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Miami Hurricanes Get Dramatic Sweep Over VATech

By Alan Rubenstein

Jun 20, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Miami Hurricanes infielder Edgar Michelangeli (16) fields a ground ball in the eighth inning against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. UC Santa Barbara defeated Miami 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 20, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Miami Hurricanes infielder Edgar Michelangeli (16) fields a ground ball in the eighth inning against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. UC Santa Barbara defeated Miami 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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After two dominant pitching performances to sweep Friday’s doubleheader, the Miami Hurricanes got a sweep of the series against Virginia Tech with an Edgar Michelangeli walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth to defeat the Hokies 7-5.

The Hurricanes seized control in the final game of the series with a Johnny Ruiz two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning. They maintained control of the game until the top of the fifth. Virginia Tech’s Rahiem Cooper hit a two-run double to tie the score.

The teams remained tied until Cooper hit a three-run home run in the tenth inning to put the Hokies up three. Miami battled back in the bottom of the ninth. Ruiz hit a two-run single with one out to cut the deficit to one.

Nico Baldor walked on a 3-2 pitch with two outs to set up Michelangeli’s heroics. Albert Maury Junior got the last out of the top of the tenth to earn his third win of the year against one loss.

The Hurricanes appeared to have taken the lead in the sixth. After a Chris Barr single, Michelangeli was thrown out at home plate by Cooper to end the inning. It was a close play that would have benefitted from replay.

Miami opened the series with the another dominant performance from ace lefthander Jeb Bargfeldt. Bargefeldt went seven innings allowing one run on four hits and a walk with one strikeout to lead Miami to a 4-2 victory.

Andrew Cabezas pitched two innings to pick up his second save of the season. Cabezas went two innings giving up one unearned run on two hits with one strikeout.

Miami got contributions throughout their lineup. Christopher Barr led the Miami offense with two hits. The Hurricanes scored single runs in the fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth.

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    • The Hokies got on the board first with a run in the top of the third. The Hurricanes evened the score in the bottom of the fourth. They used a perfect suicide squeeze to do so.

    Joe Gomez precisely bunted the ball down the first base line to get Michelangeli home from third. Michael Burns and Johnny Ruiz had the other RBI’s for Miami.

    The Hurricanes completed the doubleheader sweep in the nightcap. A season-best performance from freshman Gregory Veliz set up Saturday’s heroics for the series sweep.

    Veliz pitched eight innings allowing four hits and one run without a walk and striking out 13. The Hurricanes. Gomez opening the scoring in the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth.

    A single by Michael Burns drove in Carl Chester later in the fourth to give Veliz all the run support he would need. Romy Gonzalez got the Hurricanes an insurance run in the bottom of the third.

    Next Up: Miami heads to Louisville for the ACC Tournament. Miami is likely slotted in as the tournament’s sixth seed. That will match them with the tournament’s third and tenth seeds. As it stands now it looks like they will play Wake Forest and Duke.

    Next: Miami Hurricanes Pitcher Jeb Bargfeldt Has Had Dominant Season

    Miami lost two out of three to the Demon Deacons at Mark Light last month and followed that up a week later by taking two of three from the Blue Devils at the light. The ACC Tournament begins play on Tuesday.

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