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Cuvet homers propel Miami Hurricanes to series-clinching victory over BYU

On3 imageby:Miami Hurricanes Athletics05/03/24
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Daniel Cuvet continued to rewrite the Hurricanes’ record books Friday evening.

The freshman tallied his second career multi-homer game, leading Miami to a 6-4 win over BYU at Mark Light Field.

Cuvet smacked a 456-foot solo shot in the fourth before crushing a grand slam in the fifth to help the Hurricanes (21-24) secure the series over the Cougars (17-26).

The 6-foot-3, 237-pound slugger’s second blast in as many innings marked his 17th of his rookie campaign, moving him into a tie for the second-most home runs by a UM freshman in program history. Cuvet now trails only Pat Burrell’s 23 round-trippers in 1996.

Cuvet’s fireworks provided the Hurricanes with a 6-1 cushion, which was more than enough for starter Rafe Schlesinger.

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Schlesinger matched a career-high nine strikeouts across six innings. The southpaw scattered six hits and allowed just one earned run.

Relievers Brandon Olivera, Chris Diaz and Myles Caba (1) kept the visitors in check the rest of the way, yielding just one hit over the final three innings.

In the win, Caba earned his first career save, punching out the side in the ninth.

The Hurricanes will look for their second sweep of the season Saturday. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m.

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