Canes Top Penn State, Maine

The Canes continue to roll through the early part of their schedule, as they easily dispatched of Penn State and Maine in a pair of games on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The first matchup was a no contest for Miami, as star first baseman Yonder Alonso went 4-4 with a HR and a pair of RBIs. Starter Jason Santana made quick work out of the Nittany Lions with 6 shutout innings, and the bullpen did a nice job of keeping the shutout going as the Canes won 10-0.

Miami had a tougher going of it against the Black Bears, but managed to pull out a win thanks to the production of 3B Mark who drove in 5 of the Canes' 7 runs en route to a 7-4 victory. The Canes wouldn't have been able to win had it not been for the bullpen, however. Starter John Housey had a rough outing, allowing 3 ER in just 4 innings, but the relief pitcher managed to hold Maine to just one more run in the final 6.

The Canes now travel to Raleigh for a weekend series against ACC opponent North Carolina State before coming home on Tuesday to face Cornell.