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Miami’s Daniel Cuvet (Photo by Samuel Lewis/Getty Images)
The 2026 college baseball season is almost here. As such, we’re breaking down every preseason Top 25 team in greater detail. Check out Miami’s 2026 season preview below.
Quick Hits
Last Season: 35-27 (15-14 ACC); Eliminated in Louisville Super Regional
Final 2025 Ranking: No. 16
Coach (Record at school): JD Arteaga (62-57, 3rd season)
College Baseball Top 25 Skinny
JD Arteaga’s first season in Coral Gables ended without an NCAA Tournament berth, an outcome that placed Miami in unfamiliar territory. The follow-up offered little immediate comfort. The Hurricanes sat at 15-14 through 29 games in 2025, drifting well short of expectations before stabilizing late. A 20-13 finish, including the postseason, carried Miami to a super regional and reframed the year as a salvage rather than a setback. That late surge matters entering the new season. Miami returns several offensive contributors from that run and addressed attrition through the portal. The roster is built to score, and the question is less whether the Hurricanes can hit than whether they’ll be able to limit runs enough.
Miami Baseball Strengths
Third baseman Daniel Cuvet anchors Miami’s offense with one of the louder bats in the ACC. A righthanded hitter with well above-average strength, Cuvet has consistently produced hard contact without fully converting it into game output, leaving room for another step forward. Michael Torres supplies value in a different form. His defense in center field is among the best in the league, and his table-setting approach gives Miami pace at the top of the order.
Jake Ogden brings balance, hitting .336/.402/.500 with nine home runs, 14 doubles and 13 stolen bases without being caught, while Max Galvin adds another steady presence after hitting .313 with eight home runs and 18 doubles. That collection gives Miami a lineup capable of sustaining pressure rather than relying on isolated swings. The Hurricanes hit their way into a super regional last season, and much of that group remains intact, allowing the offense to carry early expectations again.
Miami Baseball Weaknesses
The pitching picture is less settled. Miami leaned heavily on Griffin Hugus during its postseason push, riding him for more than 90 innings as a stabilizing force at the front of the rotation. His departure removes both volume and certainty. AJ Ciscar returns but now carries a different burden. He must prove he can operate as a true rotation leader rather than a complementary piece. Beyond him, Miami will rely on new faces to shoulder meaningful innings. Transfers TJ Coats, Ryan Bilka, Frank Menendez and Lyndon Glidewell all arrive with opportunity in hand. For Miami to avoid another uneven regular season, the staff must stabilize earlier rather than chase form late.
Miami Baseball Player To Know
Cuvet’s impact is already visible in the data. He produced a 93 mph average exit velocity with a 107 mph 90th-percentile mark in 2025, placing him among the ACC’s most consistent hard-contact hitters. His approach is aggressive, bringing elevated chase and lower contact rates, but when he connects, the damage is real. If his swing decisions tighten even marginally as a junior, the effect would ripple through Miami’s lineup and materially raise both the Hurricanes’ ceiling and his own draft standing.
Miami Baseball 2026 Projected Lineup, Rotation
PosPlayerYearAVGOBPSLGABHRRBINote/previous schoolCAlex SosaJr..291.401.5341891040NC State1BBrylan WestG-Sr..338.432.5472251229FIU2BVance SheahanJr..328.399.5222681257USC Upstate3BDaniel CuvetJr..372.450.7082261884SSJake OgdenSr..336.402.500250936OFMax GalvinR-Sr..313.372.496230837OFMichael TorresSo..231.350.276134114OFFabio PeraltaSo..238.316.302172213DHDerek WilliamsG-Sr..317.396.590139922PosGSIPERAWHIPSO%BB%SPAJ CiscarSo.1066.24.461.0822.45.5SPTate DeRiasSo.743.25.771.3515.38.2SPTJ CoatsJr.311.17.151.9425.922.4NebraskaRPRyan BilkaSr.062.02.180.9023.55.3RichmondRPFrank MenendezJr.07.01.291.1438.79.7FloridaRPLyndon GlidewellSr.1377.23.361.2218.910.1Austin Peay