1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 17th season at Miami.

1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball
ConferenceIndependent
Record55–11
Head coach
Home stadiumMark Light Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   55 11   .833
No. 11 Hawaii  ‍‍‍y   69 15   .821
No. 23 Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍y   52 12   .813
Air Force  ‍‍‍   33 13   .717
No. 27 Florida State  ‍‍‍y   43 17   .717
Mercer  ‍‍‍   38 16   .704
Villanova  ‍‍‍   16 9   .640
Detroit  ‍‍‍   34 22   .607
No. 11 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍   25 17   .595
Stetson  ‍‍‍   26 24   .520
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍   15 16   .484
Campbell  ‍‍‍   17 20   .459
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍   14 19   .424
Louisville  ‍‍‍   18 27   .400
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍   11 17   .393
Lafayette  ‍‍‍   9 15   .375
Hofstra  ‍‍‍   6 18   .250
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they were eliminated after a pair of losses to Arizona and Pepperdine.[2]

Personnel

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Roster

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1979 Miami Hurricanes roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • Mark Batten
  • Eddie Escribano
  • Randy Guerra
  • Neal Heaton
  • Jeff Morrison

Catchers

  • Frank Castro
 

Infielders

Outfielders

 

Unknown

  • Ron Batter
  • Walt Brooks
  • Dan Canevari
  • Alex DeJesus
  • Rick Del Giudice
  • Rick Diaz
  • Lou Duarte
  • Bobby Estrada
  • Dino Gale
  • Terry Gallagher
  • Leigh Gullette
  • Paul Hundhammer
  • Chuck Keller
  • Mike Kutner
  • Pat Patterson
  • Rich Pazo
  • Rob Rajisch
  • Steve Riese
  • Alfredo Rodriguez
  • Gary Ross
  • Howie Shapiro

Coaches

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1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Miami win
  Miami loss
1979 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Postseason

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "1979 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 141–146. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. pp. 54–55. Retrieved January 18, 2021.