at #13 Wake Forest (Weekend Series)

 

Who: Wake Forest Terriers
When: Saturday, May 4 thru Sunday, May 5, 2024
Time: Saturday 6:00 pm; Sunday 1 pm & Sunday 4:00 pm
Where: David F. Couch Ballpark, Winston-Salem, NC
TV/video: ACCNX / ESPN+
Live Stats: WF Live Stats
Nickname: Demon Deacons
Students: 8,963
Conference: ACC
Colors: Black and Gold

Head Coach: Tom Walter - Walter was named the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, becoming the third Demon Deacon skipper to receive Coach of the Year honors (George Greer and Marvin Crater) after leading the 2023 Wake Forest ballclub to a historic season. With 420 wins as the Demon Deacon skipper, he sits as the second-winningest coach in program history, trailing only George Greer.

The Series: The Cats own a 5-8 overall record vs. Wake Forest, in a series that started in 1971. The Cats are 4-6 in games played in Winston-Salem, but are on a 3 game slide to the Demon Deacons. The Cats are 3-7 in the last 10 games played.

Current record: 29-16 overall, 18-7 home, 10-7 away, 1-1 neutral, 12-12 ACC

Wake Forest has been selected as the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball preseason favorites by the league’s 14 head coaches. The Demon Deacons collected 10 of the 14 possible first-place nods from head coaches. 

The Deacons are #13 in college baseball national rankings (#15 in the coaches poll). 

Projected Pitching Matchups:

Saturday, May 4 | 6 p.m. | Coverage: ACC Network Extra | Wake Audio | Live Stats
WCU: Sr. RHP Gavin Mortenson (16 app., 9 GS – 2-4, 5.28 ERA, 44.1 IP, 43 K, 25 BB)
WAKE: Jr. RHP Chase Burns (11 app., 11 GS – 8-1, 3.26 ERA, 69.0 IP, 127 K, 21 BB)

Sunday, May 5 | Game 1 of DH – 1 p.m. | Coverage: ACC Network Extra | Wake Audio | Live Stats
WCU: Sr. RHP Dante Visconti (17 app., 5 GS – 3-0, 6.03 ERA, 37.1 IP, 32 K, 16 BB)
WAKE: Jr. LHP Josh Hartle (11 app., 11 GS – 4-2, 5.68 ERA, 52.1 IP, 56 K, 20 BB)

Sunday, May 5 | Game 2 of DH – 4 p.m. | Coverage: ACC Network Extra | Wake Audio | Live Stats
WCU: Fr. RHP Davis Budd (12 app., 6 GS – 2-1, 6.43 ERA, 35.0 IP, 33 K, 16 BB)
WAKE: TBD