Tulsa makes history in bowl at Marlins Park

MIAMI — Major League Baseball doesn’t return to Marlins Park for another few months. On Monday, the diamond configuration gave way to the gridiron for the third Miami Beach Bowl.    Tulsa quarterback Dane Evans provided much of the fireworks, throwing for a Miami Beach Bowl-record five touchdowns in a 55-10 victory over Central Michigan. Tulsa also became the first team in NCAA Division 1/FBS history with a 3,000-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and two 1,000-yard receivers in the same season.   The park took on a completely different feel for one afternoon with one end zone carved out in right field, extending from the foul pole out toward what is normally the right-center-field ally. The football field sprawled from there back toward home plate and the opposite end zone in front of the third-base dugout.   Tulsa (10-3) had little trouble navigating the unusual design, earning double-digit victories for the 10th time in the program’s history.    Despite having the smallest enrollment of any FBS school (3,473 students), Tulsa was well represented at the South Florida destination. Fans had plenty to cheer about, with band and cheerleaders leading the charge.   With the retractable roof partially …

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