Monday, March 14, 2022

Mid-week Baseball: at Wake Forest

The Catamounts will remain on the road for mid-week action, traveling to Winston-Salem to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacon of the ACC.


Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
When: Tuesday, March 15
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: David F. Couch Ballpark, Winston-Salem, NC
Radio: Deacon All Access
TV/Video: ACC NETWORK EXTRA
Live Stats: WF live stats
Nickname: Demon Deacons
Colors: Black and Gold
Conference: ACC
Fan Message Board:  Old Gold & Black Boards

The Series: The Cats are 5-7 overall vs. Wake Forest, and come into this game on a two-game skid against the Demon Deacons.

Head coach: Tom Walter enters his 13th season in 2022 as the head coach of Wake Forest baseball. With 325 wins at Wake Forest, he enters 2022 as the second-winningest coach in program history, trailing only George Greer (608 wins in 16 years). Additionally, Walter is one of just two active head coaches in the country to lead three different programs to the NCAA Division I Tournament,.

2022 Record: 13-3 overall,  13-2 home, 0-1 away, 0-0 neutral, 1-2 ACC

In Coach Walter’s 13th season at the helm of the Wake Forest baseball program, the Deacs will rely on 20 returners from last year’s team. Additionally, the Deacs welcome a highly-regarded class of newcomers consisting of 13 first-year players as well as six transfers. The class was ranked in the top 13 by both D1 Baseball and Baseball America.

The Deacs are off to one of the best starts in program history with a 13-3 record, the first time since 1964 Wake Forest won their first eleven games.   




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