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APRIL 30-MAY 1, 2019 | SHELBY, N.C. / HIGH POINT, N.C. SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY 15 SACRED HEART W, 14-1 16 ILLINOIS L, 2-5 VS 17 GEORGETOWN W, 5-3 19 at Liberty ESPN+ L, 3-9 WAKE FOREST GARDNER-WEBB HIGH POINT 23 QUINNIPIAC L, 6-8 24 QUINNIPIAC W, 15-5 DEMON DEACONS RUNNIN’ BULLDOGS PANTHERS ELON L, 3-6 Record: 26-19 | ACC: 12-12 Record: 19-21 | BS: 9-12 Record: 20-19 | BS: 13-8 25 at Elon W, 13-7 27 UNCG W, 2-1 (10) Head Coach: Tom Walter MARCH 2 vs. Furman # W, 13-7 Season: 10th Probable Starters 3 FURMAN W, 5-1 Home Record: 17-8 Tuesday WF: Jr. RHP Morgan McSweeney (1-1, 7.36) FURMAN W, 11-2 Away Record: 8-11 GWU: R-Jr. RHP Langdon Wilson (3-3, 7.36) 5 at #16 Coastal Carolina L, 9-10 (12) Neutral Record: 1-0 Wednesday 6 at #16 Coastal Carolina L, 8-14 National Rank: RV (NCBWA) WF: Jr. RHP Colin Peluse (3-6, 5.46) 8 NOTRE DAME* ACCN Extra L, 4-7 9 NOTRE DAME* ACCN Extra W, 7-4 Runs Scored/Game: 8.0 HPU: TBD 10 NOTRE DAME* ACCN Extra L, 7-8 (10) Runs Allowed/Game: 6.6 12 APP STATE ACCN Extra W, 5-4 15 BOSTON COLLEGE* ACCN Extra L, 3-5 WAKE FOREST VS. GARDNER-WEBB, AT HIGH POINT 16 BOSTON COLLEGE* ACCN Extra W, 22-9 17 BOSTON COLLEGE* ACCN Extra W, 13-3 THE MATCHUP 19 CHARLOTTE ACCN Extra W, 14-6 • Wake Forest has two midweek games this week before a break for final exams. The Deacs first play Gardner-Webb 22 at Duke* ACCN Extra L, 2-16 in Shelby at Keeter Stadium on Tuesday, then travel to High Point on Wednesday. 23 at Duke* ACCN Extra W, 9-8 24 at Duke* ACCN Extra W, 5-4 (12) • Tuesday is Wake Forest’s annual Jim Horn Memorial Game. Horn passed away in 2015 at age 79 after playing on 26 at UNCG ESPN+ L, 5-9 Wake Forest’s 1955 national championship team. He served as co-chairman on the American Legion World Series 29 at #10 Louisville* ACCN Extra L, 1-6 committee, which hosts the ALWS at Keeter Stadium annually. at #10 Louisville* ACCN Extra L, 7-10 31 at #10 Louisville* ACCN Extra L, 4-5 LAST TIME OUT APRIL • The Demon Deacons took the series finale from Florida State on Sunday, winning the back-and-forth game by a 2 at App State W, 10-6 16-12 score. 6 VIRGINIA TECH* ACCN Extra W, 8-3 • Bobby Seymour and Shane Muntz combined for 11 RBIs. Seymour went 3-for-6 with a pair of three-run doubles, VIRGINIA TECH* ACCN Extra W, 8-7 while Muntz went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, two walks and five RBIs. 7 VIRGINIA TECH* ACCN Extra L, 9-10 • Chris Lanzilli reached base five times with two singles and three walks. He also homered twice Saturday. 9 HIGH POINT ACCN Extra W, 14-9 12 at Pittsburgh* ACCN Extra L, 3-8 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 13 at Pittsburgh* ACCN Extra W, 20-8 • Wake Forest’s offense has become one of the powers of the ACC. The Deacs rank in the top three in the league in at Pittsburgh* ACCN Extra W, 7-6 batting average, runs, home runs, and slugging percentage, also ranking in the top 10 nationally in runs, homers and 16 LIBERTY ACCN Extra W, 6-2 walks. 18 #8 NC STATE* ACCN Extra W, 7-3 20 #8 NC STATE* ACCN Extra L, 3-4 • A trio of Deacons have been the catalyst to that offense: Bobby Seymour, Patrick Frick and Shane Muntz. Seymour #8 NC STATE* ACCN Extra W, 9-8 and Frick are ranked first and second in the ACC with batting averages of .379 and .377, respectively. Seymour leads 23 at Charlotte W, 18-6 the nation with 70 RBIs on 13 doubles and seven homers. Frick has hit 12 doubles and four homers while drawing a 26 at Florida State* ACCN Extra L, 2-13 team-best 34 walks. Lanzilli is hitting .349, leading the team with 16 doubles and 12 homers to go along with 54 RBIs. 27 at Florida State* ACCN Extra L, 5-9 28 at Florida State* ACCN Extra W, 16-12 OPPONENT & SERIES HISTORY 30 vs. Gardner-Webb^ 6:00 • Wake Forest is 7-4 all-time against Gardner-Webb, most recently splitting a doubleheader in 2018’s opening MAY weekend. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 19-21 overall, and are coming off a series loss to Radford. 1 at High Point 6:00 • The Deacs have a 36-19 edge over High Point all-time, including a 14-9 victory on April 9. The Panthers have won 7 DAVIDSON ACCN Extra 6:00 7-of-8 games since falling to Wake Forest and are 19-19 overall. 10 MIAMI* ACCN Extra 6:00 11 MIAMI* ACCN Extra 4:00 ON DECK 13 MIAMI* ESPNU 7:00 • Wake Forest is off this weekend for final exams, returning to action on Tuesday against Davidson. 14 at Radford 6:00 16 at Clemson* ACCN Extra 6:00 WHAT’S INSIDE 17 at Clemson* ACCN Extra 6:00 18 at Clemson* RSN 12:30 Wake Forest Notes .............................. 1-2 Games by Position.................................. 8 21-26 ACC Championship Durham, N.C. Quick Facts......................................... 2 Starter/Bullpen Breakdown ......................... 8 JUNE Roster ............................................. 3 Deacs in the Pros................................... 8 1-4 NCAA Regional Campus Sites Coaching Staff...................................... 4 Home Run Breakdown/National Rankings ........... 9 8-11 NCAA Super Regional Campus Sites 16-27 College World Series Omaha, Neb. Streaks ............................................ 5 Hitter Profiles (Numerical Order) ............... 10-15 David F. Couch Ballpark ............................. 5 Pitcher Profiles (Numerical Order) .............. 15-21 * - ACC game ACC Standings/Schedule............................ 6 Wake’s Record When... .......................... 22 # - at BB&T Ballpark (Charlotte, N.C.) Stat Rankings/Big Innings........................... 6 Game-by-Game Summary........................ 23 ^ - at Keeter Stadium (Shelby, N.C.) The Last Time... ................................... 7 Season/Career Stats & Series Breakdown ......... 24 All times listed are ET QUICK FACTS BOMBS AWAY DRAFTED DEACS • Wake Forest got its bats going in the series victory • Wake Forest had three players selected in the 2018 GENERAL INFORMATION over Virginia Tech (April 6-7), hitting a total of nine MLB Draft, as well as two signees. home runs in the three-game series. Name of School Wake Forest University Rd. - Name, Pos., Yr. - Team (Overall Pick) • The Deacons mashed four longballs in the first game, CBA - Grant Lavigne (signee), 1B - Rockies (42) City / Zip Winston-Salem, N.C. / 27109 including two from Bruce Steel and one apiece by Founded 1834 CBA - Griffin Roberts, RHP, Jr. - Cardinals (43) Brendan Tinsman and Chris Lanzilli. 13 - Rayne Supple, RHP, Jr. - Rockies (396) Enrollment 5,102 (Undergraduate) • Wake Forest added three more in the game two 14 - Johnny Aiello, 3B, Jr. - Blue Jays (416) Nickname Demon Deacons victory, receiving two from Bobby Seymour and 40 - Ryan Cusick (signee), RHP - Reds (1,189) School Colors Old Gold & Black another from DJ Poteet. Poteet tacked on two more longballs in Sunday’s effort. • Roberts, Supple, Aiello and Lavigne all signed Home Facility David F. Couch Ballpark (3,823) • The nine home runs in an ACC series were the most contracts and began their pro careers. Surface AstroTurf for Wake Forest since hitting 10 against the Hokies in • Cusick did not sign and is at Wake Forest as a Dimensions 2015. freshman pitcher. LF-310, LC-370, CF-400, RC-367, RF-300 • The Deacs added four more on Tuesday (April 9), Affiliation NCAA Division I including two from Brendan Tinsman. That gave the SHIFTING STAFF Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Deacs a multi-homer effort in four-straight games. • Wake Forest elevated Bill Cilento to Associate Head President Dr. Nathan O. Hatch • After hitting four over the weekend at Pitt, two Coach with a multi-year contract. Cilento has been on Tuesday vs. App State, four against NC State, four at staff with Tom Walter for 10 years as hitting coach and Athletic Director Ron Wellman Charlotte on Tuesday and three at Florida State, Wake Athletic Department Phone (336) 758-5616 recruiting coordinator. Forest leads the ACC with 63 home runs. After hitting • Deacon alum John Hendricks has joined the staff as Ticket Office Phone (336) 758-3322 just five in nine February games, the Deacs hit 25 over pitching coach. The 2000 Wake Forest graduate still 20 games in March. So far in April, the Deacs have hit PROGRAM HISTORY 33 through 16 games. leads Wake Forest with 34 career wins, and spent the last nine years working in Major League Baseball First Year of Baseball 1891 LUCK O’ THE IRISH? including most recently as the National Pitching All-Time Head Coaches 25 • Chris Lanzilli set a new program record with 10 RBIs Supervisor for the New York Mets. Overall All-Time Record 2,193-1,655-28 (.569) in the 13-3 win over Boston College on St. Patrick’s • Connor Kaden comes aboard as a student assistant All-Time ACC Record 582-715-4 (.449) Day. The Massachusetts native hit a three-run homer coach while finishing his Wake Forest degree. He signed ACC Championships 6 in the fourth, an RBI groundout in the fifth, two-run after being drafted by the Giants his junior year, and (1962, 1963, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2001) single in the sixth and three-run homer in the eighth.