Live Updates: Miami Vs. Georgia Tech Game 2

Miami (24-14, 11-8 ACC) is looking for another series win at home with a victory over Georgia Tech Saturday night. The Hurricanes beat the Yellow Jackets 4-2 Friday night behind a strong performance by Gage Ziehl who pitched into the 8th inning.

The Yellow Jackets (21-17, 7-12 ACC) put up 23 runs on 21 hits to defeat Georgia State and get back on the winning track midweek.

The Hurricanes jumped back into the rankings at no. 17 in the nation after winning their first road conference series of the year against UNC.

Miami Team Leaders

Junior Yohandy Morales leads the team in batting average (.350), leads the team in hits (50), tied for second in home runs (8), and is second in RBIs (34).

Junior CJ Kayfus is second on the team in batting average (.326), second in hits (45), third in home runs (7), and fifth in RBIs (21).

Kayfus leads the team in on-base percentage (.419)

Freshman Blake Cyr is fourth in batting average (.316), is tied for fifth in hits (36), tied for the lead in homers (10), and leads the team in RBIs (35).

Junior Zach Levenson leads the team in batting average (.299), is third in hits (41), tied for third in home runs (6), and is tied for third in RBIs (28).

Carlos Perez is tied for the team lead in home runs (10).

(Minimum 85 at-bats)

The Opponent

Georgia Tech has excelled is at the plate, ranking No. 2 in the ACC in average (.319) with six .300 hitters in the lineup: Kristian Campbell (.444), Jake DeLeo (.384), Angelo Dispigna (.353), Jackson Finley (.328) and Jadyn Jackson (.326).

Campbell is hitting a team-best .444 overall. In his last 10 games, he’s hit .462 with 18 hits, four doubles, and two home runs with a .560 on-base percentage.

Campbell has had a hit in 21 consecutive games.

DeLeo ranks in the top 10 of the ACC in average, doubles (15), hits (61), home runs (12), RBI (38), slugging (.731), and total bases (114).

(Statistics are as of April 20, 2023)

Starting Pitchers

Miami: RHP Karson Ligon (3-1, 4.25 ERA) makes his 8th appearance of the season. The sophomore has given up 23 runs on 31 hits, striking out 31 and walking 15.

UCF: RHP Jackson Finley (1-3, 4.91 ERA) makes his 9th appearance of the season. The sophomore has given up 23 runs on 37 hits, striking out 28 and walking nine.

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