The Hurricanes will open the 2010 season at home against Rutgers on February 19.

Home series games against the Florida Gators and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) rivals North Carolina and Virginia and 36 regular season games at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field highlight the 2010 University of Miami baseball schedule announced by head coach Jim Morris.

The 56-game slate also features a March 3 exhibition contest against the Florida Marlins, 19 games against 2009 NCAA Tournament teams, and a total of 44 games played within the state of Florida.

The Hurricanes will open the 2010 season with a seven-game home stand, beginning with a weekend series against Rutgers from February 19-21. It will mark the second straight year UM will open its season at home against the Scarlet Knights.

Miami will open the month of March with a trip to Tampa to play the University of South Florida at George Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the New York Yankees, on March 2. The next day, the ’Canes will take on the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter before playing host to Florida for a three-game set at Alex Rodriguez Park, March 5-7.

UM will open ACC play at home against Boston College, March 12-14. The remaining home ACC schedule includes Wake Forest (April 2-4), North Carolina (April 16-18), Maryland (April 30-May 2), and Virginia (May 20-22). The series against the Virginia Cavaliers will mark the conclusion of the regular season schedule.

Miami’s road schedule in league play begins with a series at Duke (March 19-21 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park), followed by trips to North Carolina State (March 26-28), Virginia Tech (April 9-11), Florida State (April 23-25), and Georgia Tech (May 14-16).

The 2010 ACC Tournament will be held May 26-30 at Greensboro’s NewBridge Bank Park. Full tournament passes are on sale now by calling 336-268-BALL or visiting www.theacc.com. Individual game tickets for the ACC Tournament will go on sale in April.

Regional play of the NCAA Tournament will be held the weekend of June 4-6, followed by Super Regionals, June 11-13, and the College World Series, June 19-30.

The Hurricanes return 17 letter winners from last year’s 38-22 team, including 2009 All-ACC performers Chris Hernandez, Yasmani Grandal, and Scott Lawson. In addition, two-time All-ACC performer Eric Erickson returns after missing the 2009 season due to injury.

Prior to the season-opener against Rutgers, the team will hold three of its biggest annual events—the preseason banquet, the alumni game, and golf tournament—all in the same weekend. The weekend kicks off with the banquet on Friday, February 12, followed by the alumni game on Saturday, February 13, and the team’s golf tournament on Monday, February 15. Former Hurricane and current Major League Baseball All-Star Ryan Braun will be the guest speaker at the banquet.

For ticket information, call 1-800-GO-CANES or visit www.hurricanesports.com.