Number two Florida at Number one Miami baseball series sold out

The number one Miami baseball team will host number two Florida in a historic series this weekend. The Hurricanes and Gators have not played with both ranked in the top three in the country since 1992.

The Miami baseball team enters the weekend 4-0 with a three-game sweep of Rutgers and a 12-0 victory over Kent State on Wednesday night. Florida enters the three-game series 5-0 with a three-game sweep of Marshall to open the season and a two-game, mid-week, home-and-home sweep of Jacksonville.

The series will match the Hurricanes’ outstanding pitching against the Gators scoring machine. Florida is eighth in the country with 51 runs in five games. Miami is 23rd in the nation with a 1.75 earned run average. The three Hurricanes starters who pitched against Rutgers last weekend have a 1.50 ERA.

Miami brings its own potent offense against Florida. Sophomore catcher Adrian Del Castillo won the ACC player of the week by hitting .556 with two home runs and six RBIs last weekend. The Hurricanes enter the weekend 14th in Division I Baseball with six home runs. Playing at home the Hurricanes bats will be alive.

Miami hopes to avenge their series loss in Gainesville last season. The Hurricanes took game one on Friday night and lost game two after relinquishing a three-run lead on Saturday night. The Gators took the season finale on Sunday. Florida has owned the series with Miami in the last ten seasons.

"SERIES INFORMATION2 FLORIDA GATORS (5-0, 0-0 SEC)Head Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (Virginia, 1991)Career Division I Record: 536-255 (13th season) | Record at Florida: 536-255 (13th season)1 MIAMI HURRICANES (4-0, 0-0 ACC)Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992)Career Division I Record: 45-20 (second season) | Record at Miami: 45-20 (second season)GAMES 5-7 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field)Dates: Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 – Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020Game Times (ET): 7:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m.Site: Coral Gables, Fla. | Mark Light Field (3,771)TV: ACC Network Extra (all home games)Flagship Radio: 99.9 FM WKIS HD-2 (Friday)Flagship Radio: 790 The Ticket (Sunday)Spanish Radio: 990 AM Unanimo Deportes (Sunday)Student Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM | WVUM.org (all games)Series History: Miami leads, 130-124-1Coral Gables: Miami leads, 81-45Gainesville: Florida leads, 77-48-1Neutral Site: Florida leads, 2-1First Meeting: April 9, 1940 – Florida won, 18-13Last Meeting: February 24, 2019 – Florida won, 4-1Streak: Florida, two winsCourtesy  HurricaneSports"

The weekend series between Florida and Miami is the first sellout in Coral Gables since the Hurricanes hosted Florida State in 2003. The tickets on the secondary market are more expensive than a Marlins game. The cheapest seats on Vivid Seats for the weekend are priced at $44 each for Sunday’s series finale.

"#1 MIAMI 4-0, 0-0 ACCLast Game: Feb. 19, 2020 (Coral Gables, Fla.)12-0 win, vs. Kent StateHead Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992)DI Career: 45-20 (second season)at Miami: 45-20 (first season)vs. Florida: 1-2Starting Pitching:#1 MIAMI 4-0, 0-0 ACCFriday: R-SR RHP Brian Van Belle (1-0, 0.00 ERA)Saturday: JR RHP Chris McMahon (1-0, 3.00 ERA)Sunday: SO RHP Slade Cecconi (1-0, 1.50 ERA)#2 FLORIDA 5-0, 0-0 SECHead Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (Virginia, 1991)DI Career: 536-255 (13th season)at Florida: 536-255 (13th season)Friday: JR RHP Tommy Mace (1-0, 3.00 ERA)Saturday: JR RHP Jack Leftwich (1-0, 0.00 ERA)Sunday: TBA"

After hosting the Gators this weekend Miami will remain at home to host South Florida on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes have an 11 game homestand to begin the season. They will host South Florida and then Towson next weekend to conclude the homestand before going to FAU March 4.