{"id":1101,"date":"2010-03-05T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T15:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightfieldfog.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2010-03-05T20:47:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-06T01:47:40","slug":"one-to-watch-miami-at-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightfieldfog.com\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"One to Watch: Florida at Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PictureEvery week, I could pick a Florida series for this little feature. The Gators have 13 players with tickets to the Cape this summer. That’s more players than any other school — by a lot — and more players than any other school sent to the Cape last year. <\/p>\n

Every Florida series will be an interesting one, then. This one will have a little extra.<\/p>\n

The fifth-ranked Gators will travel south to take on in-state rival Miami, who’s ranked 10th and has a fair share of Cape Leaguers, too. It’ll be perhaps the biggest non-conference series of the season for either team. <\/p>\n

Not to mention, the first real tough test. <\/p>\n

The Gators started the season 5-0 before a loss on Tuesday to Florida State. The Hurricanes are 6-1, and when they’ve won, they’ve won big, with 12-1, 18-1 and 15-2 victories to their name. <\/p>\n

Two 2010 Cape Leaguers are expected to be in the Gators’ rotation this week. Sophomore left Alex Panteliodis (Orleans) is scheduled to start on Friday. It’ll be the first start of the year for Panteliodis, who had a 2.45 ERA in two relief appearances. On Saturday, freshman Brian Johnson (Falmouth) is expected to get the start. A 27th-round pick out of high school, he’s 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA. <\/p>\n

The lone Cape League connection in Miami’s rotation is Eric Erickson, who played for Orleans in 2008 before missing all of last year with an injury. He’ll start Sunday. <\/p>\n

At the plate, Florida has been led by Team USA vet Matt den Dekker and ’09 Falmouth Commodore Josh Adams. Three 2010 Cape Leaguers have also had a big hand in the early success. Mike Zunino (Hyannis) is hitting .333, Austin Maddox (Bourne) .308 and Preston Tucker (Orleans) .292. Keep an eye on Maddox, who was rated by Baseball America as the 81st best prospect for last year’s draft. Tucker hit .364 as a freshman last year with 15 homers and 85 RBI. <\/p>\n

Miami’s start has been powered by junior-college transfer Chris Pelaez, who leads the ACC with a .650 average. Yasmani Grandal, who played for Brewster in 2008, is hitting .363, while Harold Martinez (Brewster ’09 & ’10) is hitting .320 with three home runs. Freshman Stephen Perez (Chatham) is also off to a strong start, with six stolen bases in seven games.<\/p>\n

Friday, 7 p.m.
\nLive Stats<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, 7 p.m.
\nLive Stats<\/a><\/p>\n

Sunday, 3 p.m.
\nLive Stats<\/a>
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2010 Cape Leaguers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Florida<\/strong>
\nNick Maronde
\nTyler Thompson
\nAlex Panteliodis
\nAustin Maddox
\nHudson Randall
\nBen McMahan
\nMichael Zunino
\nAnthony DeSclafani
\nSteven Rodriguez
\nNolan Fontana
\nBrian Johnson
\nGreg Larson
\nPreston Tucker<\/p>\n

Miami<\/strong>
\nHarold Martinez
\nNathan Melendres
\nStephen Perez<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every week, I could pick a Florida series for this little feature. The Gators have 13 players with tickets to the Cape this summer. That’s more players than any other school — by a lot — and more players than any other school sent to the Cape last year. Every Florida series will be an … <\/p>\n

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