2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2008
Team:	Miami Hurricanes
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	53–11
Conf Record:	23–5
Head Coach:	Jim Morris (15th year)
Stadium:	Mark Light Field
Champion:	NCAA Coral Gables Super Regional champions NCAA Coral Gables Regional champions ACC tournament champions Atlantic Coast Conference champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Hurricanes played their home games at Mark Light Field. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his fifteenth season at Miami. Playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division, they finished in first place in their division with a record of 23–5, 53–11 overall.

The Hurricanes reached the College World Series, where they finished tied for fifth after dropping an opening round game against eventual runner-up Georgia, defeating Florida State, and being eliminated by semifinalist Stanford.

Personnel

Coaches

Schedule and results

Legend
	Miami win
	Miami loss

2008 Miami Hurricanes baseball game log^[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 22 No. 14 W 3–1 1–0 Feb 23 Cincinnati* No. 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–4 2–0 Feb 24 Cincinnati* No. 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–0 3–0 Feb 26 No. 14 L 2–7 Exh. Feb 29 Florida No. 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–4 4–0
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 Florida* No. 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–5 5–0 Mar 2 Florida* No. 14 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 2–6 5–1 Mar 4 No. 16 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 9–2 6–1 Mar 7 No. 16 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–7 7–1 1–0 Mar 8 Boston College No. 16 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 8–3 8–1 2–0 Mar 9 Boston College No. 16 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–1 9–1 3–0 Mar 11 No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–0 10–1 Mar 12 No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 11–1 Mar 14 at No. 10 W 12–5 12–1 4–0 Mar 15 at NC State No. 10 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC W 2–1 13–1 5–0 Mar 16 at NC State No. 10 Doak Field • Raleigh, NC L 10–11 13–2 5–1 Mar 18 No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 20–9 14–2 Mar 19 No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 13–1 15–2 Mar 21 No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 17–4 16–2 6–1 Mar 23 Wake Forest No. 10 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 23–2 17–2 7–1 Mar 25 No. 6 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–5 18–2 Mar 26 Bethune–Cookman* No. 6 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 19–2 Mar 28 at No. 6 W 7–5^10 20–2 8–1 Mar 29 at Duke No. 6 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 8–1 21–2 9–1
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 1 Florida Atlantic No. 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 16–7 22–2 Apr 2 at * No. 3 W 13–2 23–2 Apr 4 No. 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–4 24–2 10–1 Apr 5 Clemson No. 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–5 25–2 11–1 Apr 6 Clemson No. 3 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–6 26–2 12–1 Apr 8 No. 2 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–^11 27–2 Apr 9 Florida Atlantic* No. 2 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–6 27–3 Apr 12 at No. 10 No. 2 W 10–5 28–3 13–1 Apr 12 at No. 10 Georgia Tech No. 2 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 15–5 29–3 14–1 Apr 13 at No. 10 Georgia Tech No. 2 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 9–3 30–3 15–1 Apr 16 at Florida Atlantic No. 2 W 12–10 31–3 Apr 18 No. 2 W 11–4 32–3 16–1 Apr 19 at No. 1 Florida State No. 2 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 5–9 32–4 16–2 Apr 20 at No. 1 Florida State No. 2 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 11–10 33–4 17–2 Apr 23 FIU* No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–6 33–5 Apr 25 No. 16 No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 1–0 34–5 18–2 Apr 26 No. 16 Virginia No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–3^10 35–5 19–2 Apr 27 No. 16 Virginia No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–0 36–5 20–2
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 2 No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 10–6 37–5 May 3 Saint Mary's* No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–0 38–5 May 4 Saint Mary's* No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 15–3 39–5 May 9 at No. 1 W 12–4 40–5 21–2 May 10 at Virginia Tech No. 1 English Field • Blacksburg, VA L 6–7 40–6 21–3 May 10 at Virginia Tech No. 1 English Field • Blacksburg, VA W 9–2 41–6 22–3 May 13 No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 5–2 42–6 May 15 No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 12–2 43–6 23–3 May 16 No. 2 North Carolina No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 6–10 43–7 23–4 May 17 No. 2 North Carolina No. 1 Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 11–12 43–8 23–5
Postseason
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 21 (8) Clemson No. 2 (1) W 7–1 44–8 1–0 May 22 No. 28 (5) Georgia Tech No. 2 (1) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 15–12 45–8 2–0 May 24 No. 22 (4) NC State No. 2 (1) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 5–2 46–8 3–0 May 25 (6) Virginia No. 2 (1) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville • Jacksonville, FL W 8–4 47–8 4–0
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record NCAAT record May 30 (4) Bethune–Cookman No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 7–4 48–8 1–0 May 31 No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 6–5 49–8 2–0 June 1 (3) No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 11–2 50–8 3–0
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record June 6 No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL L 3–6 50–9 0–1 June 7 No. 14 Arizona No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 14–10 51–9 1–1 June 8 No. 14 Arizona No. 1 (1) Mark Light Field • Coral Gables, FL W 4–2 52–9 2–1
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 1 (1) L 4–7 52–10 0–1 June 16 No. 3 (4) Florida State No. 1 (1) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 7–5 53–10 1–1 June 18 No. 1 (1) Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3–8 53–11 1–2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 Baseball Roster. Miami Hurricanes. March 31, 2021.
2. Book: Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide. Miami Hurricanes. March 31, 2021. 70.