2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball
2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball
National Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	53–12
Head coach	Jim Morris (8th year);
Assistant coaches	Lazaro Collazo (6th year); Gino DiMare (5th year); Mark Kingston (2nd year);
Home stadium	Mark Light Field
	Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y		–		–	47	–	12	.797
Belmont ‍‍‍		–		–	28	–	24	.538
Centenary ‍‍‍		–		–	23	–	36	.390
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍		–		–	18	–	36	.333
Texas–Pan American ‍‍‍		–		–	12	–	40	.231

y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2001^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 8th season.

The Hurricanes won the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game.

Roster

2001 Miami Hurricanes roster

Pitchers

Kiki Bengochea
J. D. Cockroft
Andrew Cohn
Luke DeBold
Tom Farmer
George Huguet
Alex Prendes
T.J. Prunty
Troy Roberson
Chris Sheffield
Dan Smith
Dan Touchet
Vince Vazquez
Brian Walker

Infielders

Kevin Brown
Eric Moore
Kris Clute
Matt Dryer
Kevin Howard
Javy Rodriguez

Catchers

Mike DiRosa
Greg Lovelady
Danny Matienzo

Outfielders

Jim Burt, Jr.
Charlton Jimerson
Marcus Nettles
Kevin Mannix
Mike Rodriguez
Brad Safchik

Schedule

2001 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

January/February

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
January 25	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	9–3	1–0
January 26	Florida Atlantic	FAU Baseball Stadium	10–11	1–1
January 27	Florida Atlantic	Mark Light Field	4–2	2–1
February 3	at Florida	McKethan Stadium	14–5	3–1
February 7	at Florida International	University Park Stadium	4–3	4–1
February 9	Florida	Mark Light Field	10–4	5–1
February 10	Florida	Mark Light Field	8–7	6–1
February 11	Oklahoma State	Mark Light Field	3–9	6–2
February 16	Elon	Mark Light Field	4–2	7–2
February 17	Elon	Mark Light Field	10–9	8–2
February 18	Elon	Mark Light Field	7–4	9–2
February 21	Florida International	Mark Light Field	10–17	9–3
February 23	vs. Florida International	Homestead Sports Complex	10–2	10–3
February 24	vs. Florida International	Homestead Sports Complex	2–0	11–3
February 25	Albany	Mark Light Field	14–0	12–3

March

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
March 2	San Diego State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	8–6	13–3
March 3	Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	10–1	14–3
March 4	Arkansas	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	8–2	15–3
March 7	Pittsburgh	Mark Light Field	6–2	16–3
March 9	Rutgers	Mark Light Field	4–6	16–4
March 10	Rutgers	Mark Light Field	13–2	17–4
March 11	Rutgers	Mark Light Field	6–9	17–5
March 13	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	8–2	18–5
March 14	at South Florida	Red McEwen Field	13–9	19–5
March 16	East Carolina	Mark Light Field	14–13	20–5
March 17	East Carolina	Mark Light Field	2–7	20–6
March 18	East Carolina	Mark Light Field	8–4	21–6
March 21	Cornell	Mark Light Field	2–1	22–6
March 23	Northeastern	Mark Light Field	5–3	23–6
March 24	Northeastern	Mark Light Field	5–2	24–6
March 25	Northeastern	Mark Light Field	5–3	25–6
March 30	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field	2–8	25–7
March 31	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field	5–8	25–8

April

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
April 1	Cal State Fullerton	Mark Light Field	2–9	25–9
April 6	Savannah State	Mark Light Field	13–4	26–9
April 7	Savannah State	Mark Light Field	7–2	27–9
April 8	Savannah State	Mark Light Field	16–5	28–9
April 13	Florida State	Mark Light Field	9–10	28–10
April 14	Florida State	Mark Light Field	5–4	29–10
April 15	Florida State	Mark Light Field	7–5	30–10
April 20	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	7–5	31–10
April 21	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	9–6	32–10
April 22	at Florida State	Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium	7–4	33–10
April 27	Virginia	Mark Light Field	0–5	34–11
April 28	Virginia	Mark Light Field	5–1	35–11
April 29	Virginia	Mark Light Field	12–6	36–11

May

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 4	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	2–3	36–12
May 5	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	13–3	37–12
May 6	Jacksonville	Mark Light Field	6–2	38–12
May 11	Florida Southern	Mark Light Field	12–4	39–12
May 12	Florida Southern	Mark Light Field	16–3	40–12
May 13	Florida Southern	Mark Light Field	5–4	41–12
May 18	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	17–5	42–12
May 19	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	14–7	43–12
May 20	New York Tech	Mark Light Field	11–1	44–12

Postseason

NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Regional

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
May 25	vs. Bucknell	Mark Light Field	14–6	45–12
May 26	vs. Florida	Mark Light Field	6–2	46–12
May 27	vs. Stetson	Mark Light Field	16–8	47–12

NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 1	vs. Clemson	Mark Light Field	10–8	48–12
June 2	vs. Clemson	Mark Light Field	14–6	49–12

NCAA Tournament: College World Series

Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record
June 9	vs. Tennessee	Rosenblatt Stadium	21–13	50–12
June 11	vs. Southern California	Rosenblatt Stadium	4–3	51–12
June 14	vs. Tennessee	Rosenblatt Stadium	12–6	52–12
June 16	vs. Stanford	Rosenblatt Stadium	12–1	53–12

Awards and honors

Javy Rodriguez

Team Most Valuable Player
All-American
NCAA Stolen Base Leader

Kevin Brown

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Tom Farmer

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

George Huguet

Freshman All-America^[3]

Charlton Jimerson

College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]

Danny Matienzo

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]

Hurricanes in the 2001 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami baseball program were drafted in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft.^[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Mike Rodriguez	OF	2nd	54th	Houston Astros
Chris Sheffield	RHP	4th	121st	Toronto Blue Jays
Brian Walker	LHP	4th	132nd	New York Mets
Charlton Jimerson	OF	5th	146th	Houston Astros
Tom Farmer	RHP	7th	207th	Detroit Tigers
Marcus Nettles	OF	11th	330th	San Diego Padres
Mike DiRosa	C	16th	488th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Dan Smith	RHP	17th	507th	Detroit Tigers
Kevin Brown	1B	19th	585th	Atlanta Braves
Troy Roberson	RHP	28th	831st	Texas Rangers
Kris Clute	2B	37th	1112th	Florida Marlins

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^ "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[CWS-2] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

[MiamiAA-3] "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.

[4] "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.

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