There was no grand welcome back to Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field after 355 days without a home baseball game for the Miami Hurricanes.
UM, ranked in the top five by four different polls and as high as No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball, had its home opener and ACC opener spoiled by Virginia Tech in a 5-3 defeat on Friday night in front of 623 fans with a limited ballpark capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Hurricanes (2-2), who started the 2021 season on a high note by taking two of three at previously top-ranked Florida last weekend, had their bats go quiet over the final six innings after falling behind early.