No. 10 Miami swept No. 12 Florida in Gainesville this weekend. An 8-5 win on Friday night, a 2-1 nailbiter on Saturday and a 16-2 beatdown on Sunday afternoon. It marked the first time the Canes have swept the Gators on the diamond since 2001. Entering this series Florida had taken six of the past nine against Miami.
Friday’s win was fueled by Jonathan Weislow and his first two career homers – including the would-be game-winner in the sixth inning. Chris Hernandez earned his second win of the season, allowing four runs on six hits while striking out five while the effective Kyle Bellamy closed out the game, allowing one his, striking out two and earning his first save of the year.
Saturday’s 2-1 victory came on the heels of a career-best seven scoreless innings behind junior David Gutierrez. A two-hit, two-RBI performance behind Ryan Jackson was the difference-maker. Florida picked up a ninth inning run, but Bellamy again shut down the hated Gators – forcing a pop up and strike out against his final two batters.
Come Sunday, with the home team looking to save some face, visiting Miami poured it on with a 16-2 thrashing.
With both teams scoreless after three innings, a seven-run fourth inning got things rolling for the Canes. Harold Martinez cranked a solo shot to left and the Gators unraveled from there. A Dave DiNatale single was followed by a wild pitch, advancing DiNatale to second. Chris Herrmann was hit by a pitch. DiNatale and Herrmann both advanced on a balk. An inning full of singles, walks and overall Florida mishaps put Miami ahead for good.
DiNatale, Herrmann and Yasmani Grandal proved to be the meat of the Canes line up, combining for ten hits and eight runs. Miami rattled off twenty hits against Florida in this game three massacre.
Next up for 6-1 Miami, Rhode Island and Mount St. Mary’s on Tuesday and Wednesday. From there, a three-game home stand against ACC rival NC State.
Next up for Florida, some serious wound-licking. The casual Gators fan will downplay the sweep and act like they could care less about baseball… but that’s merely due to a lack of success. Miami’s four titles to Florida’s zero doesn’t sit well with the nutjobs at McKethan Stadium, many who love to reign down their racist slurs (oft forgetting UF has its fair share of Hispanic athletes.)
I’ve taken in my fair share of Miami/Florida games in Gainesville and the inferiority complex regarding Miami’s accomplishments on the diamond warmed my heart. Florida has football bragging right (for now), but Miami’s baseball success cuts to the core of many Florida fans and there’s no way they’re taking this sweep lightly.
Great to see the baseball Canes stick it to them this weekend.
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NOt a baseball fan at all, but I love to beat UF and FSU in anything, so that's a great sweep this weekend. I'd like to see the baseball team step up and do some damage this year.
-Columbus Cane
WHERE U AT GAYTOR FANS???
U GOT ROMPED!!!
IT'S GREAT TO BE A MIAMI HURRICANE!!!
WE STILL OWN U...!!!
HAHAHAHAahahahahahaaaaa....
Florida is terrible in hoops too. Sure they have the two titles but their program is sinking fast.
Even if they back into the NCAAs this year it's obvious both FSU and Miami have caught and surpassed them thanks in large part to the ACC and the arrogance of Billy Donovan and the Gator fans.
I've heard many people say Florida would be in next to last place in the ACC in Basketball. I agree with that. We'd beat them for sure and FSU beat them without two of their best players in December.
The Gator Nation is crumbling. Football is next. It's only a matter of time.
Gator Bite, don't be such a chick about it. I gave Florida their due on the football field. Fact remains Miami mopped up Florida this past weekend in Gainesville. Up 2-0 in the series, you had to think the 12th ranked Gators would come to play. The Canes already won the series, so giving Sunday's game back would've made sense. Instead UM took UF to school, 16-2 -- on the road, no less.
Don't try to turn this into something it's not -- by bringing football and basketball into the argument. This is a post about baseball and regarding baseball, Miami has four titles to Florida's ZERO.
As for recent history, the Canes just beat the s**t out of the Gators on the diamond. That's what we're talking about here, so stick to the topic.
Save your football nonsense for fall.
LET 'EM KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ALLCANES!!!
"Fact remains Miami mopped up Florida this past weekend in Gainesville."
HAHAHAHAHaahahahaaaaaa
It was great to wear my UM gear up here in Gainesville. I didn't get a chance to make it to the games :( but I was at a sub shop on sunday and a few Gator fans walked up to me and said they left in the 5th because UM was up 8-0. All I could do was laugh because UF thought they had a chance at UM since they just swept Louisville..
Great post, Canes305.
Columbus Cane- you should try to get into Canes baseball more...we've got a great program and I think this year's squad is going to give us a fun ride.
Regarding the series, I think Canes305 nailed it. UF will try to downplay our sweep b/c it's baseball, but the reality is it still burns them. In fact, they had been trying to make a move in baseball by renovating their park, hiring a new staff, etc...Jeremy Foley was bred in New England on baseball, is a die hard Red Sox fan, and said he wants baseball to matter at the University of Florida. He actually said Miami is a measuring stick for them. So, that's why you have to love that a young, re-tooled Canes team just went up there and dominated them in their own stadium, making us now 2-0 against their new coach O'Sullivan. Don't let them fool you, they were hoping to begin closing the gap on us so this one hurts.
I really take my hat off to Jim Morris. I love how he always manages to reload the year after we lose a lot of big names. It's early, but I actually think this club might be more tenacious and grittier than the previous two squads. I will enjoy following their journey to Omaha.
Go Canes!
-Tampa Cane
hey dude not to be pest but if you want to talk trash about UiF dont you think it's better to brag about how many canes are playing in the pros? or how many have super bowl rings, or how many made this yr pro bowl? or how many gators fail in the pros would be better.I understand how much u hate UiF and all da hype but Miami does not need to hear about the gators at any sport why because miami doesn't have any competition from anyone! Miami sells it self...
hey dude not to be pest but if you want to talk trash about UiF dont you think it's better to brag about how many canes are playing in the pros? or how many have super bowl rings, or how many made this yr pro bowl? or how many gators fail in the pros would be better.I understand how much u hate UiF and all da hype but Miami does not need to hear about the gators at any sport why because miami doesn't have any competition from anyone! Miami sells it self...
I do my fair share of trash talking the Gators here, as do the fans who post in the comments section.
There is no reason to bring up Canes in the NFL or Super Bowl rings this time of year when Miami just rolled Florida in baseball. Save those rants for the NFL Draft in a few weeks.
Right now it's college baseball season and the Canes just won three straight in Gainesville. Let's stay on topic here and have some rhyme and reason to the trash talk, no?
Probably completely off topic, but I felt this article was a solid punch in the mouth to the "Thug U", modern-era illiterate crowd.
http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/030109aaa.html
Yay academia. Bueno, Shannon.