1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fourth season at Miami.

1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball
NCAA Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Independent
Record	51–18
Head coach	Jim Morris (4th year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍^y		–			–			51	–	18		.739
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍		–			–			42	–	20		.677
Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍		–			–			26	–	30		.464
Hawaii–Hilo  ‍‍‍		–			–			13	–	34		.277
Wofford  ‍‍‍		–			–			13	–	34		.277
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍		–			–			8	–	37		.178
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1997^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for third after recording an opening round win against UCLA and a second round win over top-seeded and eventual runner-up Alabama and a pair of semifinal losses to Alabama.

Personnel

Roster

1997 Miami Hurricanes roster^[2]
	Pitchers - J. D. Arteaga - Senior - Robbie Morrison - Sophomore - Todd Ozias - Junior - Eddy Reyes - Junior - Alex Santos - Freshman - Darin Spassoff - Sophomore Catchers - Russ Jacobson - Freshman - Mike Lopez-Cao - Senior		Infielders - Brad Brewer - Junior - Pat Burrell - Sophomore - Lale Esquivel - Freshman - Bobby Hill - Freshman - Aubrey Huff - Sophomore - Rick Saggese - Sophomore Outfielders - German Alvarez - Junior - Ryan Grimmett - Senior - Mandy Jacomino - Senior - Jason Michaels - Junior - Mark Walker - Freshman		Unknown - Oscar Cartaya - David Gil - Laz Gutierrez - Greg Howell - Andrew Lopez-Cao - Bob Petretta

Coaches

1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
Jim Morris – Head coach – 4th year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss

1997 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
January Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Jan 16 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI L 2–3 0–1 Jan 17 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 14–7 1–1 Jan 18 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 10–7 2–1 Jan 19 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 13–11 3–1 Jan 31 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–2 4–1
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 1 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 7–9 4–2 Feb 2 South Alabama Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 16–4 5–2 Feb 7 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 6–10 5–3 Feb 8 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–0 6–3 Feb 9 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–4 7–3 Feb 15 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 1–2 7–4 Feb 16 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 5–12 7–5 Feb 17 at Stetson Conrad Park • DeLand, FL L 10–11 7–6 Feb 21 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–7 8–6 Feb 22 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–1 9–6 Feb 25 Barry Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 10–6 Feb 28 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 10–7
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–22 10–8 Mar 2 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 12–13 10–9 Mar 6 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 11–9 Mar 7 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 11–10 Mar 8 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–4 12–10 Mar 9 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 13–10 Mar 12 Illinois State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–3 14–10 Mar 14 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 15–10 Mar 15 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–1 16–10 Mar 16 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 3–2 17–10 Mar 19 Liberty Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–0 18–10 Mar 21 C.W. Post Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–2 19–10 Mar 22 Toledo Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–3 20–10 Mar 24 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL W 13–2 21–10 Mar 25 at South Florida Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL L 2–11 21–11 Mar 27 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 22–11 Mar 28 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 22–4 23–11 Mar 29 Harvard Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 6–9 23–12 Mar 30 at Florida Marlins Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL L 1–2
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 4 Georgia Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 24–12 Apr 5 Georgia Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 25–12 Apr 6 Georgia Tech Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–0 26–12 Apr 9 St. Thomas University Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–2 27–12 Apr 11 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 9–5 28–12 Apr 12 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–5 29–12 Apr 13 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7–8 29–13 Apr 18 Duke Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–2 30–13 Apr 19 Duke Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–5 31–13 Apr 20 Duke Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–1 32–13 Apr 23 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–8 33–13 Apr 25 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 34–13 Apr 27 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–2 35–13 Apr 27 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 36–13 Apr 30 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–8 37–13
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 2 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–1 38–13 May 3 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 39–13 May 4 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–7 39–14 May 9 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–1 40–14 May 10 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 14–23 40–15 May 11 Jacksonville Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–1 41–15 May 15 Oral Roberts Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 20–3 42–15 May 16 Oral Roberts Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 43–15 May 17 Oral Roberts Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–3 44–15
Postseason
NCAA Atlantic Regional Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 22 (6) Richmond (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–4 45–15 1–0 May 23 (4) FIU (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 46–15 2–0 May 24 (3) Arizona State (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–10 46–16 2–1 May 24 (2) Florida (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–5^11 47–16 3–1 May 25 (3) Arizona State (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 48–16 4–1 May 25 (3) Arizona State (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–5 49–16 5–1
College World Series Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record May 31 (4) UCLA (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–3 50–16 1–0 June 2 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 6–1 51–16 2–0 June 5 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 6–8 51–17 2–1 June 6 (1) Alabama (5) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–8 51–18 2–2

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
2. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
3. Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. p. 64. Retrieved March 15, 2021.