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

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T i- A RETURN . . . In the opening game of the series, Rey Noriega, who would later be named Miami Rookie of the Year, put the Canes ahead to stay with a run-scoring fielder ' s choice in the bottom of the first inning. This was the fourth consecutive game in which Noriega brought the game winning run home and was his fifth of the season. Be- hind the pitching of staff ace Grahe, Stanford was beaten sol- idly 9-3. The second and concluding game of the series brought the Hurricanes their forty-second win of the season. Pitcher Dan Bruckner improved his record to a flawless 4-0 and second baseman Jose Trujillo picked up his fourth game winning hit with a fifth inning triple. Miami completed regular season play with games against Florida State, Stetson, and at the University of Maine. The three game series with the Seminoles brought the larg- est series attendance of the year to Mark Light Stadium. Nearly 11,400 people witnessed the Canes drop two of three games to their in-state rivals. The Canes travelled to Old Orchard Beach, Maine for the final series of the season. The Black Bears, a team that had been beaten by Miami four times already in the year, look- ed to stop the Canes and send In his fifth year as the l Aiami Ma- niac, John Routh makes a profes- sion of entertaining Hurricane fans at home as well as on the road. Before the start of an inning, the Maniac taunts the home plate umpire. In the final game of the Atlantic Regional tournament, senior catcher Frank Dominguez is con- gratulated at the plate after hitting a sixth inning game winning home run in a 10-3 win over South Caro- lina. Baseball 115