1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball
1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball
NCAA Atlantic Regional champions
College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Independent
CB	No. 5
Record	52–14–1
Head coach	Ron Fraser (26th year);
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 26th season at Miami.

1988 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	0	–	0	–	0	–	52	–	14	–	1	.784
Delaware State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	25	–	11	–	0	.694
New Mexico State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	38	–	18	–	0	.679
FIU ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	40	–	19	–	0	.678
UCF ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	40	–	20	–	0	.667
Florida A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	26	–	13	–	0	.667
No. 28 Tulane ‍‍‍^y	0	–	0	–	0	–	32	–	18	–	0	.640
Southwestern Louisiana ‍‍‍^y	0	–	0	–	0	–	30	–	18	–	0	.625
UMBC ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	25	–	16	–	0	.610
Nicholls State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	28	–	21	–	0	.571
Akron ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	28	–	31	–	0	.475
United States International ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	18	–	26	–	0	.409
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	19	–	28	–	0	.404
Chicago State ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	18	–	29	–	0	.383
Liberty ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	18	–	32	–	0	.360
Boston University ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	–	17	–	0	.292
Bethune–Cookman ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	–	23	–	0	.281
Maryland Eastern Shore ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	–	24	–	0	.226

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1988^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording a win against Fresno State and losses to eventual semifinalist Cal State Fullerton and champion Stanford.^[2]

Personnel

1988 Miami Hurricanes roster^[3]

Unknown

1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff
Ron Fraser – Head coach – 26th year

1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[4]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Feb 5	Mercer	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–0	1–0
Feb 6	Mercer	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 24–1⁷	2–0
Feb 7	Mercer	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–7	3–0
Feb 12	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 1–0	4–0
Feb 13	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–3	5–0
Feb 14	Seton Hall	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–4	6–0
Feb 16	Eckerd	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–0	7–0
Feb 17	Barry	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–0	8–0
Feb 21	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	L 2–3⁷	8–1
Feb 21	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	W 9–7	9–1
Feb 23	Wake Forest	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	10–1
Feb 24	Wake Forest	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	11–1
Feb 27	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–8	11–2
Feb 28	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2	12–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 1	St. Thomas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–2	13–2
Mar 4	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–1	14–2
Mar 5	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–1	15–2
Mar 6	Purdue	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–7	16–2
Mar 8	Navy	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–2	17–2
Mar 10	Georgetown	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	18–2
Mar 11	Southern Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–6	19–2
Mar 12	Southern Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5	20–2
Mar 13	Creighton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–2	21–2
Mar 14	Creighton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–4	22–2
Mar 17	St. Francis (NY)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–5	23–2
Mar 18	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–6	23–3
Mar 20	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5¹⁰	24–3
Mar 20	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2	25–3
Mar 22	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	26–3
Mar 23	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	27–3
Mar 24	Air Force	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–6	28–3
Mar 25	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 6–7	28–4
Mar 26	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–5	28–5
Mar 27	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–8¹⁰	29–5
Mar 30	McNeese State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 19–1	30–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 1	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–3	31–5
Apr 2	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–3	32–5
Apr 5	Niagara	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 15–2	33–5
Apr 6	at FIU	Miami, FL	W 4–2	34–5
Apr 8	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 8–3	35–5
Apr 9	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 8–20	35–6
Apr 10	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	T 5–5⁸	35–6–1
Apr 13	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–3	36–6–1
Apr 15	Tulane	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	37–6–1
Apr 16	Tulane	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–4	37–7–1
Apr 18	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	W 11–4	38–7–1
Apr 19	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	L 8–11	38–8–1
Apr 22	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–3	39–8–1
Apr 23	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–2	39–9–1
Apr 26	Tampa	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–5	40–9–1
Apr 29	Stanford	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–3	41–9–1
Apr 30	Stanford	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–3	42–9–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 6	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–6	42–10–1
May 7	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–7	43–10–1
May 8	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–6	43–11–1
May 13	at Maine	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME	W 8–1	44–11–1
May 14	vs Maine	The Ballpark • Old Orchard Beach, ME	W 11–3	45–11–1
May 15	vs Maine	The Ballpark • Old Orchard Beach, ME	L 5–6¹³	45–12–1
May 16	at Maine	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME	W 13–5	46–12–1
May 20	Stetson	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–4	47–12–1

Postseason

NCAA Atlantic Regional
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 25	(6) Towson	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–0	48–12–1	1–0
May 28	(4) James Madison	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–8	49–12–1	2–0
May 28	(2) Georgia Tech	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	50–12–1	3–0
May 29	(3) South Carolina	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	51–12–1	4–0

College World Series
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 4	(6) Cal State Fullerton	(3)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 3–9	51–13–1	0–1
June 6	(2) Fresno State	(3)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–4¹²	52–13–1	1–1
June 7	(7) Stanford	(3)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–2	52–14–1	1–2

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^ "1988 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
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