The Miami Hurricanes athletics program has had far more success, historically and currently, than its local Division I counterpart, the FIU Panthers.
Few would argue that.
Just one example would be basketball, where Miami’s men’s and women’s programs both made the NCAA Tournament this year while FIU struggled to a combined record of 12-48.
However, baseball and women’s tennis are two examples of sports in which FIU has made inroads against UM this year.
FIU’s baseball team defeated UM both times they have played this season by a combined score of 15-3.
Beyond that, new FIU coach Mervyl Melendez has created a national stir with his recruiting prowess, while the Canes are struggling on the field, entering this weekend with a losing record and the worst batting average in the Atlantic Coast Conference (.