CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Interstat) — Alonzo Alvarez hit two home runs and drove in three runs as Miami (FL) defeated Stanford 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Bank of America Stadium. The Hurricanes improved to 37-17 overall, while the Cardinal fell to 28-26.

Miami recorded 12 hits to Stanford’s six. After Stanford took a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on a double by Moran, Alvarez answered with a solo homer in the bottom half. The Hurricanes tied the game on a single by Peralta and took the lead on a fielder’s choice. Teddy Tokheim homered for Stanford in the third, but Miami pulled away with four runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Alvarez’s second homer, a two-run shot in the sixth, made it 9-2. The Hurricanes added single runs in the seventh and eighth.