pitches.

 

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Notre Dame strands two in the fourth to keep it a 3-1 game.

 

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Renzo Gonzalez hits one to the wall but ball is caught for final out of the fourth.

 

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Michael Torres takes a home run off the board with a leaping grab in center.

Score remains 3-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.

 

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Michael Torres takes a home run off the board with a leaping grab in center.

Score remains 3-1 going into the bottom of the fifth.

 

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Hugus gets out of the sixth inning with a pop up.

He's allowed three runs on six hits, striking out six, walking one and hitting two batters. Up to 88 pitches.

 

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Miami goes quietly in the sixth. Only three hits thus far.

 

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Hugus warming up on the mound ahead of the 7th.

 

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Griffin Hugus puts together a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the 7th, up to 102 pitches.

 

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Canes go quietly again in the 7th. The score remains 3-1.

On to the 8th inning with Rob Evans on the mound.

 

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Strikeout, ground out, and a liner to second get Canes out of the top of the 8th.

 

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Peralta leads the Canes off with a single to start the bottom of the 8th.

 

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Gutierrez flies out to left to record the first out.

 

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Ogden flies out, two outs now in the 8th.

 

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Peralta steals second with Galvin at the plate.

 

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Galvin pops out on next pitch.

 

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Will Smith on the mound for the Hurricanes in the 9th.

 

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Smith strikes out two swinging and the last looking. Miami is down to its last three outs to make up a two-run deficit.

 

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Miami infielder Daniel Cuvet, the first batter, strikes out on three pitches, swinging at all three.

 

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Dorian Gonzalez gets on base with a single.

 

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Gonzalez moves over to second as the ball gets away from the catcher.

 

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Kulikowski singles to drive in Gonzalez. The scores is 3-2, Notre Dame leads in the bottom of the 9th, one out.

 

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Bobby Marsh pops out. Canes down to their last out.

 

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Renzo Gonzalez at the plate.

 

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Gonzalez hits one to the wall that is caught for the out.

Miami loses game one of the three-game series to Notre Dame 3-2.