APRIL 16-18, 2021| DURHAM, N.C. | DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK SCHEDULE & RESULTS FEBRUARY 19 NORTHEASTERN W, 8-6 VS 20 NORTHEASTERN W, 9-0 21 NORTHEASTERN L, 14-11 WAKE FOREST DUKE 23 COASTAL CAROLINA L, 4-1 26 NOTRE DAME* POSTPONED DEMON DEACONS BLUE DEVILS 27 NOTRE DAME* (GAME 1) W, 10-8 Record: 11-15 | ACC: 5-12 Probable Starters Record: 14-15 | ACC 6-12 27 NOTRE DAME* (GAME 2) L, 5-4 Friday- 28 NOTRE DAME* L, 10-0 Head Coach: Tom Walter WAKE: RHP Ryan Cusick (1-2) Head Coach : Chris Pollard MARCH DUKE: TBA Season: 12th Season: 9th 3 WESTERN CAROLINA CANCELED Home Record: 6-9 Saturday- Home Record: 10-6 WAKE: RHP William Fleming (2-3) 5 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED Away Record: 5-6 DUKE: Jack Carey (1-1) Away Record: 4-9 6 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED Neutral Record: 0-0 Sunday- Neutral Record: 0-0 7 BOSTON COLLEGE* POSTPONED National Rank: N/A WAKE: RHP Rhett Lowder (1-2) National Rank: N/A 9 at Elon POSTPONED DUKE: Cooper Stinson (2-2) Runs Scored/Game: 5.7 Runs Scored/Game: 8.5 12 at Miami* L, 10-0 Runs Allowed/Game: 6.5 Runs Allowed/Game: 8.7 13 at Miami* L, 6-3 14 at Miami* CANCELED WAKE FOREST VS. DUKE 16 CHARLOTTE W, 4-1 THE MATCHUP 19 GEORGIA TECH* W, 6-2 • The Deacs continue their eight-game road trip with an ACC series against Big 4 rival Duke on April 16-18 in 20 GEORGIA TECH* L, 3-1 Durham, N.C. 21 GEORGIA TECH* L, 8-1 LAST TIME OUT 23 at Elon W, 4-2 • Wake Forest picked up their second win of the season against Appalachian State in a dominating 12-0 shutout 26 at Florida State* L, 2-1 victory on April 13 in Boone, N.C. 27 at Florida State* W, 8-7 • Behind the arms of Reed Mascolo, Crawford Wade, Teddy McGraw, Cole McNamee and Seth Keener, the Deacs blanked the Mountaineers, holding them hitless for seven innings, giving up zero hits after the fourth inning. 28 at Florida State* W, 12-10 Mascolo picked up his second victory of 2021 as the right-hander tossed fi ve innings, striking out a career-high 30 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 15-7 tying fi ve batters and only allowing two hits. • Bobby Seymour and Brendan Tinsman got the off ense going, knocking home runs in the second and third APRIL inning before a seven-run fi fth frame that blew the game open. The Deacs began the big inning with three 2 at Louisville* L, 5-3 runs via a pair of bases-loaded walks and a hit by pitch, before Chris Lanzilli launched a grand slam to extend Wake Forest’s lead to 9-0. 3 at Louisville* L, 9-7 4 at Louisville* W, 6-3 OPPONENT & SERIES HISTORY 7 at Liberty L, 8-4 • Wake Forest and Duke have been longtime Big 4 rivals, facing off 170 times prior to this weekend’s series. The fi rst matchup between the two came in 1954. 9 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 8-4 • The Deacs reeled in a series victory against the Blue Devils in 2019, recording two-straight wins to grab the series in Durham. After the Blue Devils earned a 16-2 victory in the opener, Wake Forest rattled off a pair of 10 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 16-4 one-run wins to claim the set, including a 5-4 victory in extra innings. 11 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 10-9 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 13 at Appalachian State W, 12-0 • In his sixth start of the 2021 season, Wake Forest’s Friday night starter Ryan Cusick recorded multiple career 16 at Duke* 6:00 milestones. The sophomore set a new career-high for strikeouts in a season, tossing 56 strikeouts in just 33 17 at Duke* 3:00 innings across six starts. • Chris Lanzilli joined elite company with a fi fth-inning grand slam in Wake Forest’s 12-0 midweek victory on 18 at Duke* 1:00 April 13, knocking out his 37th career home run to join the top 10 for all-time home runs in program history. 20 at Western Carolina 6:00 • Wake Forest is just one of two teams in the nation with four active players that have tallied at least 100 hits during 23 at Clemson* 6:00 their collegiate careers: Bobby Seymour- 191, Chris Lanzilli- 172, Michael Ludowig- 124, Shane Muntz- 124. Seymour is set to become the 28th player in Wake Forest history to join the 200-Hit club as the junior is just nine base hits away 24 at Clemson* 3:00 from the mark. 25 at Clemson* 1:00 • Freshman Brock Wilken has smashed 10 home runs, the most by a true freshman in the entire nation. The Valrico, Fla. native became the second Wake Forest batter this decade to reach the double-digit mark in just 25 games, joining 27 DAVIDSON 6:00 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 • Wake Forest continues their road trip with games at Western Carolina (April 20) and Clemson (April 23-25). 2 NC STATE* 1:00 The Deacs return to David F. Couch Ballpark for a home contest with Davidson on April 27. 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 CUSICK REACHES MILESTONES • Wilken also holds the highest slugging percentage (.697) • In his sixth start of the 2021 season, Wake Forest’s for a true freshman in the conference and is seventh in GENERAL INFORMATION Friday night starter Ryan Cusick recorded multiple career total bases (69). Name of School Wake Forest University milestones. LONG BALL POWERING OFFENSE • The sophomore set a new career-high for strikeouts in a City / Zip Winston-Salem, N.C. / 27109 season, tossing 56 strikeouts in just 33 innings across six • The Deacs have been using the long ball to lead their off ensive punch, totaling 43 in 26 games so far in 2021. Founded 1834 starts. • His previous career high was set during his freshman Wake Forest has hit at least three home runs in seven Enrollment 5,287 (Undergraduate) season in almost double the game action, tossing 55 K’s in games this season, including reaching the mark in their Nickname Demon Deacons 65.2 frames (19 appearances). last two games. Currently, the team leads the ACC in home runs per game (1.54) School Colors Old Gold & Black • With his fi fth strikeout in the third inning against Virginia Tech, the Sudbury, Mass. native threw his 150th career • Against Virginia Tech on April 11, Wake Forest launched Home Facility David F. Couch Ballpark (3,823) strikeout. fi ve home runs. Bobby Seymour led the Deacs with two home runs, marking the third time in his career posting a Surface FieldTurf • Dating back to last season, Cusick has thrown double- digit strikeouts in six of his previous 10 starts. multi-HR game. His solo shot in the bottom of the seventh Dimensions • In his start versus Louisville, the right-hander threw traveled 490 feet. LF-310, LC-370, CF-400, RC-367, RF-300 the fastest pitch in the entire nation this season, • During their 6-3 win in the series fi nale at Louisville, a trio of home runs from Adam Cecere, Chris Lanzilli and Brock Affi liation NCAA Division I reaching 101 miles per hour in the fi rst inning against the Cardinals. Wilken marked the fi fth game of the 2021 season that Conference Atlantic Coast Conference • In his start against the red-hot Seminoles, the Wake Forest has hit at least three home runs. President Dr. Nathan O. Hatch sophomore gave up a season-low two hits in his fi ve • In their last non-conference win against Appalachian scoreless innings of work while fanning double-digit State on March 30, the Deacs totaled a season-high 15 runs Athletic Director John Currie batters for their third-straight start and the sixth time on 12 hits, including six home runs, the most in a game Athletic Department Phone (336) 758-5616 in his last eight starts. Cusick struck out seven of the since 2017. • Wilken, Michael Ludowig and Shane Muntz hit back- Ticket Offi ce Phone (336) 758-3322 fi rst 12 Seminoles he faced. • Cusick was electric against No. 11 Georgia Tech on to-back-to-back solo home runs in the fourth inning, the March 19, striking out 10 batters in six frames. The fi rst time the Deacs hit three consecutive home runs since PROGRAM HISTORY sophomore only gave up three hits and two walks Wake Forest accomplished this feat against Division II C.W.