The Hurricanes finished 39-20 in J.D. Arteaga's third season, reached the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year and had their season end in the Gainesville Regional. Now Miami is using the transfer portal to reshape a roster that showed progress in 2026 but still needs more pitching depth and more certainty heading into next season.
The portal opened June 1 and closes June 30, with Miami already adding multiple arms and losing several players from its 2026 roster. This tracker will be updated as players join, leave or announce their next schools.
Incoming transfers to Miami baseball
RHP Blake Morningstar, Wake Forest
Morningstar, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, spent three seasons at Wake Forest and brings ACC experience to Coral Gables. He appeared in 55 games with 21 starts at Wake Forest, going 9-7 with a 6.12 ERA over 139 2/3 innings. His best season came in 2025, when he earned first-team All-ACC honors after going 6-2 with a 3.87 ERA and 93 strikeouts in 79 innings.
RHP Mason Horwat, Penn State
Horwat made 61 career appearances with 17 starts, going 9-6 with three saves over 145 2/3 innings. In 2026, he made a team-high 25 appearances for Penn State, went 1-0 with a save, struck out 33 in 41 innings and held opponents to a .239 batting average.
LHP Chase Swift, Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech transfer went 1-1 with two saves and a 3.63 ERA in 15 appearances, including one start, in 2026. He struck out 38 and walked eight in 22 1/3 innings while holding opponents to a .163 batting average. Across two seasons at Virginia Tech, Swift went 2-4 with two saves and a 3.83 ERA in 29 games, including nine starts, with 85 strikeouts and 21 walks in 51 2/3 innings.
RHP Michal Kovala, Chipola College
Kovala is a junior college addition and is moving into the program after stops at Georgia Tech and Chipola College. He made 12 appearances with 10 starts at Chipola, going 5-0 with a 3.64 ERA over 47 innings.
RHP Kaden Varela-Payne, Concord
Varela-Payne began his career at Princeton before pitching at Division II Concord. In one season at Concord, Varela-Payne made 15 appearances with 14 starts, went 8-4 and posted a 4.11 ERA over 87 2/3 innings. He earned consensus All-Atlantic Region second-team honors, first-team All-Mountain East Conference honors and was a four-time Mountain East Conference Pitcher of the Week.
RHP Jack Ensell, Barry
Ensell is another Florida-based Division II pickup for Miami. The Barry transfer brings both starting and relief experience after two seasons with the Buccaneers. In 2026, Ensell went 3-4 with a 4.94 ERA in 13 appearances, including 12 starts. He struck out 69 batters over 58 1/3 innings.
RHP Dylan Mulcahy, Stephen F. Austin
Mulcahy spent three seasons at Stephen F. Austin. He made 35 appearances with 23 starts, going 5-12 with a 6.90 ERA over 108 1/3 innings.
RHP Skyler Hutto, Jacksonville State
The Jacksonville State transfer made 29 appearances without a start in 2026, going 6-3 with a 2.20 ERA over 41 innings. He had 12 saves, struck out 41, walked 19 and held opponents to a .164 batting average. He comes to Coral Gables after previous stops at Jacksonville State and Shelton State.
Departures from Miami via the transfer portal
RHP Tate DeRias
DeRias entered the portal after Miami's season ended in the Gainesville Regional. DeRias went 1-0 with a 12.15 ERA and 2.60 WHIP in 11 appearances, including five starts, in 2026. He struck out 26 and walked 22 in 20 innings. As a freshman in 2025, he went 2-3 with a 5.77 ERA in 18 appearances and seven starts.
LHP Michael Fernandez
Fernandez entered the portal after two seasons at Miami and has committed to FIU. He appeared in six games in 2026 and finished with a 10.80 ERA. Across two seasons with the Hurricanes, Fernandez made 22 appearances, all in relief, and went 0-1 with an 8.57 ERA over 21 innings.
OF Bennett Gary
Gary entered the portal after his freshman season. He appeared in 11 games as a reserve for Miami in 2026 and hit .182 with two hits in 11 at-bats. He had one home run, two RBIs, five runs scored and five total bases.
1B Donavan Jeffrey
Jeffrey also entered the portal after one season at Miami. He appeared in 11 games without a start and hit .167 with two hits in 12 at-bats. Jeffrey scored four runs, drove in two, drew two walks and finished with a .434 OPS.
INF/OF Cian Copeland
Copeland entered the portal and has signed with South Alabama. He appeared in 17 games with seven starts for the Hurricanes in 2026, hitting .200 with a .718 OPS. Copeland had six hits in 30 at-bats, two doubles, one home run, 10 RBIs and 11 total bases.
OF Mason Greenhouse
Greenhouse appeared in eight games without a start in 2026, hitting .167 with one hit in six at-bats. He finished with one RBI and a .333 OPS in his lone season with the Hurricanes.
LHP Lonzo Drummond
Drummond entered the portal before the end of the season after a limited role as a freshman. He made four appearances, all in relief, and finished with a 27.00 ERA over 1 1/3 innings.
RHP Jake Lodgek
Lodgek made one appearance as a freshman, throwing one inning and finishing with an 18.00 ERA.
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