1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 200 Independent 2 2 50–14 Jim Morris 3rd Mark Light Field Central I Regional Champions College World Series, Runner-Up The 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 3rd season at Miami. The Hurricanes lost the College World Series, defeated by the LSU Tigers in the championship game. Roster 1996 Miami Hurricanes roster Pitchers J. D. Arteaga - Junior Juan Galban John Kertis Robbie Morrison Denis Pujals Clint Weibl Allen Westfall Catchers Jim Gargiulo Infielders 11 Pat Burrell - Freshman Alex Cora - Junior Rudy Gomez - Junior Kenard Lang T. R. Marcinczyk Outfielders Michael DeCelle - Junior Ryan Grimmett Tris Moore Eddie Rivero Schedule and results Legend Miami win Miami loss Miami tie Miami Hurricanes white 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log ! style="Miami Hurricanes white" | Regular season (43–12) |- valign="top" y Miami Hurricanes white January (1–0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |January 31 || 1996 Barry Buccaneers Berry || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 25–0 || 1–0 |- y Miami Hurricanes white February (8–3) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |February 2 || Florida || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 4–7 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 3 || Florida || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–1 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 9 || 1996 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 8–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 10 || Coastal Carolina || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 7–2 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 11 || Coastal Carolina || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 16–11 || 5–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 16 || 1996 George Washington Colonials George Washington || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 6–0 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 17 || George Washington || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 14–1 || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 18 || George Washington || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 19–3 || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |February 21 || 1996 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 12–3 || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |February 24 || at Florida || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida || 7–8 || 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |February 25 || at Florida || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida || 1–5 || 9–3 |- y Miami Hurricanes white March (14–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 1 || 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 14–10 || 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 2 || Illinois || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–0 || 11–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 3 || Illinois || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 6–4 || 12–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 6 || 1996 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–3 || 13–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |March 8 || 1996 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 4–5 || 13–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 9 || Rutgers || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 12–3 || 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 15 || 1996 Maine Black Bears Maine || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 17–4 || 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 16 || Maine || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–3 || 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 17 || Maine || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 15–3 || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 21 || 1996 FIU Panthers FIU || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 13–6 || 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 22 || FIU || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–3 || 19–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 23 || FIU || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–4 || 20–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |March 24 || FIU || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–6 || 20–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 27 || 1996 St. Thomas Bobcats St. Thomas (FL) || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 8–0 || 21–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 29 || 1996 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–3 || 22–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |March 30 || Bethune–Cookman || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 20–3 || 23–5 |- y Miami Hurricanes white April (11–5) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 2 || 1996 Nova Southeastern Sharks Nova Southeastern || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 13–2 || 24–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |April 5 || at Florida State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || 2–13 || 24–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 6 || at Florida State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || 2–1 || 25–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |April 7 || at Florida State || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || 1–15 || 25–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 10 || St. Thomas (FL) || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 15–2 || 26–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 12 || Florida State || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 6–2 || 27–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 13 || Florida State || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 9–8 || 28–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 14 || Florida State || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 7–4 || 29–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |April 16 || at 1996 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee || 1–12 || 29–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |April 17 || at Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee || 2–4 || 29–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |April 18 || at Tennessee || Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee || 2–3 || 29–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 20 || 1996 Tampa Spartans Tampa || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–3 || 30–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 21 || Tampa || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 2–1 || 31–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 26 || 1996 Stetson Hatters Stetson || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 20–7 || 32–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 27 || Stetson || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 7–6 || 33–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |April 28 || Stetson || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 9–4 || 34–10 |- y Miami Hurricanes white May (9–2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 1 || 1996 Lynn Fighting Knights Lynn || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 12–4 || 35–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 3 || 1996 South Florida Bulls South Florida || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 3–2 || 36–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 4 || South Florida || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 9–5 || 37–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |May 5 || South Florida || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 4–10 || 37–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 8 || Florida Atlantic || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 10–2 || 38–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 10 || at 1996 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida || 9–1 || 39–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 11 || at Jacksonville || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida || 15–5 || 40–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 12 || at Jacksonville || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida || 16–2 || 41–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 16 || 1996 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 5–4 || 42–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 17 || Cal State Fullerton || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 8–7 || 43–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |May 18 || Cal State Fullerton || Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida || 6–7 || 43–12 |- |- ! style="Miami Hurricanes white" | Postseason (7–2) |- y Miami Hurricanes white white 1996 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Central I Regional Central I Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |May 23 || vs 1996 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || 4–5 || 43–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 24 || vs 1996 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || 5–2 || 44–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 25 || at 1996 Texas Longhorns Texas || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || 9–7 || 45–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 26 || vs 1996 Missouri State Bears Missouri State || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || 8–2 || 46–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 26 || vs 1996 UCLA Bruins UCLA || UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || 8–4 || 47–13 |- y Miami Hurricanes white white 1996 College World Series (3–1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |May 31 || vs Clemson || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 7–3 || 48–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |June 2 || vs Alabama || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 15–1 || 49–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |June 5 || vs Clemson || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 14–5 || 50–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |June 8 || vs LSU || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || 8–9 || 50–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | Schedule Source:https://hurricanesports.com/documents/2019/2/20/2019_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf 2019 Miami Baseball Media Guide University of Miami Athletics April 23, 2019 April 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190412123257/https://hurricanesports.com/documents/2019/2/20/2019_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf dead Awards and honors Rudy Gomez All Tournament TeamCollege World Series Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org April 23, 2019 Pat Burrell College World Series Most Outstanding Player All Tournament Team American Baseball Coaches Association All-AmericanNCAA Baseball Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA April 23, 2019 Baseball America Freshman of the Year Alex Cora All Tournament Team Michael DeCelle All Tournament Team J. D. Arteaga All Tournament Team Robbie Morrison Collegiate Baseball All-American Hurricanes in the 1996 MLB draft The following members of the Miami Hurricanes baseball program were drafted in the 1996 Major League Baseball draft.MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Miami https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?came_from=university+of+miami+%28coral+gables%2C+fl%29&query_type=came_from&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0 Baseball-Reference April 23, 2019 Miami Hurricanes Round Pick Player Position MLB Club 388Alex CoraSSLos Angeles Dodgers6158Jim GargiuloCSt. Louis Cardinals9274Denis PujalsPTampa Bay Devil Rays10299Rudy Gomez2BNew York Yankees17503John KertisPTexas Rangers17514Mike DeCelleOFTampa Bay Devil Rays18537Allen WestfallPSeattle Mariners28825T. R. Marcinczyk1BOakland Athletics371,088Clint WeiblPSt. Louis Cardinals431,272Eddie RiveroOFPhiladelphia Phillies431,273Kenard Lang1BChicago White Sox451,320Tris MooreOFDetroit Tigers541,516J. D. ArteagaPPittsburgh Pirates571,570Juan GalbanPAtlanta Braves601,596Ryan GrimmettOFSeattle Mariners References Miami (FL) Category:Miami Hurricanes baseball seasons Miami Hurricaness baseball Category:College World Series seasons Miami