Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Baseball Weekly Update - May 2
5/2/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 2, 2010
Wake Forest Baseball Weekly Update
Week Ending May 2, 2010
Overall Record: 12-32, 4-17 ACC
Last Week's Record: 0-1, 0-0 ACC
Recent Results:
April 28 - Appalachian State 10, Wake Forest 5 - Boone, N.C.
Upcoming Games (All Times Eastern and Subject to Change):
May 7, 7 p.m. - Wake Forest at North Carolina - Chapel Hill, N.C.
May 8, 1 p.m. - Wake Forest at North Carolina - Chapel Hill, N.C.
**Game Televised on ACC's Regional Sports Networks**
May 9, 1 p.m. - Wake Forest at North Carolina - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Star Watch:
| Name | Avg. | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | OBP | SB-ATT |
| Matt Conway | .340 | 103 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 51 | .495 | 17 | 3 | .447 | 2-2 |
| Mike Murray | .338 | 160 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 37 | 73 | .456 | 21 | 2 | .412 | 3-6 |
| Steven Brooks | .327 | 171 | 44 | 56 | 5 | 27 | 87 | .509 | 23 | 5 | .420 | 22-26 |
| Ryan Semeniuk | .294 | 180 | 39 | 53 | 8 | 23 | 90 | .500 | 25 | 2 | .386 | 13-18 |
| Name | W-L | ERA | App | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BAvg. |
| Joel Ernst | 1-1 | 4.10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26.1 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 23 | .260 |
| Niko Spezial | 1-4 | 4.24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 10 | .242 |
| Justin Van Grouw | 1-3 | 4.84 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 39 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 29 | .279 |
Weekly Recap:
The Wake Forest baseball team played just one game last week, falling in a midweek game at Appalachian State, 10-5. The Deacs had the weekend off due to final exams and will not play again until Friday, May 7, at North Carolina.
The Demon Deacons are currently 12-32 on the season and 4-17 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Freshman Pat Blair had a career-high four hits to lead the Deacs against Appalachian State. Blair added an RBI and scored a run in the loss. Blair also recorded his 16th double of the season to move into a tie for third for doubles by a freshman in Wake Forest history. Senior Mike Murray reached base four times in the contest, with three hits and a walk. Murray and had an RBI and a run scored.
Freshman Matt Conway leads Wake Forest on the season with a .340 batting average to go along with two homers and 16 RBIs. Murray is hitting .338 on the year with three homers and a team-leading 37 RBIs. Junior Steven Brooks is batting .327 with five home runs, 27 RBIs and a team-best 22 stolen bases. Redshirt junior Ryan Semeniuk is swinging the bat at a .294 clip, leads the team with eight homers and has driven in 23 runs.
On the mound, redshirt senior Joel Ernst and sophomore Zach White each had a scoreless outing against Appalachian State. Ernst and White each threw a hitless 0.2 of an inning in the game.
Ernst has the lowest earned run average for Wake Forest on the season, compiling a 4.10 ERA with a 1-1 record and two saves in 23 appearances. Freshman Niko Spezial is 1-4 on the year with a 4.24 ERA in nine appearances, including one start, while fellow rookie Justin Van Grouw is 1-3 on the season with a 4.84 ERA in 14 appearances, with seven starts.
Wake Forest returns to ACC play this weekend with three games at North Carolina. Game times against the Tar Heels are set for 7 p.m. on Friday and 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's game will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Networks, which includes Comcast SportsNet, Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Florida and NESN.
For all of the latest information on Wake Forest baseball, please log on to www.WakeForestSports.com or, for up-to-the minute updates, follow the team's Twitter account @WFUBaseball or www.twitter.com/WFUBaseball.
2010 Tom Walter Baseball Camps Registration Now Available:
Registration for the 2010 Tom Walter Baseball Camps is now being accepted. Several exciting camps are planned for kids of all ages this summer. For more information or to signup for any of this summer's camps, contact assistant coach Grant Achilles at (336) 758-7418 or achillgd@wfu.edu or visit the camp's website at www.collegebaseballcamps.com/wake.
