2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

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.

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 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 (53–12)
Regular season (44–12)
January/February (12–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record January 25 Florida Atlantic No. 9 Mark Light Field W 9–3 1–0 January 26 Florida Atlantic No. 9 FAU Baseball Stadium L 10–11 1–1 January 27 Florida Atlantic No. 9 Mark Light Field W 4–2 2–1 February 3 at No. 13 Florida No. 9 McKethan Stadium W 14–5 3–1 February 7 at Florida International No. 9 University Park Stadium W 4–3 4–1 February 9 No. 17 Florida No. 9 Mark Light Field W 10–4 5–1 February 10 No. 17 Florida No. 9 Mark Light Field W 8–7 6–1 February 11 No. 19 Oklahoma State No. 9 Mark Light Field L 3–9 6–2 February 16 Elon No. 8 Mark Light Field W 4–2 7–2 February 17 Elon No. 8 Mark Light Field W 10–9 8–2 February 18 Elon No. 8 Mark Light Field W 7–4 9–2 February 21 Florida International No. 8 Mark Light Field L 10–17 9–3 February 23 vs. Florida International No. 8 Homestead Sports Complex W 10–2 10–3 February 24 vs. Florida International No. 8 Homestead Sports Complex W 2–0 11–3 February 25 Albany No. 8 Mark Light Field W 14–0 12–3
March (13–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record March 2 San Diego State No. 8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome W 8–6 13–3 March 3 Minnesota No. 8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome W 10–1 14–3 March 4 No. 21 Arkansas No. 8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome W 8–2 15–3 March 7 Pittsburgh No. 7 Mark Light Field W 6–2 16–3 March 9 No. 30 Rutgers No. 7 Mark Light Field L 4–6 16–4 March 10 No. 30 Rutgers No. 7 Mark Light Field W 13–2 17–4 March 11 No. 30 Rutgers No. 7 Mark Light Field L 6–9 17–5 March 13 at South Florida No. 9 Red McEwen Field W 8–2 18–5 March 14 at South Florida No. 9 Red McEwen Field W 13–9 19–5 March 16 No. 19 East Carolina No. 9 Mark Light Field W 14–13 20–5 March 17 No. 19 East Carolina No. 9 Mark Light Field L 2–7 20–6 March 18 No. 19 East Carolina No. 9 Mark Light Field W 8–4 21–6 March 21 Cornell No. 6 Mark Light Field W 2–1 22–6 March 23 Northeastern No. 6 Mark Light Field W 5–3 23–6 March 24 Northeastern No. 6 Mark Light Field W 5–2 24–6 March 25 Northeastern No. 6 Mark Light Field W 5–3 25–6 March 30 No. 29 Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Mark Light Field L 2–8 25–7 March 31 No. 29 Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Mark Light Field L 5–8 25–8
April (8–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record April 1 No. 29 Cal State Fullerton No. 5 Mark Light Field L 2–9 25–9 April 6 Savannah State No. 16 Mark Light Field W 13–4 26–9 April 7 Savannah State No. 16 Mark Light Field W 7–2 27–9 April 8 Savannah State No. 16 Mark Light Field W 16–5 28–9 April 13 No. 3 Florida State No. 11 Mark Light Field L 9–10 28–10 April 14 No. 3 Florida State No. 11 Mark Light Field W 5–4 29–10 April 15 No. 3 Florida State No. 11 Mark Light Field W 7–5 30–10 April 20 at No. 9 Florida State No. 7 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium W 7–5 31–10 April 21 at No. 9 Florida State No. 7 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium W 9–6 32–10 April 22 at No. 9 Florida State No. 7 Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium W 7–4 33–10 April 27 Virginia No. 7 Mark Light Field L 0–5 34–11 April 28 Virginia No. 7 Mark Light Field W 5–1 35–11 April 29 Virginia No. 5 Mark Light Field W 12–6 36–11
May (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record May 4 Jacksonville No. 5 Mark Light Field L 2–3 36–12 May 5 Jacksonville No. 5 Mark Light Field W 13–3 37–12 May 6 Jacksonville No. 5 Mark Light Field W 6–2 38–12 May 11 Florida Southern No. 4 Mark Light Field W 12–4 39–12 May 12 Florida Southern No. 4 Mark Light Field W 16–3 40–12 May 13 Florida Southern No. 4 Mark Light Field W 5–4 41–12 May 18 New York Tech No. 2 Mark Light Field W 17–5 42–12 May 19 New York Tech No. 2 Mark Light Field W 14–7 43–12 May 20 New York Tech No. 2 Mark Light Field W 11–1 44–12
Postseason (9–0)
NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record May 25 vs. (4) Bucknell (1) No. 1 Mark Light Field W 14–6 45–12 May 26 vs. (2) Florida (1) No. 1 Mark Light Field W 6–2 46–12 May 27 vs. (3) Stetson (1) No. 1 Mark Light Field W 16–8 47–12
NCAA tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional (2–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record June 1 vs. No. 12 Clemson (2) No. 1 Mark Light Field W 10–8 48–12 June 2 vs. No. 12 Clemson (2) No. 1 Mark Light Field W 14–6 49–12
NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–0) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record June 9 vs. No. 8 Tennessee (2) No. 1 Rosenblatt Stadium W 21–13 50–12 June 11 vs. (3) No. 2 Southern California (2) No. 1 Rosenblatt Stadium W 4–3 51–12 June 14 vs. No. 8 Tennessee (2) No. 1 Rosenblatt Stadium W 12–6 52–12 June 16 vs. (4) No. 4 Stanford (2) No. 1 Rosenblatt Stadium W 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