After an offensive explosion in their midweek matchup against Florida International, the Miami Hurricanes remained aware of the fact that a closer contest was in store on Friday night against ACC foe Duke.
The starting pitching performance of junior right-hander Daniel Federman remained unknown, however, as the Canes’ former closer entered with a 1-2 record in 2021.
Freshman right-handed starter Alejandro Rosario suffered a strained oblique prior to the start of the series, and remains day-to-day, according to Miami head coach Gino DiMare.
Federman allowed only one earned run through a season-high six innings, redshirt junior Christian Del Castillo hit his first home run at UM, and Miami (14-8, 8-7 ACC) defeated Duke (11-11, 5-8 ACC) at Mark Light Field to open the weekend series.