2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Gino DiMare, in his second year as head coach.

2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
CB	No. 9
Record	12–4 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach	Gino DiMare (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	J.D. Arteaga (18th season) Norberto Lopez (5th season) Matt Cleveland (1st season)
Home stadium	Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Atlantic
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			11	–	2		.846
No. 24 Clemson  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	3		.824
No. 2 Louisville  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			13	–	4		.765
No. 11 NC State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			14	–	3		.824
No. 15 Florida State  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			12	–	5		.706
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			10	–	8		.556
Boston College  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			6	–	9		.400
Coastal
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			12	–	4		.750
Virginia  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	4		.778
No. 10 Duke  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	4		.750
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			11	–	5		.688
No. 25 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			11	–	5		.688
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			12	–	7		.632
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			10	–	6		.625
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 18, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 2019 season with a 41–20 record, compiling an 18–12 mark in the ACC to finish second in the Coastal Division. After a 1–1 finish in the ACC Tournament, the Canes earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. They reached the Final of the Starkville Regional, and as a result earned a ranking of 19 in the final D1Baseball poll.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Miami Hurricanes roster[2]
	Pitchers 7 - Chris McMahon - Junior 14 - Carson Palmquist - Freshman 17 - Spencer Bodanza - Junior 18 - Alex McFarlane - Freshman 19 - Alex Munroe - Freshman 21 - Slade Cecconi - Sophomore 22 - Albert Maury Jr. - Junior 32 - Alex Ruiz - Sophomore 47 - Tyler Keysor - Senior 52 - Jake Garland - Freshman 53 - Brian Van Belle - Senior 61 - Yordani Carmona - Freshman 99 - Daniel Federman - Junior		Catchers 31 - Isaac Quinones - Junior 37 - Daniel Labrador - Freshman 44 - Adrian Del Castillo - Sophomore Infielders 2 - Freddy Zamora - Junior 9 - Josh Lauck - Junior 13 - Tyler Paige - Junior 16 - Raymond Gil - Junior 27 - Anthony Vilar - Sophomore 30 - Alex Toral - Junior 38 - Luis Tuero - Freshman 40 - Austin Pollak - Sophomore		Outfielders 28 - Jordan Lala - Sophomore 35 - Chad Crosbie - Senior 41 - Chet Moore - Sophomore 43 - Gabe Rivera - Junior 51 - Tony Jenkins - Junior Utility 0 - Mykanthony Valdez (INF/OF) - Freshman 10 - JP Gates (P/UTL) - Sophomore 36 - Jared Thomas (C/OF) - Freshman

Coaching staff

2020 Miami Hurricanes coaching staff[2]
Name	Position	Seasons at Miami	Alma Mater
Gino DiMare	Head coach	20	University of Miami (1992)
J.D. Arteaga	Associate head coach/Pitching Coach	18	University of Miami (2002)
Norberto Lopez	Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator/Catchers	5	Nova Southeastern University (1999)
Matt Cleveland	Assistant Coach/Infielders	1	Nova Southeastern University (2001)

Schedule

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss
	Postponement
Bold	Miami team member

2020 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Feb 14 Rutgers* No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–1 Van Belle (1–0) Rutkowski (0–1) Federman (1) 2,700 1–0 0-0 Feb 15 Rutgers* No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 8–2 McMahon (1–0) Genuario (0–1) None 2,385 2–0 0-0 Feb 16 Rutgers* No. 3 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 13–6 Cecconi (1–0) Murray (0–1) None 2,443 3–0 0-0 Feb 19 Kent State* No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 12–0 McFarlane (1–0) Schultz (0–1) None 2,213 4–0 0-0 Feb 21 No. 2 Florida* No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 1–211 Specht (1–0) Federman (0–1) Pogue (1) 4,046 4–1 0-0 Feb 22 No. 2 Florida* No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 4–7 Specht (2–0) McFarlane (1–1) None 4,172 4–2 0-0 Feb 23 No. 2 Florida* No. 1 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL L 3–5 Barco (1–0) Cecconi (1–1) Cabarcas (1) 3,554 4–3 0-0 Feb 26 South Florida* No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 7-5 C. Palmquist (1-0) Hoffman (0-1) None 2,016 5-3 0-0 Feb 28 Towson* No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 2-1 Van Belle (2–0) J. Selis (0-3) Federman (2) 2,431 6-3 0-0 Feb 29 Towson* No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 8-2 McMahon (2–0) Ramanjulu (1-2) None 2,349 7-3 0-0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Towson* No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 9-3 Garland (1-0) Reeser (1-1) None 2,376 8-3 0-0 Mar 4 at Florida Atlantic* No. 7 FAU Baseball Stadium • Boca Raton,FL L 2-11 Cooley (1-0) McFarlane (1–2) None 1,166 8-4 0-0 Mar 6 Pittsburgh No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 5–4 Gates (1–0) McKennitt (0–1) None 2,184 9-4 1-0 Mar 7 Pittsburgh No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 McMahon (3–0) Myers (2–2) None 2,605 10-4 2-0 Mar 8 Pittsburgh No. 7 Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL W 14–2 Cecconi (2–1) Gilbertson (2–1) None 2,541 11-4 3-0 Mar 11 at No. 12 UCF* No. 7 John Euliano Park • Orlando, FL W 3–2 McFarlane (2–2) Whitehead (1–1) Federman (3) 2,454 12-4 3-0 Mar 13 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA Mar 14 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA Mar 15 at Virginia Tech English Field • Blacksburg, VA Mar 17 Lafayette* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 18 FIU* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 20 Virginia Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 21 Virginia Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 22 Virginia Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 24 Florida Atlantic* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Mar 27 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC Mar 28 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC Mar 29 at Duke Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record Apr 1 at FIU* FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL Apr 3 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN Apr 4 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN Apr 5 at Notre Dame Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, IN Apr 7 Florida Gulf Coast* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 8 Bethune-Cookman* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 10 North Carolina Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 11 North Carolina Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 12 North Carolina Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 15 Florida Atlantic* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 17 Louisville Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 18 Louisville Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 19 Louisville Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL Apr 21 at Florida Gulf Coast* Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Apr 24 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL Apr 25 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL Apr 26 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACC record May 1 Princeton* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 2 Princeton* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 3 Princeton* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 6 UCF* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 8 Clemson Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 9 Clemson Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 10 Clemson Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 12 Florida Gulf Coast* Alex Rodriguez Park • Coral Gables, FL May 14 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA May 15 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA May 16 at Georgia Tech Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta,GA
Postseason
ACC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record ACCT Record May 19 TBD BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC May 20 TBD BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC

Ranking Movements

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches Poll	7	7*	7*	9
Baseball America	5	3	6	6
Collegiate Baseball^	4	2	13	9
NCBWA†	5	2	10	8
D1Baseball	3	1	7	7

^{^} Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
^† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Slade Cecconi	RHP	A	33	Arizona Diamondbacks
Chris McMahon	RHP	2	46	Colorado Rockies
Freddy Zamora	SS	2	53	Milwaukee Brewers