APRIL 23-25, 2021| CLEMSON, S.C. | DOUG KINGSMORE STADIUM SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY 19 NORTHEASTERN W, 8-6 VS 20 NORTHEASTERN W, 9-0 21 NORTHEASTERN L, 14-11 WAKE FOREST CLEMSON 23 COASTAL CAROLINA L, 4-1 26 NOTRE DAME* POSTPONED DEMON DEACONS TIGERS 27 NOTRE DAME* (GAME 1) W, 10-8 Record: 13-17 | ACC: 6-14 Probable Starters Record: 15-18 | ACC 9-12 27 NOTRE DAME* (GAME 2) L, 5-4 Friday 28 NOTRE DAME* L, 10-0 Head Coach: Tom Walter WAKE: RHP Ryan Cusick (2-2) Head Coach: Monte Lee MARCH Season: 12th CLEM: RHP Mack Anglin (1-2) Season: 6th 3 WESTERN CAROLINA CANCELED Saturday Home Record: 6-9 Home Record: 9-8 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED WAKE: RHP Rhett Lowder (1-2) Away Record: 7-8 Away Record: 6-10 6 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED CLEM: LHP Keyshawn Askew (1-1) Neutral Record: 0-0 Neutral Record: 0-0 Sunday 7 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED National Rank: N/A WAKE: William Fleming (2-4) National Rank: N/A 9 at Elon POSTPONED Runs Scored/Game: 6.1 CLEM: TBA Runs Scored/Game: 5.5 12 at Miami* L, 10-0 Runs Allowed/Game: 6.5 Runs Allowed/Game: 5..6 13 at Miami* L, 6-3 14 at Miami* CANCELED WAKE FOREST VS. CLEMSON 16 CHARLOTTE W, 4-1 THE MATCHUP 19 GEORGIA TECH* W, 6-2 • The Deacs concludes their eight-game road trip with a three-game conference series at Clemson on April 20 GEORGIA TECH* L, 3-1 23-25 in Clemson, S.C. 21 GEORGIA TECH* L, 8-1 LAST TIME OUT 23 at Elon W, 4-2 • Wake Forest posted a 14-8 victory at Western Carolina on April 20 in Cullowhee, N.C. thanks to early off ense 26 at Florida State* L, 2-1 as the Deacs jumped out to a 12-0 lead after just two and a half frames. 27 at Florida State* W, 8-7 • In their early off ensive explosion, the Deacs knocked in nine base hits, highlighted by a three-run home run by Bobby Seymour and a grand slam by Brock Wilken in the second and third innings. 28 at Florida State* W, 12-10 • All nine Wake Forest batters notched an appearance at the plate in the fi rst inning, as the fi rst fi ve Deacs 30 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 15-7 reached base safely before the fi rst out was recorded. • After the Catamounts responded with three runs in the third, the Deacs plated their fi nal two runs following APRIL a two-RBI double by Lucas Costello. Wake Forest tossed three-straight scoreless innings behind the arms of 2 at Louisville* L, 5-3 Reed Mascolo and Brennen Oxford to hold a 14-3 advantage through six innings. Western Carolina strung together fi ve runs over the fi nal trio of frames, but ultimately wasn’t enough to overcome the early off ensive 3 at Louisville* L, 9-7 success achieved by the Deacs. 4 at Louisville* W, 6-3 OPPONENT & SERIES HISTORY 7 at Liberty L, 8-4 • Friday night’s game marks the 187th all-time meeting between the two teams, as Clemson leads the series by 9 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 8-4 a 134-52. The fi rst meeting between the Deacs and Tigers came in 1954. In their last meeting in 2019, the Deacs 10 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 16-4 posted a 14-5 win in the fi nale to avoid a series sweep after the Tigers claimed the fi rst two games. 11 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 10-9 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 13 at Appalachian State W, 12-0 • • Bobby Seymour heads into the weekend eying history. The junior fi rst baseman will become the 28th Demon 16 at Duke* W, 11-0 Deacon in program history to record 200 career hits with his next base hit. Overall, the Deacs are just one of two teams 17 at Duke* L, 11-2 in the country with fi ve active players with at least 100 hits in their careers. • Ryan Cusick earned his fi rst ACC Pitcher of the Week accolade in response to his outing in the Deacs’ 11-0 18 at Duke* L, 11-7 victory on April 16 against Duke. The right hander tossed seven scoreless innings and 11 strikeouts to earn his 20 at Western Carolina W, 14-8 second win of 2021. This season, the Sudbury, Mass. native has reached double-digit strikeouts in four starts 23 at Clemson* 6:00 and leads the ACC with an average of 15.07 strikeouts per nine innings. • Chris Lanzilli joined elite company with a fi fth-inning grand slam in Wake Forest’s 12-0 midweek victory on 24 at Clemson* 3:00 April 13, knocking out his 37th career home run to join the top 10 for all-time home runs in program history. 25 at Clemson* 1:00 • Freshman Brock Wilken has smashed 11 home runs, the most by a true freshman in the entire nation. The Valrico, 27 DAVIDSON 6:00 Fla. native became the second Wake Forest batter this decade to reach the double-digit mark in just 25 games, joining Brendan Tinsman (2019) with 10 blasts. 30 NC STATE* 6:00 • Find more details on these headlines on page 2. MAY ON DECK 1 NC STATE* 4:00 • The Deacs return to The Couch for four games next week, beginning on April 27 in a midweek matchup with 2 NC STATE* 1:00 Davidson. Wake Forest will then welcome NC State for a three-game set on April 30-May 2. 4 LIBERTY 6:00 WHAT’S INSIDE 9 ELON 1:00 Wake Forest Notes . .1-2 Games by Position . .8 14 at Virginia* TBA Quick Facts . .2 Deacs in the Pros. .8 15 at Virginia* TBA Roster . .3 Home Run Breakdown/National Rankings. .9 16 at Virginia* TBA Coaching Staff . .4 Player Profi les (Numerical Order). 10-28 18 at Coastal Carolina 6:00 Streaks. .5 Record Book Updates . 29 20 PITTSBURGH* 6:00 David F. Couch Ballpark . .5 Wake’s Record When... 30 21 PITTSBURGH* 4:00 ACC Standings . .6 Game-by-Game Summary . 31 22 PITTSBURGH* 1:00 This Date in History. .6 Season/Career Stats & Series Breakdown . 32 Stat Rankings/Big Innings . .6 Picture 2021 Roster. 33 The Last Time... .7 2021 Season Stats . 33 * - ACC game QUICK FACTS SEYMOUR APPROACHING HISTORY WILKEN OFF TO HISTORIC • Bobby Seymour, the 2019 ACC Player of the Year, needs FRESHMAN START GENERAL INFORMATION one more base hit to become the 28th Demon Deacon in • Freshman Brock Wilken has smashed 11 home runs, the Name of School Wake Forest University program history to record 200 career hits. Jake Mueller most by a true freshman in the entire nation. Additionally, (2016-19) was the last Deac to reach the mark with 203 he sits in third overall in the ACC. City / Zip Winston-Salem, N.C. / 27109 base hits. • The Valrico, Fla. native became the second Wake Forest Founded 1834 • Overall, Seymour has been on a tear over Wake Forest’s batter since 2009 to reach the double-digit mark in just 25 last six games to lead the Deacs’ off ense. Dating back to games, joining Brendan Tinsman (2019) with 10 blasts. Enrollment 5,287 (Undergraduate) the series fi nale against Virginia Tech on April 11, Seymour • Through his fi rst eight games, he posted the most home Nickname Demon Deacons is batting .385 with 10 hits, 19 RBIs, six home runs, 10 runs runs by a freshman Demon Deacon since Carlos Lopez in 2009. School Colors Old Gold & Black scored and three doubles. • In Wake Forest’s previous game, Seymour tallied three • Wilken needs seven more home runs in the Deacs’ 16 Home Facility David F. Couch Ballpark (3,823) hits (one three-run home run and two doubles). His remaining games to set the freshman record held by Jamie D’Antona in 2001. Surface FieldTurf second-inning homer marked his sixth HR in the last six games and his ninth of the season, tying his previous • Eight of his 11 home runs have come in Wake Forest’s 10 Dimensions career high set back in 2019. wins. Additionally, he has posted a pair of two-home run LF-310, LC-370, CF-400, RC-367, RF-300 • Against the Hokies, Seymour smashed two homers, games in a span of four games. • Wilken also holds the highest slugging percentage (.667) Affi liation NCAA Division I including a 490-foot bomb, which marked just the third for a true freshman in the conference and is tied for fourth time in his career he had a multi-HR game. in total bases (78). Conference Atlantic Coast Conference • Eight of his 19 RBIs came with two swings of the bat President Dr. Nathan O. Hatch against Duke, hitting a grand slam in the series opener LONG BALL POWERING OFFENSE and fi nale. Athletic Director John Currie • The Deacs have been using the long ball to lead their off ensive punch, totaling 46 in 30 games so far in 2021, Athletic Department Phone (336) 758-5616 CUSICK GARNERS CONFERENCE good for an ACC-leading 1.53 per game. Ticket Offi ce Phone (336) 758-3322 RECOGNITION • In their latest ACC series versus Duke, Wake Forest hit four • Ryan Cusick was named the Atlantic Coast Conference homers, led by Bobby Seymour with a pair of grand slams. Pitcher of the Week for the fi rst time of his career after his Shane Muntz hit the fi rst of the quartet on Friday night in PROGRAM HISTORY best performance of the season on Friday, April 16 at Duke.