1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	1989
Team:	Miami Hurricanes
Conference:	Independent
Record:	49–18
Head Coach:	Ron Fraser (27th year)
Stadium:	Mark Light Field
Champion:	NCAA East Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Ron Fraser in his 27th season at Miami.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after winning one game and losing another against semifinalist and losing to eventual runner-up Texas.^[1]

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss

1989 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[3]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Feb 5 W 4–1 1–0 Feb 6 UCF Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–1 2–0 Feb 7 UCF Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–0 3–0 Feb 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 1–0^12 4–0 Feb 11 South Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–5 5–0 Feb 17 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–1 6–0 Feb 18 Tennessee Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 5–6^11 6–1 Feb 19 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–2 7–1 Feb 20 Seton Hall Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 1–5 7–2 Feb 25 W 9–5 8–2 Feb 26 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 2–5 8–3 Feb 27 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 5–6 8–4
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Mar 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–1 9–4 Mar 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–4 10–4 Mar 4 Minnesota Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–4 11–4 Mar 5 Minnesota Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 12–4 Mar 8 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2–4 12–5 Mar 9 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–0^7 13–5 Mar 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–0 14–5 Mar 11 Southern Illinois Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–6 15–5 Mar 12 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–1^10 16–5 Mar 13 Creighton Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–5 17–5 Mar 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 0–5 Mar 15 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–3 18–5 Mar 17 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–1 19–5 Mar 18 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 2–0 20–5 Mar 19 Maine Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–4 20–6 Mar 21 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 10–13 20–7 Mar 22 Florida Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–0 21–7 Mar 24 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 16–8 22–7 Mar 25 Rutgers Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 23–7 Mar 27 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–5 24–7 Mar 28 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 25–7 Mar 29 Stetson Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 8–9^10 25–8
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Apr 1 at Florida L 1–7 25–9 Apr 2 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2–3 25–10 Apr 7 L 0–3 25–11 Apr 8 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 8–1 26–11 Apr 9 at Florida State Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 0–3 26–12 Apr 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–0 27–12 Apr 15 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–0 28–12 Apr 18 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–0 29–12 Apr 21 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 30–12 Apr 22 FIU Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–2 31–12 Apr 23 at FIU W 9–6 32–12 Apr 25 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–3 33–12 Apr 28 at W 11–5 34–12 Apr 29 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 35–12 Apr 30 at Clemson Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–5 35–13
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record May 2 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 36–13 May 5 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–2 37–13 May 6 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–2 38–13 May 7 Florida State Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 4–8 38–14 May 9 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 12–13 38–15 May 12 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–3 39–15 May 13 Mercer Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–4 40–15 May 14 Mercer Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–3 41–15 May 19 vs W 7–4 42–15 May 20 vs Clemson Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 2–0 43–15 May 21 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–1 44–15
Postseason
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 25 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 4–0 45–15 1–0 May 26 Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 7–9 45–16 1–1 May 27 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 9–1 46–16 2–1 May 28 UCF Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 10–1 47–16 3–1 May 28 Villanova Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL W 4–1 48–16 4–1
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 3 (6) (3) W 5–2 49–16 1–0 June 5 (2) Texas (3) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–12 49–17 1–1 June 6 (6) LSU (3) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–6 49–18 1–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1989 College World Series. February 8, 2021. Omaha.com.
2. Book: Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide. Miami Hurricanes. February 8, 2021. 141–146.
3. Book: Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide. Miami Hurricanes. February 8, 2021. 60–61.