Daniel Cuvet’s 10th homer powers Miami past Creighton

Daniel Cuvet hit his 10th home run of the season to power the Miami Hurricanes to an 11-1 win over the Creighton Blue Jays in eight innings on Saturday in Coral Gables.

The win gave the Hurricanes their first weekend series win since sweeping Lafayette at the end of February. Miami (18-6, 2-4 ACC) remains dominant in its non-conference schedule, having won 15 of 17 games. Such superiority also coincides with Miami’s 13-4 record at home.

Cuvet has swung a hot bat against Creighton this weekend. The junior third baseman hit two dingers off Blue Jays starting pitcher Jack Pineau in Miami’s 9-4 win on Friday night to open the series.

Miami starting pitcher Rob Evans surpassed 100 career strikeouts in the first inning of the game. A solo home run by Connor Capece in the second inning was the lone blemish on Evans’ night. The senior southpaw threw 6.1 innings allowing one run on three hits with seven strikeouts to increase his season total to 43.

Facing a 1-0 deficit at the bottom of the second inning, the Hurricanes took the lead on a two-run double by Fabio Peralta. Cuvet’s homer in the third inning boosted the lead to 3-1.

Peralta struck again for the Hurricanes with an RBI single in the sixth inning. The sophomore outfielder went 2-for-4 with three

An RBI knock by Michael Torres capped the rally giving Miami a 5-1 lead. Torres finished the game with a 2-for-3 night at the plate.

Brylan West scored Alex Sosa on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. The Miami offense exploded in the eighth inning to force the 10-run mercy rule. After a sacrifice fly from Jake Ogden, Cuvet hit a run-scoring single and Sosa hit an RBI double before West’s single ended the game at 11-1. Cuvet and Sosa each went 2-for-4 for the Hurricanes.

Miami will conclude the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Hurricanes will host Florida Atlantic on Tuesday before traveling to Clemson next weekend.