Miami vs. Florida baseball game delayed on Saturday afternoon due to weather

The college baseball game between the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators on Saturday afternoon was in a weather delay, per the Hurricanes’ baseball Twitter page. The game was originally slated to start at 4:15 PM EST in Gainesville, Florida, but after warming up again, the game was in a delay as of 4:35 PM EST. According to the Florida Gators Twitter page, first pitch was moved back to 4:51 PM EST.

Play finally got underway on Saturday afternoon, and Miami got on the scoreboard in the top of the third inning. Hurricanes’ catcher Carlos Perez drilled a solo home run to cut the Florida lead to 2-1.

Miami currently sits at 7-3 overall and they boast one of the best power hitters in all of college baseball, Yohandy Morales. Coming into the Florida game on Saturday, he’s already blasted five home runs and brought in 15 RBIs, leading the team in both categories.

Last year in 60 games, he blasted 60 home runs for the Hurricanes, earning second team All-ACC honors in the process. As a freshman in 2021, he made an instant impact for Miami, blasting 11 home runs en route to earning All-ACC freshman team honors.

Miami started off their 2023 campaign playing very well

Miami has lost their last two games against Florida and FAU, but they started out the season hot, winning six of their first seven games during the 2023 campaign. The ‘Canes swept Dartmouth 3-0, throttling them in their final game 20-2. The series between the Gators and Hurricanes will wrap up on Sunday afternoon, March 5th. First pitch for that one is slated for 12:00 PM EST. On Wednesday, March 8th, Miami will face Jacksonville. Then, next Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, they’ll face off against the N.C. State Wolfpack in a three-game series.