A day of many emotions ended in heartbreak for the Hurricanes.
Hours after celebrating the unveiling of a bronze, 7-foot tall statue of legendary baseball coach Ron Fraser outside of Mark Light Field, the No. 13 Hurricanes fell to No. 12 Florida State, 8-7, in 17 innings early Saturday morning.
The six-hour loss was the longest ever played at Mark Light Field and ties the longest game in UM history. The Canes also lost to the Seminoles in 17 innings in 2000, that time by the score of 14-13, in Tallahassee.
“It’s just disappointing we lost. We had a lot of opportunities to win the game,” said Hurricanes coach Jim Morris.