Miami fans have come to associate “My Way” by Fetty Wap with St. Louis and a batting average well into the .400s.
Today, it prefaced a soaring three-run shot.
With two men on in the bottom of the third, right fielder and St. Louis native Derek Williams roped a ball over the scoreboard in left, sending it out of sight into Coral Gables’ picturesque skyline.
The Hurricanes faced off against the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Their 12-4 home win comes off the heels of a road series win against Clemson.
After a four-pitch walk to open the game, TJ Coats gathered himself for his first start of the year and forced three outs on a flyout and subsequent double play.
Miami struck first with second baseman Jake Ogden rounding the bases on an errant pickoff attempt, a passed ball and a fielder’s choice off the bat of Williams.
The Eagles scored in similar fashion, however, with a passed ball driving in a run to tie the game at one-a-piece.
After a brief struggle for Coats in the top of the third, he forced a ground ball to Ogden for the final out, stranding three FGCU runners.
After the nail-biting top of the third, Ogden jumped on the first pitch he saw — lining a ball down the right-field-line for a double. A walk for designated hitter Alex Sosa brought up Williams, who picked his pitch and launched it, putting the Canes ahead 4-1.
The 373-foot blast marked Williams’ 11th homer of the season, with righty reliever Simon Aluko replacing Trevor Rodgers on the mound for the Eagles shortly after.
FGCU responded, knocking Miami’s lead down to one after designated hitter Sebastian Lippman sent another ball to left for a two-run-homer.
Despite this, Aluko began to lose the zone, and the Canes capitalized. Scoring two on a Jake Ogden RBI single and three walks before he’d recorded an out, FGCU made another pitching change, limiting the damage.
Coats’ day would end as well, being replaced in the fifth with lefty Jake Dorn taking over on the bump.
Coats threw four full innings, surrendering three walks and striking out two. The Nebraska transfer has cemented himself as a regular middle-relief asset from the bullpen — now with 22 strikeouts on the season and a 4.05 ERA.
After the first scoreless inning of the game, the Canes added five to their lead. Following back-to-back singles from center fielder Fabio Peralta and Ogden, Sosa drove them both in with an RBI double — his thirteenth of the season.
First baseman Brylan West would go on to display his devastating power, driving Sosa in and exceeding Williams’ blast with a 386-foot two-run home run.
A double for catcher Alonso Alvarez would give shortstop Vance Shehan his first RBI of the night as he drove him in on a single to center, only to be thrown out stealing second moments later, ending a monstrous inning at the plate for the Canes.
After another shutdown frame for Dorn and the defense, third baseman Daniel Cuvet drove a double to the right field wall for an RBI double. With that, every member of the Canes starting lineup had notched a hit on the day.
Dorn was replaced with another lefty, Lonzo Drummond, in the eighth. Partly to the credit of Dorn, Drummond had a breathy lead to work with.
Spanning three innings, Dorn recorded four strikeouts against two walks and one hit, conceding no runs in the process. The nine-run lead at the time of his exit lay as tribute to his impressive outing, alongside the offense’s contributions.
With a scoreless two-strikeout inning for Drummond, graduate transfer catcher Jackson Hugus laced his first hit as a Hurricane on a chopping grounder over the shortstop, pinch hitting for Alvarez.
Tate DeRias took over for Drummond in the ninth, allowing one on an RBI double to the right-center fence, but nonetheless closing a blowout win for Miami.
Notably, the Hurricanes’ pitching staff collectively snapped a 45-game hit streak for Javier Gorostola.
Miami plays Virginia Tech next in a conference matchup on Friday, April 3, 2026. First pitch at Mark Light Field is set for 7 p.m.
