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New beginnings breeds new optimism for Hurricanes baseball

Source: www.stateoftheu.com - Thursday, January 31, 2019
First season of DiMare era weeks away Baseball has a subtly beautiful way of introducing itself into the sports year. The college baseball season begins around the same time as pitchers and catchers begin to report for MLB Spring Training. The Miami Hurricanes had their version of spring training with a scrimmage in the middle of January. While the crisp overcast with a cool air reminds of the present presence of winter, the sight of the pitcher standing on the mound with palm trees in the background is more comforting than sipping a hot chocolate while covered in a blanket. The torch was passed from longtime head coach Jim Morris to longtime assistant coach Geno DiMare and now the one big question that remains is whether he is going to pick up where the retired coach left off or spring a new path for himself in an effort to return the Hurricanes to their former glory. Tony Capobianco DiMare takes over after the Hurricanes missed out of the postseason in back-to-back seasons. Prior to that, Miami has been in the NCAA Tournament for 44 straight years with its most recent appearance resulting in the program’s 25th College World Series appearance. “Obviously we haven’t played well the last couple of years,” DiMare said. “I’m the kind of guy that I like pressure. I like applying pressure. That’s how I played here under coach (Ron) Fraser. The pressure, we’re not trying to hide from it. We’re aware we did not have good years the last

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