There’s no place to start a roundup of the biggest storylines in college baseball this week but Mark Light Field, where Miami made a huge statement and took control of the ACC race with a sweep of Virginia. But there were plenty of other big results around the country. Alabama and Auburn scored key series wins, Oklahoma State took Bedlam and last-place Washington State shook up the Pac-12 title race.
Here are 12 thoughts on the weekend that was in college baseball.
1. The gaudy numbers going into this weekend’s top-10 ACC showdown between Virginia and Miami belonged to the Cavaliers. They were leading the nation in scoring at 11 runs per game and they ranked fourth in the nation in team ERA at 2.84. They hadn’t lost a series all season and were No. 2 in the Top 25.
The weekend, however, belonged to the Hurricanes. They swept the Cavaliers at Mark Light Field and, in the process, took control of the ACC title race. Miami (26-6, 13-2) extended its winning streak to 13 games—the second longest in the country, behind only Tennessee—and replaced Virginia at No. 2 in the Top 25—behind only Tennessee. It is Miami’s highest ranking since it was No. 1 in April 2016.
“The sweep is a great accomplishment,” coach Gino DiMare said. “We swung the bat really well and made some plays defensively. At the end of the day, it’s a team effort and they picked up our pitchers.”
It’s been a steady climb for Miami to this point. It took the Hurricanes some time to settle into the season, as they had to fight hard for a series win against Harvard and then lost their rivalry series at home to Florida. But since then, they’ve just kept getting better.
Each weekend, it seems like Miami has taken a step forward. From the Florida series, they bounced back with a series win against Boston College. That was followed with a series win at Clemson—Miami’s first road test of the year. A hard-fought sweep of North Carolina followed and then a sweep at Duke.
This weekend was…
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