Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest vs. Miami - Postgame Notes
5/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 27, 2007
The Win Today ...
...gives Wake Forest a record of 33-26 overall
...gives the Demon Deacons a 2-1 mark in the 2007 ACC Tournament
...gives the Deacs the Division `A' title ... Wake Forest wins the head-to-head tiebreaker with Clemson, who also finished 2-1
...advances Wake Forest to Sunday's Championship game against North Carolina, the Deacons' first title game appearance since 2001
...gives the Deacons three wins in their last five games and five in their last eight
...evens the season series against Miami at 2-2
...moves Wake Forest to 47-58 all-time in ACC Tournament play (34th appearance)
...moves the Deacs to 1-1 against Miami in ACC Tournament play
...gives Wake a 5-5 ACC Tournament record in Jacksonville
...gives the Deacons a 6-12 all-time record as the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament
Noteworthy ...
...The announced attendance of 14,970 for the second session is an ACC Tournament record.
...As a team the Deacons have been hit by 103 pitches on the season, which ranks fourth in the country and six behind the national leader San Jose State.
...Ben Hunter, Eric Niesen and Josh Ellis combined to strike out 14 batters on the night, setting a new season-high for the Deacon pitching staff.
...Wake Forest becomes just the second-ever eight seed to advance to the ACC title game. NC State was the previous team to accomplish the feat, falling to Wake Forest 17-4 in the 2001 title game.
... This will mark the third time in the tournament's 34-year history that the championship game will be played between two North Carolina schools. It last happened in the 2001 final between Wake Forest and NC State. The only other all-North Carolina school final came in 1990, when North Carolina defeated NC State. That was also the Tar Heels' last championship.
...Since moving to The Baseball Grounds the championship game has included two No. 7 seeds - Virginia (2005) and N.C. State (2006) - and now a No. 8 seed.
Junior Ben Hunter (starting pitcher)
...made his seventh start of the season and his second against Miami
...pitched at least six innings for the sixth time this season
...has not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts this season
...struck out eight batters for the second straight start, tying his second-most total of the season
...as a starter, Hunter is 4-1 with a 2.79 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 42.0 innings pitched
Junior Eric Niesen
...made his 20th relief appearance of the season and his third in the ACC Tournament
Sophomore Allan Dykstra
...made his 114th straight start at first base, dating back to the 2006 season
...recorded his first base hit of the 2007 ACC Tournament
...hit his 18th home run of the season, tying him with Miami's Yonder Alonso for the ACC lead ... the homer gives Dykstra two in his ACC Tournament career, with the first coming last season against Clemson
...turned in his team-leading 13th multi-RBI game of the season and the 28th of his career ... had his fifth three-RBI game of the season and the first since April 27 against Duke
...had his 21st multi-hit game of the season and the 36th of his career
Junior Andy Goff
...had at least one base hit for the seventh time in his last eight games
...turned in his 15th multi-hit game of the season and the 39th of his career
Sophomore Dustin Hood
...made his 77th straight start at shortstop, dating back to the 2006 season
...started in the second spot in the lineup for the 12th time this season
...extended his hitting streak to four games and had at least one hit for the fifth time in his last six games
Junior Austin Jones
...stole his first base of the season (three attempts)
Junior Brett Linnenkohl
...made his third start of the season hitting in the fifth spot in the lineup
...recorded an RBI for the third straight game and the fourth time in his last five games
Sophomore Tyler Smith
...extended his hitting streak to five games
Junior Ben Terry
...hit leadoff for the 12th time this season
...extended his hitting streak to five games and had at least one hit for the 10th time in his last 11 games
