1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at the original Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 3rd season at Miami.

1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball
Central I Regional Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
1996 record	50–14
Head coach	Jim Morris (3rd season)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field

1996 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍^y		–			–			64	–	13		.831
No. 30 New Orleans  ‍‍‍^y		–			–			43	–	28		.606
Hofstra  ‍‍‍		–			–			13	–	16		.448
Richmond  ‍‍‍		–			–			20	–	29		.408
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1996[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes lost the College World Series, defeated by the LSU Tigers in the championship game.

Roster

1996 Miami Hurricanes roster
	Pitchers J. D. Arteaga - Junior Juan Galban John Kertis Robbie Morrison Denis Pujals Clint Weibl Allen Westfall		Catchers Jim Gargiulo Infielders 11 Pat Burrell - Freshman Alex Cora - Junior Rudy Gomez - Junior Kenard Lang T. R. Marcinczyk		Outfielders Michael DeCelle - Junior Ryan Grimmett Tris Moore Eddie Rivero

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss
	Miami tie

1996 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (43–12)
January (1–0) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record January 31 Berry Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 25–0 1–0
February (8–3) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record February 2 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 4–7 1–1 February 3 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–1 2–1 February 9 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–3 3–1 February 10 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 7–2 4–1 February 11 Coastal Carolina Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 16–11 5–1 February 16 George Washington Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 6–0 6–1 February 17 George Washington Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 14–1 7–1 February 18 George Washington Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 19–3 8–1 February 21 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 12–3 9–1 February 24 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 7–8 9–2 February 25 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, Florida 1–5 9–3
March (14–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record March 1 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 14–10 10–3 March 2 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–0 11–3 March 3 Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 6–4 12–3 March 6 Michigan State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–3 13–3 March 8 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 4–5 13–4 March 9 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 12–3 14–4 March 15 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 17–4 15–4 March 16 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–3 16–4 March 17 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 15–3 17–4 March 21 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 13–6 18–4 March 22 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–3 19–4 March 23 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–4 20–4 March 24 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–6 20–5 March 27 St. Thomas (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–0 21–5 March 29 Bethune–Cookman Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–3 22–5 March 30 Bethune–Cookman Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 20–3 23–5
April (11–5) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record April 2 Nova Southeastern Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 13–2 24–5 April 5 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 2–13 24–6 April 6 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 2–1 25–6 April 7 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 1–15 25–7 April 10 St. Thomas (FL) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 15–2 26–7 April 12 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 6–2 27–7 April 13 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–8 28–7 April 14 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 7–4 29–7 April 16 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 1–12 29–8 April 17 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 2–4 29–9 April 18 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee 2–3 29–10 April 20 Tampa Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–3 30–10 April 21 Tampa Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 2–1 31–10 April 26 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 20–7 32–10 April 27 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 7–6 33–10 April 28 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–4 34–10
May (9–2) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 1 Lynn Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 12–4 35–10 May 3 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 3–2 36–10 May 4 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 9–5 37–10 May 5 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 4–10 37–11 May 8 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 10–2 38–11 May 10 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida 9–1 39–11 May 11 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida 15–5 40–11 May 12 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida 16–2 41–11 May 16 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 5–4 42–11 May 17 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 8–7 43–11 May 18 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, Florida 6–7 43–12
Postseason (7–2)
Central I Regional (4–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 23 vs Sam Houston State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 4–5 43–13 May 24 vs Long Beach State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 5–2 44–13 May 25 at Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 9–7 45–13 May 26 vs Missouri State UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 8–2 46–13 May 26 vs UCLA UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 8–4 47–13
1996 College World Series (3–1) Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 31 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 7–3 48–13 June 2 vs Alabama Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 15–1 49–13 June 5 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 14–5 50–13 June 8 vs LSU Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–9 50–14

Schedule Source:[2]

Awards and honors

Rudy Gomez

• All Tournament Team[3]

Pat Burrell

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[3]
• All Tournament Team[3]
• American Baseball Coaches Association All-American[4]
• Baseball America Freshman of the Year[4]

Alex Cora

• All Tournament Team[3]

Michael DeCelle

• All Tournament Team[3]

J. D. Arteaga

• All Tournament Team[3]

Robbie Morrison

Collegiate Baseball All-American

Hurricanes in the 1996 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami Hurricanes baseball program were drafted in the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Club
3	88	Alex Cora	SS	Los Angeles Dodgers
6	158	Jim Gargiulo	C	St. Louis Cardinals
9	274	Denis Pujals	P	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
10	299	Rudy Gomez	2B	New York Yankees
17	503	John Kertis	P	Texas Rangers
17	514	Mike DeCelle	OF	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
18	537	Allen Westfall	P	Seattle Mariners
28	825	T. R. Marcinczyk	1B	Oakland Athletics
37	1,088	Clint Weibl	P	St. Louis Cardinals
43	1,272	Eddie Rivero	OF	Philadelphia Phillies
43	1,273	Kenard Lang	1B	Chicago White Sox
45	1,320	Tris Moore	OF	Detroit Tigers
54	1,516	J. D. Arteaga	P	Pittsburgh Pirates
57	1,570	Juan Galban	P	Atlanta Braves
60	1,596	Ryan Grimmett	OF	Seattle Mariners

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
2. "2019 Miami Baseball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
3. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
4. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Miami". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 23, 2019.