FEB. 26-28, 2021 | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | DAVID F. COUCH BALLPARK SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY 19 NORTHEASTERN W, 8-6 20 NORTHEASTERN W, 9-0 VS 21 NORTHEASTERN L, 14-11 WAKE FOREST NOTRE DAME 23 COASTAL CAROLINA L, 4-1 26 NOTRE DAME* 4:00 DEMON DEACONS FIGHTING IRSH 27 NOTRE DAME* 4:00 Record: 2-2 | ACC: 0-0 Probable Starters Record: 0-0 | ACC: 0-0 28 NOTRE DAME* 1:00 Friday- 4:00 p.m. MARCH Head Coach: Tom Walter WAKE: So. RHP Ryan Cusick (0-0) Head Coach : Link Jarrett 3 WESTERN CAROLINA 6:00 Season: 12th ND: LHP Tommy Sheehan (0-0) Season: 2nd 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* 4:00 Saturday- 4:00 p.m. Home Record: 2-2 Home Record: 0-0 6 BOSTON COLLEGE* 4:00 Away Record: 0-0 WAKE: Jr. RHP William Fleming (1-0) Away Record: 0-0 ND: LHP John Michael Betrand (0-0) 7 BOSTON COLLEGE* 1:00 Neutral Record: 0-0 Sunday- 1:00 p.m. Neutral Record: 0-0 9 at Elon 4:00 National Rank: 16 (D1 Baseball) WAKE: R-So. RHP Shane Smith (0-0) National Rank: N/A 12 at Miami* 7:00 Runs Scored/Game: 7.3 ND: TBD Runs Scored/Game: 0.0 13 at Miami* 6:00 Runs Allowed/Game: 6.0 Runs Allowed/Game: 0.0 14 at Miami* 1:00 16 CHARLOTTE 6:00 WAKE FOREST VS. NOTRE DAME 19 GEORGIA TECH* 6:00 THE MATCHUP 20 GEORGIA TECH* 4:00 • No. 16 Wake Forest opens Atlantic Coast Conference play with a three-game series at The Couch against Notre 21 GEORGIA TECH* 1:00 Dame on Feb. 26-28. The conference-opener marks the fi rst games of the season for the Irish, as their fi rst three 23 at Elon 6:00 games of 2021(Air Force, Louisiana Tech and LSU) were canceled. • The weekend’s set is the fi rst of 12 ACC conference series in 2021. The Deacs will play nine straight weekends 26 at Florida State* 6:00 against ACC opponents before receiving an off -weekend from ACC competition on May 7-9. 27 at Florida State* 6:00 28 at Florida State* 1:00 LAST TIME OUT 30 APPALACHIAN STATE 6:00 • The Deacs suff ered a 4-1 loss on Feb. 23 in a non-conference, extra-innings clash with Coastal Carolina. • The 12-inning game marked the fi rst time Wake Forest went into extras in almost two seasons. APRIL • Michael Turconi and Pierce Bennett led the Deacs at the plate, each knocking two hits on the night. Turconi 2 at Louisville* 6:00 drove in Bennett for Wake Forest’s sole run in the bottom of the eighth inning, smacking a ground-rule double 3 at Louisville* 1:00 to right center to score Bennett from second. 4 at Louisville* 1:00 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 7 at Liberty 6:00 • Against the Chanticleers, the Deacs struck out 20 batters, the most by a Wake Forest pitching staff since at 9 VIRGINIA TECH* 6:00 least 1999. Rhett Lowder, in his fi rst career start, sat down 10 batters in six innings. He currently leads the ACC 10 VIRGINIA TECH* 4:00 with 13 strikeouts over seven frames. Additionally, the Deacs have struck out the second-most batters in the ACC through four games, holding an average of 13.2 strikeouts per game. 11 VIRGINIA TECH* 1:00 • Wake Forest has gotten off to a hot start, outscoring opponents by a tally of 11-1 over the fi rst two innings 13 at Appalachian State 6:00 of play. 16 at Duke* TBA OPPONENT & SERIES HISTORY 17 at Duke* TBA • The Deacs and the Fighting Irish haved faced off 22 times prior to this weekend’s series, with Wake Forest 18 at Duke* TBA holding a 13-9 series advantage. 20 at Davidson 6:00 • The teams fi rst met in 1988, and have split the last 10 meetings. 23 at Clemson* 6:00 • The Deacs swept three games at David F. Couch Ballpark against the Irish in 2017, marking the fi nal series 24 at Clemson* 3:00 win against the ACC foe. 25 at Clemson* 1:00 ON DECK 27 DAVIDSON 6:00 • Wake Forest will continue its homestand with a midweek, non-conference contest on March 3 against 30 NC STATE* 6:00 Western Carolina. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. • The Deacs will hit the diamond for their second ACC series of the season against Boston College on March MAY 5-7 at The Couch. 1 NC STATE* 4:00 • The team will then hit the road for four-straight games, traveling to Elon on March 9 and the sunshine state 2 NC STATE* 1:00 on March 12-14 to take on Miami in Coral Gables. 4 LIBERTY 6:00 9 ELON 1:00 WHAT’S INSIDE 14 at Virginia* TBA Wake Forest Notes . .1-2 Games by Position . .8 15 at Virginia* TBA Quick Facts . .2 Deacs in the Pros. .8 16 at Virginia* TBA Roster . .3 Home Run Breakdown/National Rankings. .9 18 at Coastal Carolina 6:00 Coaching Staff . .4 Player Profi les (Numerical Order). 10-28 20 PITTSBURGH* 6:00 Streaks. .5 Record Book Updates . 29 21 PITTSBURGH* 4:00 David F. Couch Ballpark . .5 Wake’s Record When... 30 22 PITTSBURGH* 1:00 ACC Standings . .6 Game-by-Game Summary . 31 This Date in History. .6 Season/Career Stats & Series Breakdown . 32 Stat Rankings/Big Innings . .6 Picture 2021 Roster. 33 * - ACC game The Last Time... .7 2021 Season Stats . 33 All times listed are ET QUICK FACTS STRIKE OUTS good as you can throw the baseball.”- head coach Tom • Led by freshman Rhett Lowder in his fi rst career start, Walter GENERAL INFORMATION Wake Forest fanned a record-setting number of batters • “(I) just can’t say enough about Brock Wilken and what in their game versus Coastal Carolina on Feb. 23. he’s shown us early this year. Obviously today coming Name of School Wake Forest University • Overall, the Deacs struck out 20 batters in 12 innings, up in that situation, to put that good of a swing on a guy that’s got a good sinking fastball and stay inside City / Zip Winston-Salem, N.C. / 27109 the most by a Wake Forest pitching staff since at least 1999. that ball and hit it out of the ballpark, just a clutch, Founded 1834 • Lowder sat down 10 batters in six innings. He currently clutch at-bat.”- head coach Tom Walter • “That was honestly the sickest moment of my entire Enrollment 5,287 (Undergraduate) leads the ACC in strikeouts (13). • The bullpen continued Lowder’s momentum into the life so far.” - Brock Wilken on his three-run home run on Nickname Demon Deacons latter innings: opening day • 3- Brennen Oxford and Reed Mascolo School Colors Old Gold & Black • 2- Camden Minacci HOME OPENER MAGIC Home Facility David F. Couch Ballpark (3,823) • 1- Eric Adler and Cole McNamee • With Wake Forest’s 8-6 victory against Northeastern • Against Louisville (March 7, 2020) the Deacs struck out on Friday night, The Deacs extended their home- Surface FieldTurf 17 batters. opening win streak to seven games. Dimensions • Over the streak, the Deacs have outscored their 100-HIT CLUB opponents by a margin of 54-23. LF-310, LC-370, CF-400, RC-367, RF-300 • Four Demon Deacons have reached the century mark • The most runs scored in a home opener over the win Affi liation NCAA Division I for career hits during their collegiate careers- streak is 15 against UNCG (2017). • Bobby Seymour- 173 • The last loss in a home opener was on Feb. 15, 2014 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference • Chris Lanzilli- 151 against Towson when the Deacs fell 5-4 President Dr. Nathan O. Hatch • Michael Ludowig- 112 • Shane muntz- 107 PRESEASON HYPE Athletic Director John Currie • With 27 more hits, Seymour would become the 28th • Wake Forest heads into the new year with a praise Athletic Department Phone (336) 758-5616 player in Wake Forest history to join the 200-Hit club. from multiple media outlets, highlighted by a No. 17 • Jake Mueller (2016-19) was the last Deac to reach the ranking by D1 Baseball. Ticket Offi ce Phone (336) 758-3322 mark with 203 base hits. • The Demon Deacons feature a pair of Preseason All- Americans and members of the RAKE FOREST • Bobby Seymour, the reigning ACC Player of the PROGRAM HISTORY •The Deacs’ bats came out hot to begin the 2021 Year, earned a trio of national nods as the St. John, Ind. First Year of Baseball 1891 season. was named a First Team selection by Perfect Game • Wake Forest knocked in 34 hits and batted .312, while also garnering Second Team honors from D1 All-Time Head Coaches 25 while blasting four home runs in three games against Baseball and Baseball America. • Ryan Cusick joined Seymour as a Second Team Overall All-Time Record 2,280-1,740-30 (.567) Northeastern. • Shane Muntz scored the fi rst runs of the season with selection on Baseball America’s list, while also being All-Time ACC Record 585-721-4 (.448) a grand slam in the bottom of the fi rst inning on Friday voted to the Third Team by Perfect Game. ACC Championships 7 night. Muntz’s homer traveled 392 feet and reached an exit velocity of 101.29 mph. DRAFTED DEACS (1955, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2001) • Jared Shuster was the lone Deac selected in the • Brock Wilken smacked a heroic 3-run homer in the shortened 2020 draft as the Atlanta Braves selected the CWS Appearances 2 (1949, 1955) bottom of the eighth in his collegiate debut to push the left-hander with the 25th pick in the last June.