Hurricanes prepare for final home series under Jim Morris
Miami hosts Boston College, offering $3 tickets to Saturday's game
Peter Burke, Local10.com Managing Editor
Miami head coach Jim Morris works with his players during practice at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Feb. 13, 2018.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Miami Hurricanes will look to carry on their winning streak headed into what is almost sure to be the final home series under Jim Morris.
Miami has won eight games in a row, pushing its record to .500. But the Hurricanes are on the verge of missing the NCAA tournament for a second-straight season. Even if they do make the tournament, they'll likely be playing somewhere other than Coral Gables, making this Saturday's game against Boston College the last for Morris at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.
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The Hurricanes (25-25, 14-13 Atlantic Coast Conference) haven't lost since stealing the series finale against rival Florida State in Tallahassee on April 29. Their game against Stetson on Tuesday night was canceled with the teams tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Although home-field advantage hasn't meant what it used to for Miami, the final opponent provides an opportunity to send Morris out a winner in front of the home fans.
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Mark Richt, left, talks to head baseball coach Jim Morris after being introduced as the new football coach at the University of Miami, Dec. 4, 2015, in Coral Gables, Florida.Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, and his brother, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, right, pose with University of Miami baseball coach Jim Morris in Miami, June 25, 1999. The two governors visited several cities in Florida on a fund-raising campaign.Jim Morris is retiring after 25 seasons as head coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Here is a look back at the longtime Hurricanes skipper's career.Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon, right, talks to University of Miami head coach Jim Morris before an exhibition game against the Hurricanes, March 1, 2005, in Jupiter, Florida.Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Morris speaks to his team during practice before the 2018 season-opening series against Rutgers at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Feb. 13, 2018. Morris, who has been at the helm since 1994, is retiring at the end of the season.Jim Morris poses for a family photograph outside Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field with his wife, Nhan, and son, Will.Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Morris celebrates with his players after his team won the 1999 College World Series.Miami head coach Jim Morris works with his players during practice at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Feb. 13, 2018.Miami coach Jim Morris looks over team practice at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, June 12, 2015.Long before he was head coach of the Hurricanes, Jim Morris served as an assistant coach under Mike Martin at Florida State during the 1980 and 1981 seasons.Georgia Tech head baseball coach Jim Morris receives a Gatorade bath from his players after the Yellow Jackets won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship in 1987.Jim Morris was head baseball coach at Georgia Tech from 1982-93, guiding the Yellow Jackets to nine consecutive NCAA tournament berths and four Atlantic Coast Conference championships. Georgia Tech was 504-244-1 in 12 seasons under Morris.University of Miami head baseball coach Jim Morris speaks to the media on campus in Coral Gables, Florida, Feb. 27, 2003. Morris gives his thoughts regarding the NCAA's announcement that it has placed the University of Miami athletic department on two years of probation for violations in the school's baseball program.New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, right, chats with Miami Hurricanes baseball coach Jim Morris after being introduced during a banquet in the newly named Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Feb. 13, 2009, at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Rodriguez donated $3.9 million to renovate the stadium.
Mark Richt, left, talks to head baseball coach Jim Morris after being introduced as the new football coach at the University of Miami, Dec. 4, 2015, in Coral Gables, Florida.
Boston College (17-30, 7-20) is in last place in the ACC Atlantic Division standings and has the fewest wins among league schools.
