Baseball season is not far away, and the Hurricanes feature two of the nation’s top players.
Perfect Game named Miami closer Andrew Walters to its preseason All-American first team and picked UM third baseman Yohandy Morales for its third team on Thursday.
Walters and Morales previously received first- and second-team preseason All-American honors, respectively, from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Walters, who broke out as a relief ace last season, led the ACC with 14 saves last season. He had a 1.65 ERA and struck out 62 hitters in 32 2/3 innings. He was a consensus All-American last year.