1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball

NCAA Atlantic I Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
Record	51–12
Head coach	Jim Morris (5th year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y		–		–	51	–	12	.810
Cal State Northridge ‍‍‍		–		–	37	–	19	.661
Elon ‍‍‍		–		–	26	–	22	.542
Belmont ‍‍‍		–		–	23	–	21	.523
Southern Utah ‍‍‍		–		–	22	–	26	.458
Hawaii–Hilo ‍‍‍		–		–	16	–	34	.320

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1998^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fifth season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording an opening round win against Long Beach State, a second round loss to eventual runner-up Arizona State, and an elimination game loss to Long Beach State.

Personnel

Roster

1998 Miami Hurricanes roster^[2]

Pitchers

- Tom Farmer - Freshman
- David Gil - Sophomore
- Laz Gutierrez - Junior
- Greg Howell - Sophomore
- Matt Kamalsky - Freshman
- Robbie Morrison - Junior
- Todd Ozias - Senior
- Mike Perrin - Sophomore
- Alex Prendas - Freshman
- Darryl Roque - Junior
- Alex Santos - Junior
- Darin Spassoff - Junior

Catchers

- Russ Jacobson - Sophomore
- Greg Lovelady - Freshman
- Andrew Lopez-Cao

Outfielders

- German Alvarez - Senior
- Charlton Jimerson - Freshman
- Jason Michaels - Senior
- Brian Seever - Junior
- Mark Walker - Sophomore

Infielders

- Gus Alfonso - Sophomore
- Kevin Brown - Freshman
- Pat Burrell - Junior
- Kris Clute - Freshman
- Manny Crespo - Freshman
- Frank Fleizach - Junior
- Bobby Hill - Sophomore
- Aubrey Huff - Junior
- Rick Saggese - Junior

Coaches

1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
Jim Morris – Head coach – 5th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss

1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

January
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Jan 28	Barry	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–0	1–0
Jan 30	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–5	2–0
Jan 31	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	3–0

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Feb 1	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 2–15	3–1
Feb 7	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–8	4–1
Feb 8	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–11	5–1
Feb 11	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 2–1	6–1
Feb 14	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 5–19	6–2
Feb 15	at Florida	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 10–14	6–3
Feb 17	Lynn	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–3	7–3
Feb 20	Notre Dame	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–3	8–3
Feb 21	Notre Dame	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 27–2	9–3
Feb 22	Notre Dame	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–3	10–3
Feb 27	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–4	11–3
Feb 28	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–5	12–3

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 1	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 7–8	12–4
Mar 6	Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 15–1	13–4
Mar 7	Furman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–2	14–4
Mar 7	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–0	15–4
Mar 8	Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–7	16–4
Mar 13	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–4	17–4
Mar 14	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–2	18–4
Mar 15	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–6	19–4
Mar 17	Vermont	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 15–1	20–4
Mar 18	Iona	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 21–4	21–4
Mar 20	North Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 1–0	22–4
Mar 21	North Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	23–4
Mar 22	North Carolina	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	24–4
Mar 25	vs Drexel	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL	W 8–6	25–4
Mar 27	Harvard	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–0	26–4
Mar 28	Harvard	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–0	27–4
Mar 29	Harvard	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–2	28–4

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 3	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–4	29–4
Apr 4	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–2	30–4
Apr 5	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 9–6	31–4
Apr 10	Bethune–Cookman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–3	32–4
Apr 11	Bethune–Cookman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–1	33–4
Apr 12	Bethune–Cookman	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–0	34–4
Apr 15	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	35–4
Apr 17	St. Thomas University	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–8	36–4
Apr 18	St. Thomas University	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 22–7	37–4
Apr 22	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 23–3	38–4
Apr 24	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 7–22	38–5
Apr 25	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 8–5	39–5
Apr 26	at Georgia Tech	Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 9–8	40–5
Apr 28	at FIU		W 3–2	41–5

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 1	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–1	42–5
May 2	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–11	42–6
May 3	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–5	42–7
May 8	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 14–8	43–7
May 9	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 8–14	44–8
May 10	at Jacksonville	John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	W 14–6	45–8
May 15	Georgia Southern	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–1	45–8
May 16	Georgia Southern	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–0	46–8
May 17	Georgia Southern	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–2	46–9

Postseason

NCAA Atlantic I Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 21	(6) Bowling Green	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 21–6	47–9	1–0
May 22	(3) North Carolina	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–6	47–10	1–1
May 23	(4) Texas Tech	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–0	48–10	2–1
May 23	(2) South Carolina	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–2	49–10	3–1
May 24	(3) North Carolina	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–4	50–10	4–1

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
May 29	(7) Long Beach State	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–1	51–10	1–0
May 31	(6) Arizona State	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 2–9	51–11	1–1
June 2	(7) Long Beach State	(2)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–6	51–12	1–2

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 65. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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