1997 Longhorn Opponent Profile
University of Miami

February 28-March 1-2 in Austin

http://www.miami.edu/canes/baseball.html
http://garaputo.bus.miami.edu/~bigjohn/hsp/baseball/

Location: Coral Gables, Florida (40,091)
Enrollment: 13,541
Conference: Independent
Colors: Ornage, Green and White
Nickname: Hurricanes
Home Field: Mark Light Stadium (5,000)

Head Coach: Jim Morris (Elon College, '72)
Morris' Career Record: 782-330-1 (19 years)
Morris' Record at School: 147-45 (3 years)
Assistant Coaches: Lazaro Collazo (Miami, '88), Turtle Thomas (High Point College, '75), Gino DiMare (Miami, '92)

1996 Record: 50-14

Lettermen Returning/Lost: 15/13
Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7
Pitchers Returning/Lost: 12/2
Players to Watch: Pat Burrell (3B, So., 1L, .484 - NCAA Champ, 23 HR, 64 RBI, .948 slug. - NCAA Champ), Rich Saggese (OF, So., 1L, .339, 14 HR, 51 RBI), J. D. Arteaga (LHP, Sr., 3L, 12-1, 3.82 ERA), Robbie Morrison (RHP, So., 1L, 4-2, 1.68 ERA, 14 S), Allan Westfall (RHP, Sr., 3L, 5-2, 2.45 ERA), Ryan Grimmett (CR, Sr., 3L, .306, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 27 SB)

Series Record: Texas leads 15-14 (Since 1976)

Info taken from the Texas Longhorn 1997 Official Game Program

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