Miami Hurricanes

The University of Miami has a college baseball team known as the Miami Hurricanes. It is part of the Atlantic Coast Conference and have been able to progress quite successfully in the sport.

Already, they have won a number of championships and have had a constant amount of appearances in both the CWS and NCCA tournament. The head coach for the Hurricanes is Jim Morris, who has been coaching the team for a period of seventeen years.

Jim Morris is the team's current coach. He has been with the Miami Hurricanes for the past seventeen years, during which the team has appeared and won several games and tournaments.

Among the three, Neal Heaton was the earliest to be drafted by a major league baseball team. Heaton, who was born on March 3, 1960, started playing for the Cleveland Indians on September 3, 1982.

Because of this, players from the Miami Hurricanes have caught the attention of talent scouts for the major league baseball teams. Neal Heaton, Mike Pagliarulo, and Greg Vaughn are some of the homegrown Miami Hurricane players that made it big in major league baseball.

Neal Heaton was first drafted for the Cleveland Indians on September 3rd 1982. Heaton, born on March 3rd 1960, also played for the following teams during his 11-year major league baseball career: Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers and the New York Yankees. His final game was on June 26th 1993 where he played for the New York Yankees.

After initially playing for the New York Yankees starting July 7, 1984, he also played for other teams such as the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, and Seibu Lions. The last team he became a part of was the Texas Rangers, and his last game was on October 1, 1995.

Neal Heaton was another player that made it to major league. He was born on the 3rd of March, 1960. His debut performance was for the Cleveland Indians on September 3rd, 1982.

Aside from this, he was also selected to be part of the All Star team for four times. He has also won numerous awards which included a silver slugger award and the National League comeback player of the year award. He received both of these awards in 1998. Aside from playing for the Milwaukee Brewers, he has also played for the San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His last game was with the Colorado Rockies and was held on July 10, 2003.

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