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It was a sloppy game played through sloppy weather, but the Miami Hurricanes collected a much-needed win Friday night over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

Miami will use Alex McFarlane (2-0, 2.74 ERA), Jake Smith (1-0, 4.12 ERA) and Jake Garland (5-2, 5.07 ERA) on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Miami’s win was strongly backed by a strong, steady start from pitcher Alex McFarlane, who did what no other Hurricane was able to do Friday night: keep the Eagles off the scoreboard.

Alfreda Steele led the sprints for Miami, she finished second in the 200 meter dash. Steele’s time of 22.83 is the sixth fastest time in the NCAA this year and a new personal best time for the graduate student.

After losing six-year assistant coach Adam Fisher to Penn State just weeks ago, Miami men’s basketball has found a replacement in new assistant DJ Irving, UM announced last Thursday.

Both Jordan and Roche were selected later in the draft than most had projected them going.

The Hurricanes gave up seven two-out runs in the first two innings Friday night at Boston College as they dropped a suspense-free Game 1 in the three-game series opener.

With 13 games remaining in the regular season, consistency at the dish and on the mound will be crucial as the Canes look to ride a successful home stretch en route to the ACC Tournament.

Following an over 2,000-mile move and a career renaissance, the Hurricanes defensive end and breakout star of the 2020 season emotionally heard his name called when the Miami Dolphins drafted him in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft at No. 18 overall.

The Miami Hurricanes aren’t new to the NFL Draft and as Thursday quickly approaches, the Canes are ready to see whose names are called out in Cleveland.

"Midweeks are tough if you look around the country teams at times are having a tough time and we had our share a few years back, but we've done a pretty good job and it starts on the mound," Miami head coach Gino DiMare said.

The Hurricanes’ hopes of an Atlantic Coast Conference women’s tennis championship ended with a 4-3 team loss to Georgia Tech Saturday.