NCAA Regional Game Preview: Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida Gators with Probable Pitching 05/30/2026

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Miami Hurricanes (39-18) at #8 Florida Gators (40-19)

Date: Saturday, May 30
Field: Condron Ballpark, Gainesville, FL
Time: 8:00 PM EDT
Broadcast: ESPN+

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Miami Notes:

The Hurricanes beat the Trojans 10-5 to start the tournament. Derek Williams led the way going 2-3 with a three-run home run, and adding three runs scored. He also walked twice. Miami went 0-2 against Florida earlier this season, averaging three runs per game.

Florida Notes:

The Gators survived a scare against Rider yesterday as they got a walk-off from Brendan Lawson in the bottom of the ninth. Florida won both games against Miami in the regular season, averaging 7.5 runs per game.

Probable Starting Pitching

Lazaro Collera (4-3, 4.95 ERA, 67 K) vs. Aidan King (8-2, 2.68 ERA, 89 K)

Lazaro Collera is expected to get the ball for Miami. He’s 4-3 this season with the Hurricanes with a 4.95 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 67 strikeouts in 67.1 innings. In 32 career collegiate appearances, all at Miami, he’s 4-4 with a 5.31 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and 82 strikeouts in 81.1 innings. Aidan King is expected to oppose Collera. He’s 8-2 with a 2.68 ERA, a 0.97 WHIP, and 89 strikeouts in 84 innings this season. He’s made 32 appearances with 27 of those coming as starts over two seasons at Florida. King is 15-4 with a 2.63 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP, and 168 strikeouts in 157.1 innings.

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Team Stats

Miami

AVG: .306
R: 518
HR: 88
OPS: .904
SB: 67
ERA: 4.99
WHIP: 1.45
K: 572

Florida

AVG: .280
R: 438
HR: 101
OPS: .878
SB: 48
ERA: 4.19
WHIP: 1.28
K: 618

Team Leaders

Miami

AVG: Derek Williams – .380
HR: Alex Sosa – 17
RBI: Derek Williams – 69
W: Rob Evans – 10
ERA: Rob Evans – 3.16
K: Rob Evans – 98

Florida

AVG: Blake Cyr – .332
HR: Brendan Lawson – 17
RBI: Ethan Surowiec – 61
W: Aidan King – 8
ERA: Jackson Barberi – 2.41
K: Liam Peterson – 107

Next Up:

Winner: Regional Finals
Loser: Winner of Troy/Rider in loser’s bracket

Chris Lavallee

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