Other than being dominant, Brummett and Maine are really nothing alike. Brummett throws between 88-91 with his fastball, but he throws four pitches and has a devastating changeup. Maine is a lefty with an electric fastball and all of his pitches have good movement on them.

By the way, I'm glad I'm not a Bruin tonight. I would not want to face Maine and his fastball, which can be a little wild sometimes. He's already hit one batter today after plunking 13 last season. Of course he hit UCLA first baseman Tim Stewart, who has now been hit by four pitches in four games. That can't be fun.

Watching the bottom of the third develop, it's clear that UM doesn't expect to rough up Brummett. Blake Tekotte drew a leadoff walk, and Jemile Weeks came to the plate with no score and nobody out. He laid down a sacrifice bunt and moved Tekotte over to second. That's Miami's best player bunting in the third inning - typical Jim Morris baseball. Everyone on the team better know how to move runners over. The gamble paid off. Roger Tomas lined a single to right field, and UM had runners on the corners with one out for its RBI guy Yonder Alonso. Alonso hit the cover off the ball, but came up short of a home run with a fly out to center field. The SAC fly scored Tekotte and UM takes the 1-0 lead.

In games like this one tonight, small ball can be the difference. Both teams have gotten guys on base with either walks, errors, or a hit by pitch, but only the Canes have done anything with the chances. So a leadoff walk, SAC bunt, and SAC fly turn into a run.