Wake Forest Athletics
Deacons Add Two Home Baseball Games to Schedule
2/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 28, 2004
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Wake Forest has added two home baseball games to its schedule, head coach George Greer announced on Saturday.
The Demon Deacons will host High Point on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and again on Monday, at 2:30 p.m.
Wake Forest was originally scheduled to host Cincinnati this weekend but Thursday's snowstorm prevented the Bearcats from travelling to Winston-Salem.
The revised schedule means that Wake Forest will play six home games in seven games, beginning on Sunday afternoon. Three of those six will be against High Point.
| Game No. 6: Wake Forest vs. High Point | |
| Records: | Demon Deacons (2-3) vs. Panthers (3-6) |
| When: | Sunday, February 29 - 2:00 p.m. |
| Where: | Hooks Stadium - Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Pitching Matchup: | WF: #10 RHP Justin Keadle HPU: #17 RHP Matt Kniginyzky |
| Game Notes: | Complete Release in PDF Format |
| Coverage: | |
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After Snow Melts, Homestand Continues with High Point...
Thursday's snowstorm wiped out a weekend series with Cincinnati, but the Deacons have added two games with High Point for Sunday and Monday afternoons at Hooks Stadium. Wake Forest will now play six home games in seven days. Three of those games will be against Piedmont Triad rival High Point. The Deacons are already 2-0 on the current homestand including a 13-6 victory over Appalachian State last Tuesday and a 14-5 victory against Liberty on Wednesday.
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Wake Forest's 17th year coach George Greer is only one win away from his 700th career coaching victory at the Division I level and tying for fourth place on the ACC coaching wins chart. Only Bill Wilhelm of Clemson (1,161), Mike Roberts of North Carolina (780), Mike Martin of Florida State (627) and Dennis Womack of Virginia (594) have compiled more victories during their tenure in the ACC. (more on page 2)
Deacons Vs. High Point...
Wake Forest has a 14-8 series lead against the Panthers and the Deacons have won six in a row. The Demon Deacons are 12-1 against the Panthers during the George Greer era. The only blemish on the record is an April 2001 loss in High Point. Last season, Wake Forest won all three meetings against the Panthers, including a 9-2 road win on March 19 and two home wins, 18-3 (March 25) and 14-2 (May 14).
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348 - The number of George Greer's victories at Hooks Stadium since becoming head coach in 1988, against only 122 losses for a winning percentage of .740.
