Miami Hurricanes fans got a taste of what’s in store for the 2019 Canes baseball season.
Under new head coach Gino DiMare, the Hurricanes defeated the Florida Atlantic University Owls, 12-4, in a 12-inning exhibition game.
Both sides brought five batters to the plate every half inning, even if three outs were already recorded.
In his first collegiate game at Mark Light Field, freshman two-way player J.P. Gates sparked the offense. With the bases loaded in the sixth inning, Gates slammed a bases-clearing double into right field, giving Miami a 4-2 lead over Florida Atlantic.
“I was just trying to get around second base,” Gates said.