1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1988
Team:	Miami Hurricanes
Conference:	Independent
Record:	52–14–1
Cbrank:	5
Head Coach:	Ron Fraser (26th year)
Stadium:	Mark Light Field
Champion:	NCAA Atlantic Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 26th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after recording a win against Fresno State and losses to eventual semifinalist Cal State Fullerton and champion Stanford.^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss
	Tie

1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[3]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Feb 5			W 9–0	1–0
Feb 6	Mercer	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 24–1⁷	2–0
Feb 7	Mercer	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 17–7	3–0
Feb 12		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 1–0	4–0
Feb 13	South Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–3	5–0
Feb 14		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–4	6–0
Feb 16		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–0	7–0
Feb 17		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–0	8–0
Feb 21	at		L 2–3⁷	8–1
Feb 21	at Florida	Perry Field • Gainesville, FL	W 9–7	9–1
Feb 23		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	10–1
Feb 24	Wake Forest	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	11–1
Feb 27		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–8	11–2
Feb 28	Texas	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2	12–2

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Mar 1		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–2	13–2
Mar 4		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 13–1	14–2
Mar 5	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–1	15–2
Mar 6		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–7	16–2
Mar 8		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–2	17–2
Mar 10		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	18–2
Mar 11		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–6	19–2
Mar 12	Southern Illinois	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5	20–2
Mar 13		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–2	21–2
Mar 14	Creighton	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–4	22–2
Mar 17		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–5	23–2
Mar 18	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–6	23–3
Mar 20	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–5¹⁰	24–3
Mar 20	Maine	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 3–2	25–3
Mar 22		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	26–3
Mar 23	Rutgers	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	27–3
Mar 24		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 14–6	28–3
Mar 25		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 6–7	28–4
Mar 26	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 4–5	28–5
Mar 27	Michigan State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–8¹⁰	29–5
Mar 30		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 19–1	30–5

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 1	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 11–3	31–5
Apr 2	Florida	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 5–3	32–5
Apr 5		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 15–2	33–5
Apr 6	at		W 4–2	34–5
Apr 8	at		W 8–3	35–5
Apr 9	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 8–20	35–6
Apr 10	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	T 5–5⁸	35–6–1
Apr 13		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 12–3	36–6–1
Apr 15		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–2	37–6–1
Apr 16	Tulane	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–4	37–7–1
Apr 18	at South Florida		W 11–4	38–7–1
Apr 19	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field • Tampa, FL	L 8–11	38–8–1
Apr 22	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–3	39–8–1
Apr 23	FIU	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 1–2	39–9–1
Apr 26		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 8–5	40–9–1
Apr 29		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–3	41–9–1
Apr 30	Stanford	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 7–3	42–9–1

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
May 6	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 5–6	42–10–1
May 7	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 9–7	43–10–1
May 8	Florida State	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	L 3–6	43–11–1
May 13	at Maine		W 8–1	44–11–1
May 14	vs Maine		W 11–3	45–11–1
May 15	vs Maine	The Ballpark • Old Orchard Beach, ME	L 5–6¹³	45–12–1
May 16	at Maine	Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME	W 13–5	46–12–1
May 20		Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 6–4	47–12–1

Postseason


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 25	(6)	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–0	48–12–1	1–0
May 28	(4)	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 18–8	49–12–1	2–0
May 28	(2)	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 4–2	50–12–1	3–0
May 29	(3)	(1)	Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL	W 10–3	51–12–1	4–0


Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 4		(3)		L 3–9	51–13–1	0–1
June 6		(3)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 8–4¹²	52–13–1	1–1
June 7	(7) Stanford	(3)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–2	52–14–1	1–2

Notes and References

Web site: 1988 College World Series. February 7, 2021. Omaha.com. July 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705182558/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1988. dead.
Book: Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide. Miami Hurricanes. February 7, 2021. 141–146.
Book: Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide. Miami Hurricanes. February 7, 2021. 59–60.