Maybe a whole year off disrupted the routines of America’s baseball players. Perhaps the college baseball field is stronger, deeper and more competitive than ever before following new pandemic-related NCAA eligibility rules. It’s also possible that the Miami Hurricanes are facing one of baseball’s most consistently rigorous mental challenges, and that what has been seen throughout 2021 was to be expected.
The Canes have had numerous highlights and lowlights this spring. But the whiplash of good and bad performances—often with just mere days of separation between—has rendered any consistency non-existent.
UM (29-17, 17-15 ACC) had its “biggest win of the year” last Sunday against Georgia Tech, according to head coach Gino DiMare.