Miami (9-4, 5-3 ACC), ranked as high as No. 5 by Baseball America, takes a six-game winning streak into the series that starts with a 7 p.m. first pitch on Friday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
“Since back in the day, obviously, FSU-UM [has been a] really big rivalry,” said catcher Adrian Del Castillo. “We just have to stay focused on ourselves. We’ve been pretty hot lately in wins, and we just got to keep doing our thing. Keep hitting, keep pitching and defending.”
It was not long ago the Hurricanes had a losing record, at 3-4 after dropping three of four following a thrilling opening-series win over the then-top-ranked Florida Gators.