# SEC Baseball: Miami Hurricanes Defeats Lafayette Leopards 15-2

**Published:** 2026-03-06 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield
**Category:** games — **Type:** game-recap
**Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-baseball-miami-hurricanes-defeats-lafayette-leopards-15-2

**Teams:** [Ole Miss](https://secscouts.com/ole-miss/)


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### Hurricanes Explode for Eight-Run Sixth Inning to Rout Leopards

**CORAL GABLES, Fla. (02/20/2026) —** The University of Mississippi baseball team, representing the SEC in this matchup, could not keep pace with the Miami Hurricanes, who used a massive eight-run sixth inning to break the game open and cruise to a 15-2 victory on Friday night at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

The contest was competitive through the early frames, but the Hurricanes' offensive firepower ultimately proved overwhelming for the visiting Lafayette Leopards in their season opener. The decisive sixth inning saw the Hurricanes send a flurry of batters to the plate, turning a manageable game into a lopsided affair.

Detailed box-score data for this game was not available at publication time. Stats will be added when the full box score is released.

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*Original article: [SEC Baseball: Miami Hurricanes Defeats Lafayette Leopards 15-2](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-baseball-miami-hurricanes-defeats-lafayette-leopards-15-2) — SEC Scouts*