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1 2019 MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Contact: David Villavicencio Miami Athletic Communications 5821 San Amaro Drive Coral Gables, FL Website: HurricaneSports.com Facebook Twitter Home to Four National Championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) and 45 NCAA Postseason Appearances SERIES INFORMATION Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Game Time (ET): 7:00 p.m. Site: Miami, Fla. FIU Baseball Stadium (2,000) TV: ESPN+ Student Radio: WVUM 90.5 FM WVUM.org (all games) Twitter Live Stats: HurricaneSports.com Postgame Recap: HurricaneSports.com Series History: Miami leads, Coral Gables: Miami leads, Miami: Miami leads, 27-9 Neutral Site: Miami leads, 6-1 First Meeting: March 14, FIU won, 3-1 Last Meeting: April 25, FIU won, 14-6 Streak: FIU, three wins MIAMI 5-2, 0-0 ACC 2018: 28-26, ACC (third place, Coastal) Last Game: May 24, 2018 (Durham, N.C.) 1-7 loss, Clemson Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) DI Career: 5-2 (first season) at Miami: 5-2 (first season) vs. FIU: 0-0 GAME 8 at MIAMI, Fla. (FIU Baseball Stadium) MIAMI HURRICANES (5-2, 0-0 ACC) Head Coach: Gino DiMare (Miami, 1992) Career Division I Record: 5-2 (first season) Record at Miami: 5-2 (first season) FIU PANTHERS (3-3, 0-0 C-USA) Head Coach: Mervyl Melendez (Bethune-Cookman, 1996) Career Division I Record: (20th season) Record at FIU: (third season) MIDWEEK STORY LINES & NEWS Miami will travel to FIU Wednesday for the first of two midweek matchups scheduled for the 2019 regular season. Head coach Gino DiMare earned his first win and first sweep at the helm of the Canes over the weekened against Rutgers. The Hurricanes lead the all-time series vs. FIU, 93-29, but will look to snap a three-game losing streak vs. the Panthers. Freshman right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi earned his first win a week ago and will face FIU RHP Franco Aleman. Cecconi earned his first collegiate win last Wednesday, allowing three runs (2 ER) while striking out five over five IP vs. FAU. First baseman Alex Toral leads the ACC and is fourth in Division I with five home runs. Miamis 9 HR are third in the ACC. Freshman Adrian Del Castillo is among the top rookie hitters in the country:.375, 12 H, 4 2B, 1 HR and 10 RBI. Sophomore Freddy Zamora leads all returning hitters in average (.303), RBI (28), steals (20) and slugging % (.412). The Canes, who finished a season ago, added a recruiting class ranked No. 10 nationwide by Baseball America and D1 Baseball to a group of 19 returning players from a 2018 team that finished in ACC play. Miami returns eight hitters who made at least 21 starts a year ago, while nine returning hitters appeared in 20+ games. Miami has qualified for the College World Series 25 times - the second-most of any program nationwide, trailing only Texas (36). The Hurricanes' four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) are tied for fifth-most all-time. PROJECTED STARTERS Proj. Starter: FR RHP Slade Cecconi (1-0, 2.57 ERA) FIU 3-3, 0-0 C-USA 2018: 26-28, C-USA (7th place, C-USA) Last Game: May 24, 2018 (Biloxi, Miss.) 5-7 loss, vs. La. Tech (C-USA Tournament) Head Coach: Mervyl Melendez (Bethune-Cookman, 1996) DI Career: (20th season) at FIU: (third season) Proj. Starter: FR RHP Franco Aleman (0-0, 2.25 ERA) Miami: RHP Slade Cecconi 1-0, 2.57 ERA, 7.0 IP FIU: RHP Franco Aleman ERA, 4.0 IP POTENTIAL STARTING LINEUP Pos. # Player AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-SBA C 24 Michael Amditis B 30 Alex Toral B 27 Anthony Vilar SS 16 Freddy Zamora B 16 Raymond Gil LF 28 Jordan Lala CF 51 Tony Jenkins RF 38 Luis Tuero DH 44 Adrian Del Castillo C 31 Isaac Quiñones INF 9 Willy Escala OF 41 Chet Moore OF 35 Chad Crosbie

2 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2019 SCHEDULE (5-2, 0-0 ACC) FEBRUARY (5-2) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT FEB 9 Saturday FanFest & Alumni Game (exh.) W, 4-2 FEB. 15 Friday RUTGERS% W, 19-3 FEB. 16 Saturday RUTGERS% W, 7-1 FEB. 17 Sunday RUTGERS^ W, 9-3 FEB. 20 Wednesday FAU W, 11-4 Feb. 22 Friday at #4 Florida W, 5-2 Feb. 23 Saturday at #4 Florida L, 3-9 Feb. 24 Sunday at #4 Florida L, 1-4 Feb. 27 Wednesday at FIU# 7 p.m. MARCH (0-0) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT MAR. 1 Friday UMBC% 7 p.m. MAR. 2 Saturday UMBC 7 p.m. MAR. 3 Sunday UMBC% 1 p.m. MAR. 6 Wednesday APPALACHIAN STATE 6 p.m. MAR. 8 Friday GEORGIA TECH* 7:30 p.m. MAR. 9 Saturday GEORGIA TECH*% 7 p.m. MAR. 10 Sunday GEORGIA TECH*^ 1 p.m. MAR. 12 Tuesday JACKSON STATE 6 p.m. MAR. 13 Wednesday JACKSON STATE 6 p.m. Mar. 15 Friday at North Carolina* 6 p.m. Mar. 16 Saturday at North Carolina* 2 p.m. Mar. 17 Sunday at North Carolina* 1 p.m. MAR. 19 Tuesday COLUMBIA 6 p.m. MAR. 20 Wednesday COLUMBIA 6 p.m. MAR. 22 Friday NC STATE* 7 p.m. MAR. 23 Saturday NC STATE* 7 p.m. MAR. 24 Sunday NC STATE*%^ 1 p.m. Mar. 27 Wednesday at FAU 6:30 p.m. Mar. 29 Friday at Pittsburgh* 6 p.m. Mar. 30 Saturday at Pittsburgh* 3 p.m. Mar. 31 Sunday at Pittsburgh* 1 p.m. APRIL (0-0) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT APR. 3 Wednesday FAU 6 p.m. APR. 5 Friday FLORIDA STATE* 7 p.m. APR. 6 Saturday FLORIDA STATE*%^ 7 p.m. APR. 7 Sunday FLORIDA STATE*^ 1 p.m. APR. 9 Tuesday FGCU 6 p.m. Apr. 10 Wednesday at. FGCU 6:30 p.m. Apr. 12 Friday at Virginia* 6 p.m. Apr. 13 Saturday at Virginia* 4 p.m. Apr. 14 Sunday at Virginia* 1 p.m. Apr. 16 Tuesday FGCU 6 p.m. Apr. 18 Thursday at Louisville* 6 p.m. Apr. 19 Friday at Louisville* 6 p.m. Apr. 20 Saturday at Louisville* 1 p.m. APR. 24 Wednesday FIU#^ 6 p.m. APR. 26 Friday VIRGINIA TECH* 7 p.m. APR. 27 Saturday VIRGINIA TECH* 7 p.m. APR. 28 Sunday VIRGINIA TECH*^ 1 p.m. MAY (0-0) DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME / RESULT MAY 3 Friday BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 p.m. MAY 4 Saturday BETHUNE-COOKMAN 7 p.m.. MAY 5 Sunday BETHUNE-COOKMAN^ 1 p.m. MAY 8 Wednesday UCF 7 p.m. May 10 Friday at Wake Forest* 6 p.m. May 11 Saturday at Wake Forest* 4 p.m. May 13 Monday at Wake Forest*@ 7 p.m. MAY 16 Thursday DUKE* 7 p.m. MAY 17 Friday DUKE* 7 p.m. MAY 18 Saturday DUKE*^ 1 p.m. May Tuesday-Sunday 2019 ACC Tournament (Durham, N.C.) Home games in CAPS, played at Mark Light Field in Coral Gables, Fla. * indicates Atlantic Coast Conference game % indicates game will be carried on 790 The indicates game will be televised on ESPN U ^ indicates game will be carried on 990 ESPN Deportes All games carried on WVUM 90.5 FM All home games carried on ACC Network Extra UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location Coral Gables, Fla. Enrollment 17,348 Founded 1925 Nickname Hurricanes Colors Orange (PMS 1665), Green (PMS 3435) and White President Dr. Julio Frenk Athletics Director Blake James Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Stadium / Capacity Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field / 4,999 Ticket Office Phone BASEBALL COACHING / SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach Record at Miami Career Overall Record Gino DiMare 5-2 (first season) 5-2 (first season Associate Head Coach / Pitching J.D. Arteaga (Miami, 2002) Assis. Coach / Recruiting / Catchers Norberto Lopez (Nova Southeastern, 1999) Assistant Coach / Infielders Bo Durkac (Virginia Tech, 1995) Strength & Conditioning Coach Brian Gabriel (Incarnate Word, 1996) Athletic Trainer H.R. Powell (Montclair State, 2013) Director of Baseball Operations / Camps Robert G.M. McDaniel (FIU, 2003) PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Baseball 1940 All-Time Program Record 2,604-1, (.703) College World Series Appearances / Last 25 / 2016 College World Series Record (.533) NCAA Regional Appearances/ Last 45 / 2016 NCAA Regional Record (.740) NCAA Super Regional Appearances / Last 12 / 2016 NCAA Super Regional Record (.621) Last Postseason Opponent UC Santa Barbara / 2016 College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) Result Lost, 3-5 POSTSEASON HISTORY National Championships: 4 (1982, 1985, 1999, 2001) College World Series Appearances: 25 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) Super Regional Appearances: 12 (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016) Super Regional Titles: 8 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2016) NCAA Regional Appearances: 45 (1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) NCAA Regional Titles: 29 (1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015,

3 @CANESBASEBALL 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name B/T POS. HT. WT. Year Hometown / High School / Previous School 0 Gregory Veliz RHP L/R Jr. Key West, Fla. / North Broward Prep 2 Freddy Zamora INF R/R So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Killian 4 Dylan Cloonan OF/ LHP L/L So. Cutler Bay, Fla. / Westminster Christian 7 Christopher McMahon RHP RHP So. West Chester, Pa. / West Chester Bayard Rustin 9 Willy Escala INF R/R So. Miami, Fla. / South Dade 10 JP Gates LHP/UT L/L Fr. Brooksville, Fla. / Nature Coast 13 Tyler Paige INF R/R So. Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian 14 Evan McKendry RHP R/R Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / North Broward Prep 16 Raymond Gil INF R/R So. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep 17 Joe Sparber RHP R/R So. Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 19 Mark Mixon RHP R/R Jr. Ponte Vedra Fla. / South Georgia State / Ponte Vedra 21 Slade Cecconi RHP R/R Fr. Oviedo, Fla. / Trinity Prep 22 Albert Maury, Jr. RHP R/R R-So. Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit 24 Michael Amditis C R/R R-So. Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton Community 27 Anthony Vilar INF L/R Fr. Miami, Fla. / Westminster Christian 28 Jordan Lala OF L/R Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Steinbrenner 30 Alejandro Toral INF L/L So. Davie, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy 31 Isaac Quinones C R/R So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / West Broward 32 Alex Ruiz RHP R/R R-Fr. Miami, Fla / Westminster Christian 34 Daniel Rivero RHP R/R Jr. Davie, Fla. / Pembroke Pines Charter 35 Chad Crosbie OF L/R Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif. / Saddleback J.C. / Trabuco Hills 36 Jeremy Cook LHP L/L So. Weston, Fla. / Flanagan 38 Luis Tuero INF L/R Fr. Hialeah, Fla. / Monsignor Pace 40 Austin Pollak OF R/R Fr. Miami, Fla. / Miami Country Day 41 Chet Moore OF R/R Fr. Hattiesburg, Miss. / Satellite Beach 43 Gabe Rivera OF R/R So. Miami, Fla. / Miami Killian 44 Adrian Del Castillo C L/R Fr. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep 47 Tyler Keysor RHP R/R Jr. Windermere, Fla. / Eastern Florida State College / Olympia 51 Tony Jenkins OF R/R So. Rockledge, Fla. / Holy Trinity Episcopal 53 Brian Van Belle RHP R/R R-Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Broward College / Archbishop McCarthy 55 Bailey Mantilla LHP L/L Fr. Hialeah, Fla. / Plantation American Heritage 99 Daniel Federman RHP L/R So. Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Archbishop McCarthy PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: 6 Gino DiMare (1st season, 20th season at Miami, Miami 92) Associate Head Coach: 33 J.D. Arteaga (17th season, Miami 97) Assistant Coaches: 8 Norberto Lopez (4th season, Nova Southeastern 99) 49 Bo Durkac (1st season, Virginia Tech 95) Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brian Gabriel, Incarnate Word (1996), sixth season Director of Baseball Operations & Camps: Robert McDaniel, FIU (2003), 17th season Athletic Trainer: H.R. Powell, Montclair State (2013), fourth season Communications: David Villavicencio (1st season, Miami 09) Michael Amditis J.D. Arteaga Slade Cecconi Adrian Del Castillo Gino DiMare Bo Durkac Tyler Keysor Bailey Mantilla Albert Maury, Jr. Isaac Quinones Luis Tuero Gregory Veliz Anthony Vilar am-dee-tiss ar-tee-ah-gah sih-co-nee Del Cas-TEE-yoh duh-mawr-ee DURR-kack KY-zor man-tee-yah MAOW-reee keen-yoh-nez loo-eese too-eh-row vuh-leez

4 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 6 GINO DiMARE HEAD COACH THE HURRICANES' SKIPPER UM Associate Head Coach UM Assistant Head Coach 2008 UM Assistant Coach UM Outfielder Gino DiMare became the ninth head baseball coach in University of Miami history prior to the 2019 season. DiMare previously served as associate head coach in charge of hitting, as well as the baseball program s recruiting coordinator. Overall, 2018 marked DiMare s 19th year as a member of the Hurricanes baseball staff. DiMare rejoined the University of Miami baseball program after three years away from the program in Prior to his exit in 2008, DiMare served as the Canes recruiting coordinator and hitting coach over his final nine seasons. He held the title of assistant head coach during the 2008 season - a year the Canes won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship before advancing to the College World Series. The Hurricanes qualified for their second straight College World Series berth and 25th in program history in Under DiMare s guidance as hitting coach, five field players (Zack Collins - first round, Willie Abreu - sixth round, Brandon Lopez - 10th round, Jacob Heyward - 18th round, Johnny Ruiz - 28th round) were selected in the 2016 MLB First- Year Player Draft. Collins was named a first-team All-American by several publications, and became Miami s first first-round draft pick since Yasmani Grandal in 2010 when he was selected by the Chicago White Sox with the No. 10 overall pick. In 2015, DiMare guided the Hurricanes to the No. 1 national ranking in offense. Miami scored 547 runs over the season, which ranked first nationally at an average of 8.16 runs per game. Miami s offense, which ranked No. 7 nationally in batting average (.307) and No. 2 in on-base percentage (.417), led the way to the team s 24th College World Series appearance in program history and second straight ACC Coastal Division title. DiMare s impact on the program was felt immediately upon his return in 2012, as the first recruiting class under his watch was ranked among the top 10 by two national publications. Miami s incoming 2012 freshman class was ranked No. 10 by Baseball America, its first top-10 ranking from BA since 2006, and No. 9 by Collegiate Baseball. One of those newcomers, third baseman David Thompson, earned Freshman All-America honors from Perfect Game following the conclusion of the 2013 season. Previously, DiMare helped recruit and coach players such as Yonder Alonso, Ryan Braun, Jon Jay, Gaby Sanchez, Danny Valencia and Jemile Weeks - all of whom have reached the big leagues in recent years. DiMare s accomplishments on the recruiting scene during his nine years in the capacity of recruiting coordinator are as impressive as the Hurricanes annual postseason results. His 2001 class was rated among the top five nationally and his 2003 class was ranked among the top 15 nationally. UM s 2008 recruiting class, which was targeted primarily by DiMare, was ranked second by Collegiate Baseball and fifth by Baseball America prior to the 2007 season. That includes Braun, the 2005 ACC Player of the Year and Cesar Carrillo, the ACC s Pitcher of the Year that same season. Braun and Carrillo were also Miami s two first-round draft picks in DiMare has also kept Florida s top talent home, including 2006 first-round pick Chris Perez (Holmes Beach) and second-round pick Jay (Miami). DiMare s offensive teams also proved to be some of the best in the history of the Hurricanes program. UMiami s offense ranked among the top 10 in school history in eight of DiMare s nine seasons as the club s hitting instructor. The 2005 team hit.321, the seventh-best team batting average in school history and the 2004 squad finished the season with a.330 batting average, which ranks fourth in school history. UM s.310 average in 2006 was only bested by five teams that were not under the guidance of DiMare, dating back 62 years. The 1999 Hurricanes posted the third-best batting average in school history with a.333 mark, while the 2000 team finished with a.323 batting average that ranks sixth all time. Miami batted.315 in 2003 and.314 in 2002 (10th). The 2008 team that advanced to the College World Series and spent much of the season atop the national collegiate baseball polls finished the year hitting at a school eighth-best.320 average, while also ranking tied for second in home runs (106), fourth in slugging percentage (.541), eighth in total bases (1,202) and RBI (517), tied for ninth in doubles (135) and 10th in hits (711). DiMare has long been associated with the Miami baseball program. First, he was a fan as a kid growing up in South Florida. Then, DiMare was a player for the Hurricanes following a stellar career at Miami Westminster Christian. He was a standout outfielder for the Canes from , with a career batting average of.290. He currently ranks among UM s leaders in career games played (243), career stolen bases (93) and total sacrifices (36). In 1991, DiMare led the Hurricanes with a.353 batting average. Following his career in Coral Gables, he was signed as a free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He played the seasons in the Red Sox minor league system in Winter Haven and Ft. Lauderdale. Upon returning to Miami, DiMare spent the 1996 season as an assistant coach at Westminster - the 1996 High School National Champions. DiMare then returned to UM in 1997 and was a volunteer coach for three seasons, in charge of outfielders and base running. DiMare currently resides in Miami with his wife Denise and four daughters: Nicolette, Gianna, Giselle and

5 @CANESBASEBALL MIDWEEK NEWS & NOTES USA OPENING TODAY PRESEASON DAY RESULTS POLL BASEBALL AMERICA TOP 25-2/25 1) Louisiana State 1) Vanderbilt CANES HOST CROSSTOWN OPPONENT FIU 2) Vanderbilt 2) Louisiana State The University of Miami will continue its first season under the 3) Florida* 3) UCLA direction of head coach Gino DiMare with a midweek game against 4) Texas Tech 4) North Carolina* crosstown FIU at FIU Baseball Stadium. 5) Oregon State 5) Florida* The Hurricanes lead the all-time series, 93-29, but the Panthers 6) North Carolina* 6) Florida State* have won the last three meetings dating back to April 26, ) UCLA 7) Stanford FIU (3-3) dropped two games on opening weekend to Stonybrook 8) Louisville* 8) Texas Tech and split a pair of games last weekend against South Dakota State. 9) Stanford 9) Mississippi State Freshman right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi will face FIU 10) Mississippi 10) Oregon State RHP Franco Aleman. Cecconi earned his first collegiate win last 11) Florida State* 11) East Carolina Wednesday, allowing three runs (2 ER) while striking out five over five 12) Arkansas 12) Louisville* innings vs. FAU. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at FIU Stadium. 13) Georgia 13) Mississippi 14) East Carolina 14) Clemson 15) Mississippi State 15) Georgia HURRICANES FLEXING MUSCLE AT THE PLATE 16) Texas 16) Baylor After a four-homer weekend at Florida, the Canes have hit nine 17) Texas Christian 17) Arkansas home runs over seven games in ) Baylor 18) Auburn UM, who ranks third in the ACC with nine homers, did not hit its 19) Clemson 19) Texas ninth home run of the 2018 season until April 1. 20) Auburn 20) Michigan 1B Alex Toral leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally with a 21) Oklahoma State 21) Coastal Carolina team-leading five home runs. 22) Coastal Carolina 22) Duke* The Hurricanes are tied with Florida State with an ACC-best ) NC State* 23) Southern Mississippi team batting average, while Miami's 78 hits are the most in the ACC. 24) Cal State Fullerton 24) Texas Christian Miami ranks second in the ACC in doubles (16), total bases (123) 25) Michigan 25) UC Irvine and slugging (.498), while the Canes are fourth with 48 RBI. * indicates 2019 opponent * indicates 2019 opponent PITCHERS POISED FOR PRODUCTIVE 2019 Junior right-hander Evan McKendry leads a deep and talented pitching staff for the Hurricanes in A third team All-ACC pick as a sophomore in 2018, McKendry is 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA and a team-best 17 strikeouts over 13.0 IP in RHP Chris McMahon looks for a big sophomore year after injury limited him to six appearances in The sophomore is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA and 11 strikeouts over 11.2 IP. He took a no-decision in his most recent start, allowing two runs over 6.2 innings at #4 Florida. Redshirt junior Brian Van Belle has been solid for the Hurricanes on Sundays, going 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA over 12 innings pitched. Van Belle held #4 Florida to three runs (2 ER) over six innings on Feb 24. Freshman Slade Cecconi earned his first collegiate win last Wednesday, allowing three runs (2 ER) while striking out five over five innings vs. FAU. Junior Greg Veliz (2.57 ERA, 7.0 IP) and sophomore Daniel Federman (3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP) have been Miami's top relievers in GIL, AMDITIS GET HOT AGAINST THE GATORS Sophomores Raymond Gil and Michael Amditis each had 5+ hits against No. 4 Florida over the weekend, heating up after slow starts. Amditis, who was 1-for-10 over Miami's first four games of the season, went 5-for-10 with two runs scored and a game-winning home run on Friday night. The homer was his first as a Hurricane. Gil led the Hurricanes with six hits and three RBI during the Florida series. The third basemanmwas 6-for-13 with a double and a three-run homer against the Gators. LAST TEN MATCHUPS (FIU, 6-4) 4/25/18 FIU 14, Miami 6 (Coral Gables) 3/7/18 FIU 5, Miami 3 (Miami) 4/26/17 FIU 5, MIami 4 (Coral Gables) 4/25/17 Miami 8, FIU 7 (Miami) 3/8/17 FIU 3, Miami 2 (Miami) 3/7/17 FIU 12, Miami 1 (Coral Gables) 5/29/15 Miami 6, FIU 2 (Coral Gables)+ 4/23/08 FIU 6, Miami 3 (Coral Gables) 4/2/08 Miami 13, FIU 2 (Miami) 4/11/07 Miami 11, FIU 7 (Miami) 2019 ACC PRESEASON POLL Atlantic Division 1. Louisville (7) Florida State (6) Clemson (1) NC State Wake Forest Notre Dame Boston College - 19 Coastal Division 1. North Carolina (13) Virginia (1) - 64 Duke MIAMI Georgia Tech Pitt Virginia Tech 23 Overall Champion: Louisville COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL - 2/25 1) Louisiana State 2) Vanderbilt 3) UCLA 4) Texas Tech 5) Oregon State 6) North Carolina* 7) Florida State* 8) Stanford 9) Georgia 20) NC State* 12) Coastal Carolina 12) Louisville* 13) Florida* 14) Baylor 15) Clemson 16) Mississippi State 17) Mississippi 18) Texas 19) Texas Christian 20) Cal State Fullerton 21) Duke* 22) Arkansas 23) Texas A&M 24) Arizona State 25) Michigan * indicates 2019

6 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES MIDWEEK NEWS & NOTES THREE FRESHMEN AMONG NATION'S BEST Baseball America rated three Miami freshmen among the Top 50 for the 2019 season: RHP Slade Cecconi was #12, LHP/UT JP Gates ranked #16 and C Adrian Del Castillo came in at #31. Cecconi, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 38th round, will open the season as Miami's midweek starter. Gates is penciled in as the closer and will also get at-bats as a designated hitter and pinch hitter. Del Castillo, who was a 36th round pick of the White Sox, projects as a middle of the order bat that can play a variety of positions. EXPERIENCED YOUTH Miami's roster features 25 underclassmen, tied for most in the ACC with Notre Dame. The Canes have zero seniors and seven juniors on the 2019 roster. Nine sophomores on the 2019 roster appeared in 20+ games in 2018, with eight on the current roster starting at least 21 games a year ago. Shortstop Freddy Zamora started all 54 games, while INF Willy Escala (53), C Isaac Quiñones (44), INF Raymond Gil (34), OF Tony Jenkins (35), INF Alex Toral (28), OF Dylan Cloonan (24) and C Michael Amditis (21) each made over 20 starts in "EL CABALLO" DEL CASTILLO EMERGES Adrian Del Castillo is one of the top hitters in the country, hitting.375 with four doubles, one home run and 10 RBI. The freshman has hit safely in all seven games the Hurricanes have played in 2019 and leads the Canes in hits (12), doubles (4) and RBI (10). Del Castillo's first career homer cleared the scoreboard beyond the right field fence at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. MIAMI BASEBALL ENTERS 75TH SEASON The 2019 season is the 75th in Miami Hurricanes baseball history. The Hurricanes enter the season with a new leader, as Gino DiMare embarks on his first season at the helm of the Canes after spending 20 years as a coach and four years as a player in Coral Gables. DiMare, who is the ninth head coach in program history, follows the footsteps of legendary head coaches Ron Fraser and Jim Morris. The Hurricanes have accomplished a lot in advance of their 75th season: national championships in 1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001, 25 trips to the College World Series, an NCAA record 44 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and an NCAA record 30 NCAA Regional titles. Miami s program has also produced 49 All-Americans, while 61 different Hurricanes have gone on to play Major League Baseball. NEW FACES IN NEW PLACES Miami has 13 newcomers on the 2019 roster, with 10 freshmen and three JUCO transfers joining the 18 letterwinners from a year ago. Freshmen Slade Cecconi, JP Gates, Adrian Del Castillo and Anthony Vilar figure to play major roles early, while JUCO transfer OF Chad Crosbie and RHP Tyler Keysor are early contributors RETURNING TEAM LEADERS OFFENSE PITCHING Average: Zamora (.303) ERA: Federman (2.25) Games Played: Zamora (54) Wins: McKendry (7) Games Started: Zamora (54) Losses: McKendry (6) At Bats: Zamora (211) Appearances: Federman (23) Runs: Zamora (32) Starts: McKendry (14) Hits: Zamora (64) Complete Games: Federman/McKendry (1) Doubles: Zamora (12) Saves: --- (0) Triples: Zamora (4) Innings: McKendry (87.0) Home Runs: Gil (3) Hits Allowed: McKendry (79) Runs Batted In: Zamora (28) Runs Allowed: McKendry (44) Total Bases: Zamora (87) Earned Runs Allowed: McKendry (34) Slugging: Zamora (.412) Walks: McKendry (33) Walks: Zamora (24) Strikeouts: McKendry (114) On-Base: Paige (.448) Wild Pitches: McKendry (11) Steals: Zamora (20) B/AVG: Veliz (.188) THE LAST TIME A HURRICANE... Led Off Game with HR... Carl Chester (3/21/2015 vs. Wake Forest) Back-to-Back Games with Leadoff HR... Charlton Jimerson (6/09/2001, 6/11/2001) Had Six Hits in a Game... Mark Sobolewski (3/18/2008 vs. Cornell) Five Hits... George Iskenderian (6/12/2015 vs. FAU) Two Hits in One Inning... Zack Collins (3/6/2016 vs. Manhattan) Hit Three HR s in a Game... David Thompson (5/15/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Two HR s... Alex Toral (2/20/2010 vs. FAU) Hit Two HR s in One Inning... Kevin Brown (3/16/1999 vs. Ohio State) Hit Pinch Hit HR... Johnny Ruiz (4/8/2017 vs. Duke) Hit Inside the Park HR... Paco Figueroa (5/8/2005 vs. Jacksonville) Hit Grand Slam... Michael Burns (4/22/2017 vs. Florida State) Hit for the Cycle... Gaby Sanchez (5/2/2003 vs. Pace) Recorded 10 RBI in One Game... Nine RBI... Eight RBI... Seven RBI... Six RBI... Kevin Brown (5/27/2001 vs. Stetson) David Thompson (5/15/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Danny Valencia (4/9/2005 vs. Virginia) Michael Burns (3/12/2017 vs. Georgia Tech) Jacob Heyward (5/16/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Threw Complete Game Shutout... Thomas Woodrey (5/14/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Recorded Back-to-Back CG s... David Gil (5/12/2000, 5/27/2000) Recorded CG 1-Hit S/O... Thomas Woodrey (5/14/2015 vs. Georgia Tech) Recorded a Perfect Game... Javi Salas (3/4/2014 vs. Villanova) Recorded a No-Hitter (non-pg)... Alex Fernandez (3/18/1989 vs. Maine) Struck Out 10 Batters... Recorded Three-Pitch Inning... Recorded Three Pickoffs in a Game... Evan McKendry (5/16/2017 vs. FGCU) Chris Hernandez (6/2/2010 vs. Florida) Brian Walker (3/16/2001 vs. East

7 @CANESBASEBALL MIDWEEK NEWS & NOTES D1 BASEBALL TOP 25-2/25 1) Vanderbilt THE DESTINATION IS THE SAME: OMAHA 2) LSU Miami made its second straight trip to the College World Series 3) Texas Tech in 2016, marking the program s 25th all-time trip to Omaha, Neb. 4) UCLA Miami s 25 College World Series trips are the second-most of 5) North Carolina* any program in the country. The Hurricanes have won 48 games in 6) Oregon State the College World Series, the fourth-most of any program; Miami s 7) Florida* four national championships rank fifth-most. 8) Louisville* Since the NCAA began award national seeds prior to 1999, Miami 9) Georgia has been among the top eight seven seasons: 1999 (#1), 2001 (#2), 10) Mississippi 2003 (#8), 2004 (#3), 2008 (#1), 2015 (#5) and 2016 (#3). 11) Stanford 12) Mississippi State RECRUITING CLASS AMONG NATION'S ELITE 13) Florida State* The University of Miami's recruiting class was ranked among 14) East Carolina the nation's best by a number of publications heading into ) Baylor Miami's class was ranked as the No. 8 class by DI Baseball and 16) Arkansas the 17) Michigan 10th-best group nationwide by Baseball America in their yearly 18) Texas Christian rankings. 19) Oklahoma State 20) Coastal Carolina 21) Auburn AMDITIS & McKENDRY LEADING THE WAY 22) Texas The University of Miami players and coaches combined to select 23) Clemson junior RHP Evan McKendry and redshirt sophomore C Michael 24) Cal State Fullerton Amditis as team captains for the 2019 season. 25) Illinois GAME-WINNING HITS/RBI DATE OPP. PLAYER HIT / RBI INNING 2/15 Rutgers Zamora 2B / 1 RBI B-1 2/16 Rutgers Toral HR / 2 RBI B-4 2/17 Rutgers Vilar 2B / 1 RBI B-3 Amditis HR/ 1 RBI B-7 THREE CANES PICK 'THE U' OVER 'THE SHOW' Freshmen Adrian Del Castillo (36th round, White Sox), Anthony Vilar (37th round, Cubs) and Slade Cecconi (38th round, Orioles) all spurned professional overtures for a career at Miami after being selected in the 2018 MLB Draft. Cecconi (#2), Del Castillo (#8) and Vilar (#48) were among the Top 50 Impact Freshmen in the ACC according to D1Baseball.com. Freshman LHP/UT JP Gates was ranked 10th among ACC freshmen. MIAMI IS #MLBU No school in the ACC has had more players drafted than Miami, which has seen 288 players picked into the professional ranks - including six in Since 1991, UM has produced 185 draft picks - 22 more than the next-highest ACC total (163, Clemson). "FROM THE CORNER OF PONCE & SAN AMARO" For the fourth consecutive season, every single one of the Miami Hurricanes' home baseball games at Mark Light Field will be broadcast and carried live on ACC Network Extra. 790 The Ticket (WAXY-AM) and 560 WQAM will be carrying 15 regular season games as well as all postseason baseball, including the ACC Championship and NCAA tournament. Joe Zagacki, the Voice of the Hurricanes, will be carrying those games on 790 The Ticket and 560 WQAM. WVUM 90.5 FM, the student radio station at Miami, carries every Hurricanes Baseball game, home and away. They are live on local airwaves and also at WVUM.org. 990 AM ESPN Deportes will carry nine games in Spanish in * indicates 2019 opponent ACC YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Third Place, Coastal Third Place, Coastal First Place, Coastal First Place, Coastal First Place, Coastal Fifth Place, Coastal Third Place, Coastal Fourth Place, Coastal Third Place, Coastal Third Place, Coastal First Place, Coastal Third Place, Coastal Fourth Place, Coastal Third Place, ACC* * no Atlantic / Coastal division split HOME RUN TRACKER (9) DATE OPP. PLAYER RUNS INNING 2/15 Rutgers Zamora 2 B-2 2/16 Rutgers Toral 2 B-6 2/17 Rutgers Toral 2 B-4 2/20 FAU Toral 1 B-6 2/20 FAU Toral 1 B-8 Toral 2 T-2 Amditis 1 T-7 Gil 3 T-6 Del Castillo 1

8 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Game Results for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games) Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb 15, 2019 RUTGERS W McKendry, E. (W 1-0) :30 Feb 16, 2019 RUTGERS W McMahon, C. (W 1-0) :21 Feb 17, 2019 RUTGERS W Van Belle, B (W 1-0) :21 Feb 20, 2019 FAU W Cecconi, S. (W 1-0) :16 Feb 22, 2019 at #3 Florida W McKendry, E. (W 2-0) :04 Feb 23, 2019 at #3 Florida L Gates, J. (L 0-1) :09 Feb 24, 2019 at #3 Florida L Van Belle, B (L 1-1) :39 () extra inning

9 @CANESBASEBALL Overall Statistics for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 5-2 Home: 4-0 Away: 1-2 : 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% 16 Raymond Gil Luis Tuero Adrian Del Castillo Anthony Vilar Alex Toral Freddy Zamora Jordan Lala Michael Amditis Willy Escala Tony Jenkins Chad Crosbie Chet Moore Isaac Quinones Dylan Cloonan Tyler Paige Gabe Rivera Totals Opponents LOB - Team (60), Opp (49). DPs turned - Team (3), Opp (7). (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha 53 Brian Van Belle / Chris McMahon / Greg Veliz / Slade Cecconi / Evan McKendry / Daniel Federman / Mark Mixon / Tyler Keysor / JP Gates / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (0), Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Van Belle, B 1, Opp

10 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Overall Statistics for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct) Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci 30 Alex Toral Michael Amditis Jordan Lala Isaac Quinones Chet Moore Luis Tuero Chris McMahon Gabe Rivera Chad Crosbie Mark Mixon Greg Veliz Slade Cecconi Evan McKendry Brian Van Belle Anthony Vilar Raymond Gil Tony Jenkins Freddy Zamora Willy Escala Daniel Federman Adrian Del Castillo Dylan Cloonan JP Gates Tyler Paige Tyler Keysor Totals Opponents Hitting minimums - 4 Games 3 AB Pitching minimums - 1 Games 1.0

11 @CANESBASEBALL Team Game-by-Game for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) Batting (All games) Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 15 RUTGERS Feb 16 RUTGERS Feb 17 RUTGERS Feb 20 FAU Feb 22 at Florida Feb 23 at Florida Feb 24 at Florida Totals Team Game-by-Game for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) Pitching (All games) Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 15 RUTGERS Feb 16 RUTGERS Feb 17 RUTGERS Feb 20 FAU Feb 22 at Florida Feb 23 at Florida Feb 24 at Florida Totals

12 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Games Summary for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games) Score by innings Total Miami (FL) Opponents Record when... Overall 5-2 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 5-2 Home games 4-0 Away games 1-2 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 1-1 Night games 4-1 vs Left starter 3-0 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 4-1 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 0-0 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 2-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-0 Scored in 1st inning 1-0 Opp. scored in 1st 0-1 Scores first 4-1 Opp. scores first 1-1 After 6 leading trailing tied 1-0 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 3-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-0 Made 0 errors error errors 1-0 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 2-0 Out-hit opponent 4-0 Out-hit by opponent 1-2 Hits are tied 0-0 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current losing streak: 2 Longest winning streak: 5 Longest losing streak:

13 @CANESBASEBALL Miscellaneous Stats for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games) Multiple Hit Games Total 44 Adrian Del Castillo Anthony Vilar Freddy Zamora Raymond Gil Michael Amditis Alex Toral Luis Tuero Willy Escala Jordan Lala Tony Jenkins TEAM Multiple RBI Games Total 30 Alex Toral Adrian Del Castillo Freddy Zamora Michael Amditis Anthony Vilar Willy Escala Raymond Gil TEAM Hitting Streaks Longest Current 44 Adrian Del Castillo Tony Jenkins 5-28 Jordan Lala 4-16 Raymond Gil Michael Amditis Anthony Vilar 3-30 Alex Toral 3-2 Freddy Zamora Luis Tuero Willy Escala 2-35 Chad Crosbie 1-41 Chet Moore 1 - Reached Base Streaks Longest Current 44 Adrian Del Castillo Jordan Lala Freddy Zamora Tony Jenkins 6-27 Anthony Vilar 6-30 Alex Toral 6-24 Michael Amditis Raymond Gil Luis Tuero Willy Escala 3-41 Chet Moore 3-13 Tyler Paige 1-31 Isaac Quinones 1-35 Chad Crosbie 1

14 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES Miscellaneous Stats for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games) Starting Lineup By Position (Team W-L record when starter) PITCHER: 7 Chris McMahon 2 (1-1) 14 Evan McKendry 2 (2-0) 53 Brian Van Belle 2 (1-1) 21 Slade Cecconi 1 (1-0) CATCHER: 24 Michael Amditis 6 (4-2) 31 Isaac Quinones 1 (1-0) FIRST BASE: 30 Alex Toral 7 (5-2) SECOND BASE: 27 Anthony Vilar 7 (5-2) THIRD BASE: 16 Raymond Gil 5 (3-2) 9 Willy Escala 2 (2-0) SHORTSTOP: 2 Freddy Zamora 7 (5-2) LEFT FIELD: 28 Jordan Lala 7 (5-2) CENTER FIELD: 51 Tony Jenkins 7 (5-2) RIGHT FIELD: 38 Luis Tuero 4 (2-2) 41 Chet Moore 3 (3-0) DESIGNATED HITTER: 44 Adrian Del Castillo 7 (5-2) Starting Lineup By Lineup Spot (Team W-L record when starter) LEADOFF: 51 Tony Jenkins 7 (5-2) 2ND SPOT: 27 Anthony Vilar 7 (5-2) 3RD SPOT: 2 Freddy Zamora 7 (5-2) CLEANUP: 44 Adrian Del Castillo 7 (5-2) 5TH SPOT: 30 Alex Toral 7 (5-2) 6TH SPOT: 16 Raymond Gil 5 (3-2) 24 Michael Amditis 2 (2-0) 7TH SPOT: 38 Luis Tuero 4 (2-2) 28 Jordan Lala 3 (3-0) 8TH SPOT: 24 Michael Amditis 4 (2-2) 41 Chet Moore 2 (2-0) 31 Isaac Quinones 1 (1-0) 9TH SPOT: 28 Jordan Lala 4 (2-2) 9 Willy Escala 2 (2-0) 41 Chet Moore 1

15 @CANESBASEBALL Miscellaneous Stats for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (All games) STARTERS SUMMARY Position Batting Order Player GS p c 1b 2b 3b ss lf cf rf of dh 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 28 Jordan Lala Alex Toral Adrian Del Cas Freddy Zamora Anthony Vilar Tony Jenkins Michael Amditi Raymond Gil Luis Tuero Chet Moore Willy Escala Brian Van Belle Evan McKendry Chris McMahon Slade Cecconi Isaac Quinones

16 2019 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI BASEBALL GAME NOTES 2018 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Overall Statistics for Miami (FL) (as of Feb 25, 2019) (2018 vs. FIU Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-2 Home: 0-1 Away: 0-1 ACC: 0-0 Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Romy Gonzalez Freddy Zamora Michael Amditis Danny Reyes Tony Jenkins Isaac Quinones Willy Escala Dylan Cloonan Alex Toral Michael Burns Michael Perez Tyler Paige Hunter Tackett Raymond Gil Gabe Rivera Totals Opponents LOB - Team (14), Opp (11). (2018 vs. FIU Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Daniel Federman / Michael Mediavilla / Chris McMahon / Jeremy Cook / Cooper Hammond / Daniel Epstein / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Amditis, M.