Canes Baseball Rolling

Yonder Alonso and the Canes swept Clemson this weekend


Jim Morris' Canes are off to far and away their best start since joining the ACC four years ago. Dave DiNatale hit yet another home run today as the Canes came from behind to defeat Clemson and complete a weekend sweep of the Tigers. At 26-2 and 12-1 in the ACC, the Canes are looking like a sure fire bet to host both a regional and super regional in Coral Gables this year.

The Hurricanes however, may not be the best team in Florida or the ACC. That distinction could belong to the gang up the road in Tallahassee. The Seminoles are 14-1 in the ACC and just pounded arch rival Florida the other day. The Noles pitching is phenomenal especially their bullpen which I consider to be the best in the nation.

Right now you'd be hard pressed to find two teams playing better baseball in the land than Miami and Florida State. The Hurricanes go to Atlanta next weekend for a three game series against Georgia Tech. In that series it will be critical for Jemile Weeks to continue his hot form, which has been helped by having Blake Tekote on base so often ahead of him.

Following the trip to Atlanta the Canes go to Tallahassee for the big series against Florida State. That weekend will be lively in Tallahassee and certainly will go a long way towards determining what happens as far as seeding for the regionals.