"If you got nine guys in the lineup that are tough to pitch to, that makes it taxing for a pitcher," head coach Gino DiMare said. "The more guys you can have in the lineup to do that, the harder it’s gonna be for the pitcher."

“They outplayed us,” Miami head coach Gino DiMare said. “We didn’t walk a whole lot and we struck out a lot. They are tough at-bats. They are tough outs. They battle, foul pitches off and take you deep into counts. We have to play better on the road.”

“You’re not just gonna knock us out. We’re gonna battle.”

"For whatever reason, we just didn’t get it done today," Miami head coach Gino DiMare said. "It was a very poor effort from all the guys. We had an opportunity to sweep and we weren’t able to do that. Fortunately, we were able to take the series…It does leave a bad taste in your mouth losing that Sunday game."

The first-seeded Miami Hurricanes, the ACC regular season co-champions, took on the fourth-seeded Duke Blue Devils for the third time this season on Friday night. The teams split the series in the regular season, but this matchup had the biggest stakes yet.

An early season battle between two ranked teams usually promises close games decided in the final few innings. However, this weekend’s series between the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes and sixth-ranked University of Florida (UF) Gators did not provide much drama.

“We have to stop pressing and putting too much pressure on ourselves,” head coach Gino DiMare said. “We need to act a little bit more mature at the plate and handle those situations better. We’ll learn from it.”

“It appeared to me, at the start of the second half, that our battery died,” head coach Jim Larrañaga said. “We did not have the energy or juice, and it shows most of all with our defense.”

Third baseman Yohandy Morales is viewed as one of the best players in the nation and a future MLB first-round draft pick. On Tuesday night, he showed why.

“I think it was a good road win and a good statement win,” Miller said. “That we can not only win at home, but we can win on the road too.”