Head Coach George Greer 1998 ACC Champions For the last 14 seasons, George Greer has built the Wake Forest base- ball program into a consistent winner. In recent years, Greer has molded the Demon Deacons into a power in the country’s toughest conference, the ACC. 1999 ACC Champions By capturing the 2001 ACC Championship, Greer and Wake Forest earned its third league title in four years. No other current coach in the league has won three rings. Greer’s accomplishments at Wake Forest have been numerous. The year 2001 was a banner year for the program but especially for Greer. During the course of the season, he picked up career win number 600 and also his 500th win as the Wake Forest skipper. As a team last year, the Deacons won 44 games, the second-most in school history and reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season. In 2000, the Demon Deacons won 40 games for the third year in a row. In 1999, Greer’s team won back-to-back ACC championships for the first time. In 1998, Wake Forest captured the school’s first ACC title in 21 years and earned an invitation to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 1977. Although his teams have enjoyed a high level of success recently, suc- cess is certainly not new to Greer who enters his 15th season at Wake Forest in 2002. Greer owns the distinction of being the winningest coach in school his- tory. He begins the 2002 season with an 14-year record of 515-312-3 and ranks fourth all-time in the Atlantic Coast Conference in wins. He also 2001 ACC Champions owns more than 600 career victories on the Division I level including his six-year stay at Davidson. Greer’s overall mark stands at 621-434-7 in 20 seasons. The Greer Ledger “It’s a tribute to the continued commitment the school has made to baseball that has given me the tools to put together winning teams,” says Year School W L T Pct. Greer of his success with the Deacons. “We have had outstanding groups 1982 Davidson 13 26 0 .333 of student-athletes and assistant coaches who have all contributed to our 1983 Davidson 11 24 0 .314 success, so I don’t think of this as a personal accomplishment as much as 1984 Davidson 12 16 1 .431 it is a Wake Forest accomplishment.” 1985 Davidson 24 19 0 .558 His consistency for winning wherever he has been is one of Greer’s 1986 Davidson 21 20 1 .512 biggest assets. That has never been more evident than at Wake Forest, 1987 Davidson 25 17 2 .595 where he has won at least 30 games in 13 of his 14 seasons, including 40- 1988 Wake Forest 32 26 0 .552 plus wins in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. 1989 Wake Forest 35 23 0 .603 In 1998, Greer guided his talented squad to a 43-23 overall record and 1990 Wake Forest 35 24 2 .590 a 13-10 league mark, tying the school record for most ACC wins in a sea- 1991 Wake Forest 37 22 0 .627 son. The Demon Deacons boasted the ACC’s leading batter in Jon 1992 Wake Forest 36 22 0 .621 Palmieri as well as the conference’s winningest pitcher and ACC 1993 Wake Forest 31 22 0 .585 Tournament MVP in John Hendricks. 1994 Wake Forest 37 20 0 .649 In 1999, Greer led the Demon Deacons to a school-record 16 ACC wins 1995 Wake Forest 34 24 0 .586 and a second place finish in the ACC, the school’s best regular-season 1996 Wake Forest 26 32 0 .448 league finish since 1979. He molded the Wake Forest lineup into one of 1997 Wake Forest 37 20 0 .649 the most potent in the ACC, as the Deacs hit .329 as a team, scored a 1998 Wake Forest 43 23 0 .652 school-record 8.7 runs per game, won a school-record 47 games and 1999 Wake Forest 47 16 0 .746 earned a top-10 national ranking. Three of his players – Palmieri, Mike 2000 Wake Forest 41 20 1 .669 MacDougal and Danny Borrell – earned All-American honors and 2001 Wake Forest 44 18 0 .710 MacDougal became the second first-round draft pick in school history Division I Totals 621 434 7 .588 when he was selected 21st by the Kansas City Royals. Andrew Riepe was Davidson (6 yrs) 106 122 4 .466 named the ACC Tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Wake Forest (14 yrs) 515 312 3 .622 In 2000, Wake Forest posted a 41-20-1 record and a fourth-place fin- Avery Point (9 yrs) 155 52 3 .745 ish in the ACC. The Deacons were backed by the strong arms of first- Cotuit (Cape Cod, 9 yrs) 213 143 21 .593 20 Wake Forest Baseball Head Coach George Greer team All-ACC selection Scott Siemon, freshman All- Warren Sawkiw (1989), John Hendricks (1998), Jon Greer’s Major League Roster American Ben Clayton and Borrell, who was drafted Palmieri (1999), Mike MacDougal (1999) and Cory in the second round by the New York Yankees. As Sullivan (2001) were first-team choices, while Chris Ruben Amaro Phillies a junior, Cory Sullivan was named second team All- Kowilcik (1992), Bret Wagner (1994), Palmieri Randy Asador Padres American. (1998), Danny Borrell (1999) and Sullivan (2000) J.T. Bruett Twins Last spring, the Deacons captured its third ACC earned second-team honors. David Bush was a Mike Buddie Brewers title in a span of four years behind seven All-ACC third-team All-American (2001). Kevin Campbell Athletics selections, including Sullivan who was a first team Jamie D’Antona was named Collegiate Baseball’s Cris Carpenter Rangers All-American and David Bush, a National Freshman of the Year Will Clark Cardinals Ron Darling Athletics third-team All-American closer. The Greer Coaching Tree in 2001. Four players off the team Dave Lardieri earned Sean DePaula Indians were drafted in the top ten More than 25 former players and Academic All-America honors John Franco Mets Joe Girardi Yankees rounds of the June 2001 draft. coaches who worked with Greer at in 1997. Pat Malloy (1996), Joe Hesketh Red Sox There’s no denying that Wake Forest, Davidson or in the Cape Palmieri (1996), MacDougal Cod League have gone on to coach- Bryan Hickerson Giants Greer has made the Demon (1997), Borrell (1998), Corey Ken Howell Phillies Deacons an annual threat in ing or other baseball careers on the Slavik (1998), Ben Clayton professional, college and prep levels. Jeff Innis Mets one of America’s toughest base- (2000), D’Antona (2001), Kyle Kevin Jarvis Padres ball conferences. But that’s not Head Coaches: Sleeth (2001), Adam Hanson Barry Jones Phillies surprising to those who watched Mikio Aoki Columbia (2001), Steve LeFaivre (2001) Derek Lilliquist Indians him grow up in Rhode Island. Gene Baker Guilford College and Josh Hansen (2001) were Mike MacDougal Royals He was a star at the University Roger Bidwell Connecticut-Avery Point freshman All-Americans. Tim Naehring Red Sox of Connecticut, where he Dave Blanchard Griswall HS (CT) All-Americans are some- Laddie Renfroe Cubs earned All-America honors two Jeff Feiler Albright College (PA) thing Greer knows a lot about. Ed Sprague Pirates times, and gained further Peter Hughes Boston College That is the status he reached Tim Teufel Padres acclaim as captain of the USA’s Pat Kelly The Williams School (CT) during his playing career at Terry Steinbach Twins gold-medal winning Pan Am Steve Livesey Devil Rays System Connecticut in the late 1960s. Greg Vaughn Padres Games team in 1967. Billy Masse Yankees System As a sophomore, he led the Mark Wasinger Giants His penchant for winning has Terry Rupp Maryland Yankee Conference in batting rubbed off on his players David Turgeon Indians System with a .403 average before Greer’s List of Signees whether at Cotuit of the Cape Kyle Wagner Redland HS (PA) gaining All-America recognition Jamie Athas Giants Cod League – where he won Steve Whitmyer Navy as a junior and senior. Ross Atkins Indians three All-Cape championships During the summer, he Assistant Coaches: Jake Austin Pirates and one regular season title – Neal Avent UNC Greensboro starred in the Cape Cod League Danny Borrell Yankees Connecticut - Avery Point, win- Matt Briggs Tennessee Wesleyan leading Chatham to the finals Carlos Brackley Red Sox ning nine titles in nine years, Rob Cooper Sacramento City College three straight years (1965-67). Mike Buddie Yankees Davidson, or Wake Forest. Bruce Crabbe Rangers System Part of his 1967 season with Rusty Bumgardner Marlins Before coming to WFU, Bill Hiller, Jr. Duke Chatham was interrupted when George Coghill Broncos-NFL Greer was head coach at Michael Holmes Wake Forest he was chosen to captain Team Dan Conway Rockies Davidson and succeeded in get- Bobby Moranda Georgia Tech USA team in the Pan Am Scott Daeley Giants ting that program to a competi- Dave Myers Seattle Mariners Games in Winnipeg, Canada. Steve DeFranco Free agent tive level. By the time he left in Marc Palmieri Chaminade HS (NY) Greer showed why he was Sean DePaula Indians the summer of 1987, Greer had Jon Palmieri Georgia Tech chosen to lead the team, bat- Bret Donovan Red Sox three straight 20-win seasons Rob Penders San Jacinto JC (TX) ting .379 during the tourna- Jeff Drabik Free Agent under his belt, including a then- Paul Reinisch Colony HS (NY) ment (17-for-45) and delivering John Hendricks Mets record 25 wins his final year.