Miami, Florida – Edgardo Villegas and Dominic Pitelli dominated at the plate, helping UM manhandle FIU 17-1 Wednesday night. Miami’s winning streak is now at 10. The No. 8 ranked Hurricanes led from start to finish, drubbing their crosstown rivals in all aspects of the game. Villegas turned in early, finishing 3-for-4 collecting 5 RBIs and launching half of the four rockets that left the ballpark.
He wasn’t the only one going yard.
VAMOS VILLEGAS!
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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) April 6, 2022
Pitelli had a great outing going 4-for-5 notching 4 RBIs striking deep in the second frame as the home team rattled off 19 hits in tonight’s lopsided contest. CJ Kayfus completed the trio as he went golfing in the fourth, clobbering the ball to right field.
Jake Garland, meanwhile, spun a solid performance working eight quality innings, punching out six. The righty was in the zone throwing 92 pitches, over half of them being strikes. The start was a boon to the bullpen giving them much-needed rest for the upcoming weekend series.
FIU’s Christian Santana was knocked out early and the bullpen was simply outclassed, sending out six relievers finding little success. The second round of the Battle for the 305 ended in a complete rout. With the crushing victory, UM improves to 23-6 overall as Florida International falls to 10-18.
The captain is mowing 'em down!
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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) April 6, 2022
Leaving no doubt
We repeat, Dom Pitelli is a cheat code 😎
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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) April 6, 2022
Impressions
PSA: If you parked in the Ponce Garage, CJ Kayfus may have just hit your car!
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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) April 6, 2022
Across town, Florida International will have to do some deep soul searching. It’s never fun losing this way no matter who you face.
Gus Bus Award
Villegas takes this one with the lumber he was flashing.
EDDY HITS A HOME RUN FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT INNING!
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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) April 6, 2022
You’re Killing Me Smalls
I’ll leave my tweet. This one is squarely on the Panthers.
In case you were wondering about the number on FIU's pitching staff tonight:
Santana – 1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Hernandez – 0.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER
Pena – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 1 K
Martin – 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
Clemente – 1 IP, 1 BB, 2 K
Pazos – 1 IP, 2 BB, 2 K#GoCanes #PawsUp— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) April 7, 2022
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