University of Miami

This article is about the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. For Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, click here.

• Location: Coral Gables, FL
• Nickname: Hurricanes
• Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 2005-present; Division-I Independent 1975-2004
• Ballpark: Mark Light Field

• College World Series Appearances: 25: 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 & 2008, 2015 & 2016

• Stats of MLers who went here

• National Championships: (4) 1982, 1985, 1999, 2001
• College World Series runner-up in 1974, 1996

Former Head Coach Ron Fraser had a record of 1,271-438-9 over 30 years. When Fraser retired he was replaced by Jim Morris who led the team to National Championships in 1999 and 2001. The team was once run by Bill Veeck and coached by Jimmie Foxx.

Many successful major league players have come from Miami, including Greg Vaughn, Ryan Braun, Aubrey Huff, and Charles Johnson.

People who went here

• Jeff Alkire, minor league pitcher
• Yonder Alonso, infielder
• Mike Armstrong, pitcher
• J.D. Arteaga, minor league pitcher
• Brian Barton, outfielder
• Dave Berg, infielder
• Warren Bogle, pitcher
• Willie Bosque, scout
• Ryan Braun, outfielder
• Tony Brewer, outfielder
• Pat Burrell, outfielder
• Jim Burt, minor league infielder
• Danny Buxbaum, minor league infielder
• Brandon Camardese, minor league pitcher
• Whitey Campbell, college coach
• Cesar Carrillo, pitcher
• Frank Castro, minor league catcher
• Slade Cecconi, pitcher
• Silvio Censale, minor league pitcher
• Elliot Cianchini, Puerto Rican national team pitcher
• Zack Collins, catcher
• Alex Cora, infielder; manager
• Manny Crespo, minor league outfielder
• Peter Dallas, minor league pitcher-outfielder
• Alex DeJesús, minor league infielder
• Adrian Del Castillo, catcher
• Zeke DeVoss, minor league player
• Walter Diaz, minor league infielder
• Gino DiMare, college coach
• Greg Ellena, college DH
• Willie Escala, minor league infielder
• Jorge Fabregas, catcher
• Tom Farmer, minor league pitcher
• Jon Farrell, minor league outfielder
• Daniel Federman, minor league pitcher
• Alex Fernández, pitcher
• Alex Fernandez Jr., minor league infielder
• Danny Figueroa, minor league outfielder
• Paco Figueroa, minor league infielder
• Jason Fiore, college coach
• Mike Fiore, minor league outfielder
• John Fulgham, pitcher
• Gus Gandarillas, pitcher
• Bryan Garcia, pitcher
• Andrew Gold, minor league coach
• Orlando Gonzalez, infielder
• Ricky Gonzalez, minor league catcher
• Romy Gonzalez, infielder
• Joe Grahe, pitcher
• Yasmani Grandal, catcher
• Danny Graves, pitcher
• Carlos Gutierrez, minor league pitcher
• Laz Gutierrez, minor league pitcher
• Buddy Harris, pitcher
• Neal Heaton, pitcher
• Kenny Henderson, minor league pitcher
• Chris Hernandez, minor league pitcher
• Chris Herrmann, catcher
• Steve Hertz, infielder
• Bobby Hill, infielder
• Tom Holliday, college coach
• Chris Howard, pitcher
• Kevin Howard, coach
• Aubrey Huff, infielder
• Ryan Jackson, infielder
• Stan Jakubowski, minor league pitcher
• Calvin James, minor league outfielder
• Jon Jay, outfielder
• Charlton Jimerson, outfielder
• Charles Johnson, catcher
• Ross Jones, infielder
• Ryan Karp, pitcher
• Kenny Kelly, outfielder
• Andre King, minor league outfielder
• Kurt Knudsen, pitcher
• Wayne Krenchicki, infielder
• Ed Kruijs, Dutch national team pitcher
• Dan Le Batard, writer
• Greg Lovelady, college coach
• Scott Maine, pitcher
• Jim Maler, infielder
• Victor Mederos, pitcher
• Mike Metcalfe, outfielder
• Jason Michaels, outfielder
• Robbie Morrison, minor league pitcher
• Oscar Munoz, pitcher
• Mike Neu, pitcher
• Rey Noriega, minor league player
• Peter O'Brien, outfielder
• Chris O'Riordan, minor league infielder
• Todd Ozias, minor league pitcher
• Mike Pagliarulo, infielder
• Orlando Palmeiro, outfielder
• Alain Patenaude, minor league pitcher
• Chris Perez, pitcher
• Dominic Pitelli, minor league infielder
• Shawn Purdy, minor league pitcher
• Larry Pyle, minor league outfielder
• Dennis Raben, minor league infielder
• Rick Raether, minor league pitcher
• Adam Ricks, minor league infielder
• Danny Rios, pitcher
• Eddy Rodriguez, catcher
• Al Rosen, infielder
• Donny Rowland, scout
• Augie Ruiz, minor league pitcher
• Chad Rupp, minor league infielder
• Gaby Sanchez, infielder
• F.P. Santangelo, outfielder
• Nelson Santovenia, catcher
• Daniel Sattler, minor league pitcher
• Mike Schemer, infielder
• Ron Scott, college coach
• Jeff Seale, drafted pitcher
• Mitch Seoane, minor league infielder and manager
• Adán Severino, minor league outfielder
• Kevin Sheary, minor league pitcher
• Dan Smith, minor league pitcher
• Rob Souza, minor league pitcher
• Andrew Suarez, pitcher
• Wade Taylor, pitcher
• Blake Tekotte, outfielder
• Joey Terdoslavich, outfielder
• Jay Tessmer, pitcher
• Mike Tosar, coach
• Matt Tyner, college coach
• Danny Valencia, infielder
• Greg Vaughn, outfielder
• Andrew Walters, pitcher
• Edgardo Villegas, Puerto Rican national team outfielder
• David W. Vincent, historian and author
• Jemile Weeks, infielder
• Clint Weibl, minor league pitcher
• Bill Wrona, minor league infielder

Head Coaches

• Jack Harding, 1940, 1959
• Eddie Dunn, 1946-1954
• Perry Moss, 1955
• Jimmie Foxx, 1956-1957
• Whitey Campbell, 1958, 1960-1962
• Ron Fraser, 1963-1992
• Brad Kelley, 1993
• Jim Morris, 1994-2018
• Gino DiMare, 2019-2023
• J.D. Arteaga, 2024-Present

Assistant Coaches

• J.D. Arteaga, 2003-2023
• Floyd Baker
• Skip Bertman, 1976-1983
• Rob Cooper, 1994-1995
• Gino DiMare, 1997-2008, 2012-2018
• Laz Gutierrez, 2024-
• Tom Holliday, 1976
• Brad Kelley, 1985-1992
• Mark Kingston, 2000-2001
• Johnny Rodriguez
• Turtle Thomas, 1988-1999
• Jerry Weinstein, 1983

Howdy Groskloss taught here after his baseball career ended.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1940	1-4
1946	2-7
1947	11-2
1948	9-10
1949	14-8
1950	8-7
1951	12-7
1952	6-12-1
1953	10-9-1
1954	10-11
1955	15-7
1956	9-8
1957	11-12
1958	16-11
1959	15-10-1
1960	19-7
1961	17-9-3
1962	17-9
1963	18-9
1964	20-9-1
1965	23-12-1
1966	19-18-1
1967	23-15-1
1968	27-11-1
1969	31-11
1970	28-15-1
1971	35-11		CWS District Tournaments
1972	32-17
1973	42-17		CWS District Tournaments
1974	51-11		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1975	45-14		CWS Regionals
1976	41-15		CWS Regionals
1977	44-13		CWS Regionals
1978	50-12		CWS Regionals / CWS
1979	55-11		CWS Regionals / CWS
1980	59-12		CWS Regionals / CWS
1981	61-10		CWS Regionals / CWS
1982	55-17-1		CWS Regionals / CWS
1983	61-21		CWS Regionals
1984	48-28		CWS Regionals / CWS
1985	64-16		CWS Regionals / CWS
1986	50-17		CWS Regionals / CWS
1987	35-24-1		CWS Regionals
1988	52-14-1		CWS Regionals / CWS
1989	49-18		CWS Regionals / CWS
1990	52-13		CWS Regionals
1991	46-17		CWS Regionals
1992	55-10		CWS Regionals / CWS
1993	36-22		CWS Regionals
1994	49-14		CWS Regionals / CWS
1995	48-17		CWS Regionals / CWS
1996	50-14		CWS Regionals / CWS
1997	51-18		CWS Regionals / CWS
1998	51-12		CWS Regionals / CWS
1999	50-13		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2000	41-19-1		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2001	53-12		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2002	34-29		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2003	45-17-1		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2004	50-13		CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2005	41-19-1	19-10-1	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2006	42-24	17-13	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2007	37-24	17-13	ACC / CWS Regionals
2008	53-11	23-5	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2009	38-22	18-12	ACC / CWS Regionals
2010	43-20	20-10	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2011	38-23	19-10	ACC / CWS Regionals
2012	36-23	16-14	ACC / CWS Regionals
2013	37-25	14-16	ACC / CWS Regionals
2014	44-19	24-6	ACC / CWS Regionals
2015	50-17	22-8	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2016	50-14	21-7	ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2017	32-27	16-13	ACC
2018	28-26	16-13	ACC
2019	40-20	18-12	ACC / CWS Regionals
2020	12-4	3-0
2021	33-21	20-15	ACC / CWS Regionals
2022	40-19	20-10	ACC / CWS Regionals
2023	42-21	18-12	ACC / CWS Regionals
2024	26-30	11-19	ACC

Further Reading

• David Brauer: The Wizard of College Baseball: How Ron Fraser Elevated Miami and an Entire Sport to National Prominence, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2024. ISBN 978-1-4962-2043-1

External Links

• History of Baseball at the University of Miami