University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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A RETURN . . . Gators, who had handed the Canes their first loss of the sea- son 35 games earlier, looked to knock off a Miami team that was ranked in the Top 10. Be- hind the superb pitching of Joe Grahe and freshman Greg Knowles, Miami swept the two game series 11-3 and 5-3 to push their record to 32-5. In perhaps the most bizarre series of the season, the Canes travelled to Tallahassee to face Florida State. In the first game, Joe Grahe pitched an eleven in- ning complete game for his ninth win in a 8-3 victory. The next day in a 20-8 touncing by the Seminoles, the Canes were handed their worst defeat of the year. In the third and final game of the series, Miami and Florida State tied 5-5 after the game was called in the eighth inning due to the time limit. The next eight games saw the Canes slump a bit winning five and losing three against five of the weaker teams in their sched- ule. Tulane, South Florida, and Florida International each de- feated the Hurricanes. This brief slump bumped the Canes out of the ESPN Collegiate Baseball Magazine Top 10 for the first and only time of the season. The final series of April brought the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal to Mark Light Stadium. This se- ries became very significant to the Canes due to the possibility of later meeting the Cardinal in College World Series play. n front o1 a national television au- dience, third baseman Rob Word makes a difficult catch of a pop- up in foul territory against the Uni- versity of Texas. Miami won the game 3-2 to split the two game se- ries with the Longhorns. Mike Roy With only a one run lead late in a game with tiAaine, Coach Ron Fra- ser calls in a relief pitcher for Kurt Knudson (35). Knudson and the Canes hang on for a 6-5 victory over the Blackbears. I 112 Baseball J

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