The 1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 17th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated after a pair of losses to Arizona and .

Personnel Roster 1979 Miami Hurricanes roster Pitchers Mark Batten Eddie Escribano Randy Guerra Neal Heaton Jeff Morrison

Catchers Frank Castro Infielders Ross Jones Mike Pagliarulo

Outfielders Tony Brewer Matt Tyner Unknown Ron Batter Walt Brooks Dan Canevari Alex DeJesus Rick Del Giudice Rick Diaz Lou Duarte Bobby Estrada Dino Gale Terry Gallagher Leigh Gullette Paul Hundhammer Chuck Keller Mike Kutner Pat Patterson Rich Pazo Rob Rajisch Steve Riese Alfredo Rodriguez Gary Ross Howie Shapiro

Coaches 1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff Ron Fraser – Head coach – 17th year

Schedule and results Legend Miami win Miami loss

1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 16 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–5 1–0 Feb 17 Marshall Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 2–0 Feb 23 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–3 3–0 Feb 24 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–4 4–0March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–0 5–0 Mar 2 Florida A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–0 6–0 Mar 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–2 7–0 Mar 4 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 8–0 Mar 5 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 20–8 9–0 Mar 6 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–2 10–0 Mar 7 at Jacksonville, FL L 0–6 10–1 Mar 9 St. Joseph's Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–5 11–1 Mar 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–6 12–1 Mar 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–2 13–1 Mar 11 Ithaca Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 21–0 14–1 Mar 12 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–2 14–2 Mar 13 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–7 14–3 Mar 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–1 15–3 Mar 15 Oklahoma State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–0 16–3 Mar 16 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 17–3 Mar 17 Texas A&M Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 17–4 Mar 19 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 18–4 Mar 20 Arizona State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 19–4 Mar 21 Arizona State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–9 20–4 Mar 22 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 21–4 Mar 23 Georgia Southern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–6 22–4 Mar 24 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 23–4 Mar 26 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–5 24–4 Mar 27 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 25–4 Mar 28 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–3 25–5 Mar 28 St. Francis (NY) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–5 26–5 Mar 29 Glassboro State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 27–5 Mar 30 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–3 28–5 Mar 31 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 29–5April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 1 Baltimore Orioles Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–5 Apr 2 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–14 30–5 Apr 3 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 31–5 Apr 3 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–5 32–5 Apr 5 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 33–5 Apr 6 at Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL L 3–9 33–6 Apr 7 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 3–2 34–6 Apr 8 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 35–6 Apr 8 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–4 36–6 Apr 9 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–7 37–6 Apr 10 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–0 38–6 Apr 11 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–9 38–7 Apr 12 at Florida State Seminole Field • Tallahassee, FL L 2–3 38–8 Apr 13 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL W 1–0 39–8 Apr 13 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, FL L 0–5 39–9 Apr 14 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 40–9 Apr 15 Buffalo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–0 41–9 Apr 18 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 42–9 Apr 20 at Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 12–3 43–9 Apr 20 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 4–0 44–9 Apr 21 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL W 14–10 45–9 Apr 24 Biscayne Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–1 46–9 Apr 27 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 47–9 Apr 28 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–7 48–9May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 10 at Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 9–0 49–9 May 11 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 9–0 50–9 May 13 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 3–1 51–9 May 14 at South Carolina Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 6–1 52–9Postseason Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 18 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–116 53–9 1–0 May 19 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–1 54–9 2–0 May 20 Clemson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–1 55–9 3–0 Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 1 Arizona Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 1–5 55–10 0–1 June 3 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–9 55–11 0–2

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