Wake Forest Demon Deacons Florida State Seminoles
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
MARCH 9-10, 2018 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | DAVID F. COUCH BALLPARK | #GoDeacs GAME DETAILS SCHEDULE & RESULTS Event Info FEBRUARY Head Coach: Tom Walter Location ....Winston-Salem, N.C. 16 GEORGETOWN W, 7-2 WAKE FOREST Season: 9th Venue ..... David F. Couch Ballpark 17 NAVY L, 2-5 Home Record: 4-4 Capacity .................................3,823 18 GARDNER-WEBB ACCN Extra W, 8-4 DEMON DEACONS Away Record: 1-4 Surface ............................ AstroTurf GARDNER-WEBB ACCN Extra L, 3-6 Record: 5-8 | ACC: 0-0 National Rank: NR TV .................. ACC Network Extra 20 at Davidson L, 1-3 Series History 23 at Santa Clara L, 0-2 Head Coach: Mike Martin 24 at Santa Clara L, 6-7 (14) Overall ............. FSU leads, 89-27 FLORIDA STATE Season: 39th 25 at Santa Clara W, 3-1 Walter vs. FSU ...................... 8-16 SEMINOLES Home Record: 12-0 28 UNCG ACCN Extra L, 5-11 Away Record: 1-0 Last Meeting .............5/14/2017 MARCH Record: 13-0 | ACC: 0-0 National Rank: 3 (BA)/4 (D1) Result .................WF 10, at FSU 9 2 UMASS LOWELL ACCN Extra W, 8-1 3 UMASS LOWELL ACCN Extra L, 3-5 PROBABLE PITCHERS 4 UMASS LOWELL ACCN Extra W, 14-7 7 at #24 Coastal Carolina L, 3-19 Friday, 9:00 Saturday, 4:00 Sunday, 3:00 9 #3 FLORIDA ST.* ACCN Extra 6:00 RHP Griffin Roberts (Jr., 2-1, 2.21 ERA) RHP Colin Peluse (So., 2-0, 3.00 ERA) RHP Morgan McSweeney (So., 0-1, 3.38 ERA) 10 #3 FLORIDA ST.* ACCN Extra 2:00 VS VS VS #3 FLORIDA ST.* ACCN Extra 6:00 RHP Cole Sands (Jr., 3-0, 2.25 ERA) LHP Drew Parrish (So., 1-0, 1.06 ERA) LHP Austin Pollock (Fr., 2-0, 0.56 ERA) 13 vs. Charlotte# 7:00 16 LOUISVILLE* ACCN Extra 6:00 WAKE FOREST VS. NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE 17 LOUISVILLE* ACCN Extra 4:00 18 LOUISVILLE* ACCN Extra 1:00 THE MATCHUP 20 at App State 5:00 • Wake Forest opens ACC play this weekend, playing host to No. 3 Florida State. Due to impending inclement weather Sunday, 23 at Notre Dame* ACCN Extra 6:05 the teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday. 24 at Notre Dame* ACCN Extra 2:05 25 at Notre Dame* ACCN Extra 1:05 27 ELON 6:00 LAST TIME OUT 30 at North Carolina* ACCN Extra 6:00 • Wake Forest dropped a game at No. 24 Coastal Carolina on Wednesday evening. 31 at North Carolina* ACCN Extra 4:00 • Christian Long was the lone Demon Deacon to record a multi-hit game, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and run scored, while APRIL Michael Ludowig added a two-run double. 1 at North Carolina* 2:00 • Rhyse Dee and Cole McNamee eached tossed scoreless innings out of the bullpen. 3 DAVIDSON ACCN Extra 6:00 4 at Liberty 6:00 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 6 DUKE* ACCN Extra 6:00 7 DUKE* ACCN Extra 6:00 • Griffin Roberts was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on Monday for his efforts over the weekend. In last Friday’s 8-1 win 9 DUKE* ESPNU 7:00 over UMass Lowell, Roberts struck out a career-high 11 batters in 8.0 innings. He didn’t allow a baserunner until the fifth inning 10 COASTAL CAROLINA ACCN Extra 6:00 and allowed just one run on two hits. 13 at Boston College* 6:00 • The Demon Deacons have already started six different freshmen position players, while four rookies have seen time on the 14 at Boston College* 4:00 mound. 15 at Boston College* 1:00 • The Deacs are coming off their second Super Regional appearance, finishing a game away from the College World Series. 17 at UNCG 6:00 Wake Forest finished the year with a 43-20 record and set program records in ACC wins (19), ACC series wins (eight), All-ACC 20 CLEMSON* ACCN Extra 6:00 21 CLEMSON* ACCN Extra 4:00 honorees (nine), MLB Draft picks (eight) and home runs (106). 22 CLEMSON* ACCN Extra 1:00 24 at Charlotte 6:00 OPPONENT AND SERIES HISTORY 25 LIBERTY* ACCN Extra 6:00 • Florida State has a significant edge in the all-time series, 89-27, but Wake Forest has won the series in each of the past two 27 at Georgia Tech* ACCN Extra 6:00 seasons. The last time the teams met in Winston-Salem, the Deacs took down the fourth-ranked Seminoles, two games to one. 28 at Georgia Tech* ACCN Extra 4:00 • The Seminoles are yet to suffer a defeat this season, entering with a 13-0 record. The Seminoles have a team ERA of 2.08 29 at Georgia Tech* ACCN Extra 1:00 with 176 strikeouts in 117 innings. MAY • Offensively, Drew Mendoza leads the team with a .429 average and 15 RBIs. Cal Raleigh is batting .326 with four doubles 1 at High Point 6:00 2 at Elon 6:00 and 15 RBIs, as well. 8 RADFORD ACCN Extra 6:00 11 at NC State* ACCN Extra 6:30 ON DECK 12 at NC State* ACCN Extra 6:30 • Wake Forest takes on Charlotte at BB&T Ballpark, home of the Charlotte Knights, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. 13 at NC State* ACCN Extra 1:00 15 HIGH POINT ACCN Extra 6:00 WHAT’S INSIDE 17 VIRGINIA* ACCN Extra 6:00 Wake Forest Notes............................1-3 Deacs in the Pros ...............................7 18 VIRGINIA* ACCN Extra 6:00 19 VIRGINIA* ACCN Extra 1:00 Quick Facts ....................................2 Home Run Breakdown ...........................8 22-28 ACC Baseball Championship Durham, N.C. Streaks .......................................3 National Rankings ...............................8 JUNE Head Coach Tom Walter..........................3 Hitter Profiles (Numerical Order).................9-12 1-4 NCAA Regional Campus Sites Roster .......................................4 Two-Way Player Profiles (Numerical Order) ..........13 8-11 NCAA Super Regional Campus Sites ACC Standings .................................5 Pitcher Profiles (Numerical Order)...............14-18 16-27 College World Series Omaha, Neb. Stat Rankings/Big Innings .........................5 Wake’s Record When... ........................19 Honors & Awards / The Last Time... ................6 Game-by-Game Summary........................20 Home games in BOLD CAPS. * - ACC game Games by Position ..............................7 Season/Career Stats & Series Breakdown............21 # - at BB&T Ballpark (Charlotte, N.C.) Starter/Bullpen Breakdown ........................7 Overall Stats ..................................22 All Times are ET QUICK FACTS ACC PRESEASON POLL ALL-ACC GALORE • Wake Forest was picked to finish fifth in the Atlantic • Wake Forest had a program-record and ACC-leading nine GENERAL INFORMATION Division in the ACC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll. FSU student-athletes named All-ACC last year. Name of School Wake Forest University was projected to win the division and overall conference. • First-team selections included Ben Breazeale, Stuart City / Zip Winston-Salem, N.C. / 27109 Fairchild and Gavin Sheets. Johnny Aiello, Parker Dunshee, Founded 1834 Overall Champion Connor Johnstone, Jake Mueller and Griffin Roberts were Enrollment 5,102 (Undergraduate) Florida State (10) second-team selections, and Jonathan Pryor was named to Nickname Demon Deacons North Carolina (3) the third team. School Colors Old Gold & Black Wake Forest (1) • The nine honorees is a program record for the Deacs, Home Facility David F. Couch Ballpark (3,823) surpassing the previous mark of seven set in 2001. Surface AstroTurf Atlantic Division Coastal Division Dimensions 1. Florida State (13) - 95 1. North Carolina (12) - 96 GOLD GLOVES LF-310, LC-370, CF-400, RC-367, RF-300 2. Louisville - 78 2. Virginia (2) - 83 • The Demon Deacons set a new program record with a Affiliation NCAA Division I 3. Clemson - 70 3. Duke - 62 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference 4. NC State - 53 4. Miami - 60 .978 fielding percentage last year, breaking a mark that President Dr. Nathan O. Hatch 5. Wake Forest (1) - 52 5. Georgia Tech - 46 stood for more than 20 years. The previous record was .976, Athletic Director Ron Wellman 6. Boston College - 25 6. Virginia Tech - 27 set in 1994. Athletic Department Phone (336) 758-5616 7. Notre Dame - 19 7. Pitt - 18 • Wake Forest recorded a .985 fielding percentage over the Ticket Office Phone (336) 758-3322 last 35 games, a mark that would have led the nation. DRAFTED DEACS PROGRAM HISTORY • Wake Forest had eight players selected in the 2017 MLB WALTER CLIMBING THE CHARTS First Year of Baseball 1891 Draft, bettering the previous program record of six. A list of • Wake Forest head coach Tom Walter entered the season All-Time Head Coaches 25 the Deacs drafted last year is below. with 239 victories, a mark which ranks third in program Overall All-Time Record 2,147-1,614-28 (.570) Rd. - Name, Pos., Yr. - Team (Overall Pick) history. All-Time ACC Record 557-686-4 (.448) 2 - Stuart Fairchild, OF, Jr. - Cincinnati Reds (38) • Last year, he surpassed John Caddell’s (1926-39) mark of ACC Championships 6 2 - Gavin Sheets, 1B, Jr. - Chicago White Sox (49) 183 for third. George Greer (1988-04) leads with 608, and (1962, 1963, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2001) 7 - Parker Dunshee, RHP, Sr. - Oakland Athletics (201) College W.S. Appearances 2 (1949, 1955) Marvin Crater (1976-87) is second with 269. 7 - Ben Breazeale, C, Sr. - Baltimore Orioles (218) NCAA Championships 1 (1955) 11 - Donnie Sellers, RHP, Jr. - Toronto Blue Jays (339) NCAA Tournament Appearances 14 TICKET INFORMATION 19 - Jonathan Pryor, OF, Sr. - Washington Nationals (583) (1949, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1998, • Tickets are on sale now, including season passes for $48 21 - Connor Johnstone, RHP, Sr. - Atlanta Braves (620) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017) for adults or $27 for youth and seniors.