As the 2021 season arrived for the Miami Hurricanes, some across college baseball questioned whether they’d be able to win their opening series inside a brand-new Florida Ballpark against No. 1 Florida.
The then-No. 11 ranked team may have been knocked down at first in Gainesville, Fla., but stood up strong and secured two-straight wins — one of them a 13-inning thriller that kept the Sunshine State rivals on the edge of their seats through the final out.
And over three-and-a-half months later, Miami (32-19, 20-15 Atlantic Coast Conference) gets to revisit where it all began.