Miami takes their 10-game ACC winning streak and six consecutive wins overall to Virginia for a three-game series this weekend. Virginia enters the weekend with two consecutive ACC wins and victories in seven of their last eight overall.
Miami has played themselves into the NCAA Tournament, and there has been some discussion that the Hurricanes are on the cusp of hosting a regional. The series at Virginia is the penultimate weekend of the regular season. Miami hosts Notre Dame next weekend to conclude the regular season.
Shortstop Eric Decker is the player to watch for Virginia. Decker is second on Virginia with a .355 batting average and leads the Cavaliers in six different offensive categories that include 47 runs scored, 41 runs batted in and a .610 slugging percentage.
Daniel Cuvet has been nearly unstoppable for Miami recently. During a six-game hitting streak, Cuvet is batting .622 with four home runs and 18 RBIs. Cuvet now leads the ACC with 65 RBIs and is in the top 10 in the conference in four other offensive categories.
Miami at Virginia series pitching matchups
Griffin Hugus will pitch for Miami against Jay Woolfork on Friday. Miami will start A.J. Ciscar versus Bradley Hodges for Virginia on Saturday. Tate DeRias for Miami will match up against Tomas Valincius for Virginia in the series finale on Sunday. Miami's season turned around when Hugus, Ciscar and DeRias became the weekend rotation.
Miami at Virginia: Game times and television
First pitch on Friday night is at 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Saturday is at 4:00 PM and Sunday is at 1:00 PM, with all three games on ACC Network Extra.
Miami versus Virginia series history
Miami leads the all-time series with Virginia 38-34. Virginia leads the all-time series 17-16 in Charlottesville.
Miami remaining baseball schedule
Miami will finish the regular season hosting Notre Dame May 16-18. After North Carolina State lost on Thursday, Miami moved into fourth place in the ACC. The top four teams in the ACC receive a double-bye to the quarterfinals of the conference tournament that begins with the first round on May 20.