Now this was going to be a test, and right out of the gate, too. It’s like the football team opening with Notre Dame or Ohio State. The trip down to Coral Gables was a BIG DEAL. Miami is (well was, now) ranked #3 in the Baseball polling, and they were playing at home with a reasonable crowd in decent weather.
Game 1 - Friday February 26
Peyton Alford got his first big start, and game 1 and hung in for three innings - which didn’t qualify him for the win, though he was holding on to a tender 2 run lead at the end of 4.