CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami baseball team (28-18, 13-9 ACC) took down the 13th-ranked NC State Wolfpack, 6-4, Friday night at Mark Light Field. Sophomore Daniel Cuvet led Miami to victory as the infielder went 2-for-3 at the plate with two home runs and a season high of five RBI.
Right-hander Griffin Hugus (5-4) earned the win after allowing four runs—three earned—on eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. Carson Fischer and Alex Giroux combined for 2 2/3 scoreless frames in relief, while closer Brian Walters worked a clean ninth to notch his seventh save of the year.
Dominic Fritton took the loss for NC State (30-14, 15-7 ACC) in their defeat against Miami. Fritton allowed six earned runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. The loss dropped his season record to 5-4.
The Hurricanes sparked their offense early when outfielder Max Galvin recorded Miami’s first hit of the game with a single. Sophomore slugger Daniel Cuvet, who entered Friday’s contest tied for the ACC lead with 56 RBI, added two more with a 424-foot blast to straightaway center, giving the Hurricanes a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
NC State would battle back in the top of the third when outfielder Josh Hogue plated Drew Lanphere with an RBI sacrifice fly, moving the score to 2-1.
Galvin kept the Hurricanes’ offense rolling in the third inning, ripping his 10th double of the season. Moments later, Daniel Cuvet launched his second home run of the night — a shot to left field that pushed Miami ahead, 3-1.
Cuvet became the third Hurricane this season to record a multi-homer game. Senior Dorian Gonzalez Jr. accomplished the feat twice, hitting two home runs against Villanova on March 5 and repeating the performance against Duke on April 13.
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