2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

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|year = 2020

|team = Miami Hurricanes

|logo = Miami Hurricanes logo.svg

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|conference = Atlantic Coast Conference

|short_conf = ACC

|CoachRank = 9

|CBRank = 9

|record = 12–4

|conf_record = 3–0

|head_coach = Gino DiMare

|hc_year = 2nd

|asst_coach1 = J.D. Arteaga

|ac1_year = 18th

|asst_coach2 = Norberto Lopez

|ac2_year = 5th

|asst_coach3 = Matt Cleveland

|ac3_year = 1st

|stadium = Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field

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The 2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Gino DiMare, in his second year as head coach.

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2019 season with a 41–20 record, compiling an 18–12 mark in the ACC to finish second in the Coastal Division. After a 1–1 finish in the ACC Tournament, the Canes earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. They reached the Final of the Starkville Regional, and as a result earned a ranking of 19 in the final D1Baseball poll.

Personnel

=Roster=

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colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}; text-align:center;"\| 2020 Miami Hurricanes roster{{cite web\|url=https://hurricanesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2020\|title=Official Baseball Roster\|publisher=Miami Hurricanes\|accessdate=February 22, 2020\|archive-date=February 23, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223005236/https://hurricanesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2020\|url-status=dead}}
width="03"\| \|valign="top"\| Pitchers 7 - Chris McMahon - Junior 14 - Carson Palmquist - Freshman 17 - Spencer Bodanza - Junior 18 - Alex McFarlane - Freshman 19 - Alex Munroe - Freshman 21 - Slade Cecconi - Sophomore 22 - Albert Maury Jr. - File:Redshirt.svg Junior 32 - Alex Ruiz - File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore 47 - Tyler Keysor - Senior 52 - Jake Garland - Freshman 53 - Brian Van Belle - File:Redshirt.svg Senior 61 - Yordani Carmona - Freshman 99 - Daniel Federman - Junior \|width="15"\| \|valign="top"\| Catchers 31 - Isaac Quinones - Junior 37 - Daniel Labrador - Freshman 44 - Adrian Del Castillo - Sophomore Infielders 2 - Freddy Zamora - Junior 9 - Josh Lauck - Junior 13 - Tyler Paige - Junior 16 - Raymond Gil - Junior 27 - Anthony Vilar - Sophomore 30 - Alex Toral - Junior 38 - Luis Tuero - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman 40 - Austin Pollak - Sophomore \|width="15"\| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders 28 - Jordan Lala - Sophomore 35 - Chad Crosbie - Senior 41 - Chet Moore - Sophomore 43 - Gabe Rivera - Junior 51 - Tony Jenkins - Junior Utility 0 - Mykanthony Valdez (INF/OF) - Freshman 10 - JP Gates (P/UTL) - Sophomore 36 - Jared Thomas (C/OF) - Freshman \|width="25"\|

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colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes|color=white}}; text-align:center;"| 2020 Miami Hurricanes roster{{cite web|url=https://hurricanesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2020|title=Official Baseball Roster|publisher=Miami Hurricanes|accessdate=February 22, 2020|archive-date=February 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223005236/https://hurricanesports.com/sports/baseball/roster/2020|url-status=dead}}

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Pitchers

7 - Chris McMahon - Junior
14 - Carson Palmquist - Freshman
17 - Spencer Bodanza - Junior
18 - Alex McFarlane - Freshman
19 - Alex Munroe - Freshman
21 - Slade Cecconi - Sophomore
22 - Albert Maury Jr. - File:Redshirt.svg Junior
32 - Alex Ruiz - File:Redshirt.svg Sophomore
47 - Tyler Keysor - Senior
52 - Jake Garland - Freshman
53 - Brian Van Belle - File:Redshirt.svg Senior
61 - Yordani Carmona - Freshman
99 - Daniel Federman - Junior

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Catchers

31 - Isaac Quinones - Junior
37 - Daniel Labrador - Freshman
44 - Adrian Del Castillo - Sophomore

Infielders

2 - Freddy Zamora - Junior
9 - Josh Lauck - Junior
13 - Tyler Paige - Junior
16 - Raymond Gil - Junior
27 - Anthony Vilar - Sophomore
30 - Alex Toral - Junior
38 - Luis Tuero - File:Redshirt.svg Freshman
40 - Austin Pollak - Sophomore

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Outfielders

28 - Jordan Lala - Sophomore
35 - Chad Crosbie - Senior
41 - Chet Moore - Sophomore
43 - Gabe Rivera - Junior
51 - Tony Jenkins - Junior

Utility

0 - Mykanthony Valdez (INF/OF) - Freshman
10 - JP Gates (P/UTL) - Sophomore
36 - Jared Thomas (C/OF) - Freshman

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=Coaching staff=

colspan="9" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}; text-align:center;"\| 2020 Miami Hurricanes coaching staff
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Name	Position	Seasons at Miami	Alma Mater
Gino DiMare	Head coach	align=center\| 20	University of Miami (1992)
J.D. Arteaga	Associate head coach/Pitching Coach	align=center\| 18	University of Miami (2002)
Norberto Lopez	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator/Catchers	align=center\| 5	Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Matt Cleveland	Assistant Coach/Infielders	align=center\| 1	Nova Southeastern University (2001)

Schedule

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bgcolor="#bbffbb"\|	Miami win
bgcolor="#ffbbbb"\|	Miami loss
bgcolor="#bbbbbb"\|	Postponement
Bold	Miami team member

colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}"\|2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log{{cite web\|url=http://hurricanesports.com/schedule.aspx?path=baseball\|title=2020 Baseball Schedule\|publisher=Miami Hurricanes\|accessdate=February 22, 2020}}
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colspan=2 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Miami Hurricanes\|color=white}}"\|Regular season
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Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! ACC record
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 14	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights\|title=Rutgers}}*	No. 3	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 2–1	Van Belle (1–0)	Rutkowski (0–1)	Federman (1)	2,700	1–0	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 15	Rutgers*	No. 3	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	McMahon (1–0)	Genuario (0–1)	None	2,385	2–0	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 16	Rutgers*	No. 3	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–6	Cecconi (1–0)	Murray (0–1)	None	2,443	3–0	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 19	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Kent State Golden Flashes\|title=Kent State}}*	No. 1	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–0	McFarlane (1–0)	Schultz (0–1)	None	2,213	4–0	0-0
bgcolor=ffbbbb \| Feb 21	No. 2 Florida*	No. 1	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–2¹¹	Specht (1–0)	Federman (0–1)	Pogue (1)	4,046	4–1	0-0
bgcolor=ffbbbb \| Feb 22	No. 2 Florida*	No. 1	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–7	Specht (2–0)	McFarlane (1–1)	None	4,172	4–2	0-0
bgcolor=ffbbbb \| Feb 23	No. 2 Florida*	No. 1	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–5	Barco (1–0)	Cecconi (1–1)	Cabarcas (1)	3,554	4–3	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 26	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=South Florida Bulls\|title=South Florida}}*	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 7-5	C. Palmquist (1-0)	Hoffman (0-1)	None	2,016	5-3	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 28	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Towson Tigers\|title=Towson}}*	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 2-1	Van Belle (2–0)	J. Selis (0-3)	Federman (2)	2,431	6-3	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Feb 29	Towson*	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 8-2	McMahon (2–0)	Ramanjulu (1-2)	None	2,349	7-3	0-0

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! ACC record
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bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 1	Towson*	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 9-3	Garland (1-0)	Reeser (1-1)	None	2,376	8-3	0-0
bgcolor=ffbbbb \| Mar 4	at Florida Atlantic*	No. 7	FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton,FL	L 2-11	Cooley (1-0)	McFarlane (1–2)	None	1,166	8-4	0-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 6	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Pittsburgh Panthers\|title=Pittsburgh}}	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–4	Gates (1–0)	McKennitt (0–1)	None	2,184	9-4	1-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 7	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–0	McMahon (3–0)	Myers (2–2)	None	2,605	10-4	2-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 8	Pittsburgh	No. 7	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–2	Cecconi (2–1)	Gilbertson (2–1)	None	2,541	11-4	3-0
bgcolor=ccffcc \| Mar 11	at No. 12 {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=UCF Knights\|title=UCF}}*	No. 7	John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL	W 3–2	McFarlane (2–2)	Whitehead (1–1)	Federman (3)	2,454	12-4	3-0
Mar 13	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Virginia Tech Hokies\|title=Virginia Tech}}		English Field • Blacksburg, VA
Mar 14	at Virginia Tech		English Field • Blacksburg, VA
Mar 15	at Virginia Tech		English Field • Blacksburg, VA
Mar 17	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Lafayette Leopards\|title=Lafayette}}*		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 18	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=FIU Panthers\|title=FIU}}*		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 20	Virginia		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 21	Virginia		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 22	Virginia		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 24	Florida Atlantic*		Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Mar 27	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Duke Blue Devils\|title=Duke}}		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
Mar 28	at Duke		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
Mar 29	at Duke		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

Date ! Opponent ! Rank ! Site/stadium ! Score ! Win ! Loss ! Save ! Attendance ! Overall record ! ACC record
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Apr 1	at FIU*	FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL
Apr 3	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish\|title=Notre Dame}}	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Apr 4	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Apr 5	at Notre Dame	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Apr 7	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Florida Gulf Coast Eagles\|title=Florida Gulf Coast}}*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 8	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats\|title=Bethune-Cookman}}*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 10	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=North Carolina Tar Heels\|title=North Carolina}}	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 11	North Carolina	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 12	North Carolina	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 15	Florida Atlantic*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 17	Louisville	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 18	Louisville	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 19	Louisville	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
Apr 21	at Florida Gulf Coast*	Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL
Apr 24	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Apr 25	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
Apr 26	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

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May 1	{{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Princeton Tigers\|title=Princeton}}*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 2	Princeton*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 3	Princeton*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 6	UCF*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 8	Clemson	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 9	Clemson	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 10	Clemson	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 12	Florida Gulf Coast*	Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL
May 14	at {{CBSB link\|year=2020\|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets\|title=Georgia Tech}}	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA
May 15	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA
May 16	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA

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May 19

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BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC

May 20

TBD

BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC

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^{^} Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.

^† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.

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2020 MLB draft

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Player ! Position ! Round ! Overall ! MLB Team
Slade Cecconi \| RHP \| A \| 33 \| Arizona Diamondbacks
Chris McMahon \| RHP \| 2 \| 46 \| Colorado Rockies
Freddy Zamora \| SS \| 2 \| 53 \| Milwaukee Brewers

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Player

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! Overall

! MLB Team

Slade Cecconi

| RHP

| A

| 33

| Arizona Diamondbacks

Chris McMahon