Poor pitching, defense doom Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida Gators

Miami, Florida – The bats could not overcome four errors and a humiliating night on the mound as the Florida Gators blew out the Miami Hurricanes 22-10. UM experienced three nightmarish innings, with the opening frame previewing what was to come. Miami took an early 1-0 lead, but it was all Florida after that. Starting pitcher AJ Ciscar was yanked in the first inning, lasting only 26 pitches. Additionally, half of UF’s runs were unearned. Miami did rally to tie the game in the fifth; however, their season-long weaknesses persisted and were magnified to the highest degree.

THAT'S ONE CADER OF A TATER FOLKS!

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The costly errors were split evenly between Gabriel Milano and Vance Sheahan. Tossed into the elimination bracket, the Hurricanes will need to win a rematch with Troy and then beat the Gators twice to advance to the super regionals.

Downhill

The Canes got off to a great start. Leadoff hitter Jake Ogden homered to center field off sophomore ace Aidan King, firing up his teammates. The enthusiasm evaporated immediately as the Gators responded with six runs, knocking out Ciscar. A costly throwing error by Sheahan drove in the first run, followed by Ethan Surowiec’s sacrifice fly that brought in Brendan Lawson. Florida pressed with back-to-back singles (and a dropped foul ball in between), making it 3-1 before Cade Kurland went deep with a three-run blast down the left-field line.

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— Miami Hurricanes Baseball (@CanesBaseball) May 31, 2026

Miami fought back in the third, stringing together four consecutive hits, all with two outs, scratching three runs. Max Galvin and Derek Williams smacked back-to-back singles of their own, complemented by an RBI double from Alex Sosa. Alonzo Alvarez then grounded up the middle for the two-run single. Bowen kept the Hurricanes at bay, hitting a solo shot at the bottom of the fourth.

Onslaught

UM fought on, scratching a pair of runs in the fourth. Milano led off with a base hit and then advanced to second on a wild pitch. Sheahan knocked him in with an RBI single, ending King’s night. The Hurricanes deployed small ball tactics, successfully executing two straight bunts to load the bases. Although there were zero outs, the Cardiac Canes were unable to cash in, coming away with one run. Fabio Peralta had scored on a wild pitch. Miami’s defensive woes continued as Florida made it 8-6. Milano’s throwing error allowed Lawson to score from first on the Surowiec grounder. This was his second of the night and the team’s third.

WE. ARE. JONESIN'!!!

KJ CLEARS THE BASES!!! 💥

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— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 31, 2026

Once again, the Hurricanes loaded the bases in the fifth, this time scoring two. Peralta drew the walk, accompanied by Ogden beating out the potential inning-ending double play, allowing Dylan Dubovik to be the tying run. Things fell apart for Miami in the sixth when the Gators scored seven runs on one hit. Two came on bases-loaded walks, another from an error by Sheahan, a wild pitch, and lastly Kyle Jones’ three-run double. UM resisted with more runs in the eighth, but Florida tacked on seven more, making it irrelevant.

Impressions

GATORS GO BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK!

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— Florida Gators Baseball (@GatorsBB) May 31, 2026

I figured Miami would lose. With that said, I did not imagine in my wildest dreams that it would go down like that. When Ogden went yard, the cynic inside me said it would start great but end poorly. Boy, did it! Deep down, no one should be surprised. This is the same result fans witnessed all year. Still, people dared to hope that maybe for one crucial night the Hurricanes got it together. It was not to be. They’re still alive, yet with one foot already out the door. Regardless of the result, things have to change at Coral Gables.

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Gabriel Garcia

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