Gameday Central: Wake Forest vs. Georgia Tech
5/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 19, 2014
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• Wake Forest will play Georgia Tech on Tuesday in the play-in game of the 2014 ACC Baseball Championship.
• The winner of Tuesday's game will be placed in Pool A.
• Live stats and audio will be available for each game at WakeForestSports.com with live updates on @WakeBaseball. Steve Shutt and Lary Sorensen will have the call.
• The game will also be broadcast live on Fox Sports South and other RSN affiliates and on ESNP3.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest built a three-run lead in the sixth inning and held on to defeat No. 1 Virginia 4-3 on Saturday to clinch the series win.
• After defeating the top-ranked Cavaliers in the first game of the series on Friday, Wake Forest withstood a late Virginia rally for the win.
• The Cavaliers loaded the bases in the ninth inning with the potential go-ahead run on second, but Parker Dunshee struck out Nick Howard to end the game.
• Joey Rodriguez homered in the third inning while Will Craig singled in the sixth to score two. Ben Breazeale added an RBI-single in the sixth. Matt Conway was 2-for-4 with one run.
• Connor Kaden got the start and went 5.0 innings pitched while giving up no runs and just three hits. Max Tishman earned the win while Nate Jones and Dunshee pitched in relief. Dunshee pitched 2.1 innings while giving up three hits and striking out two for his first collegiate save.
Wake Forest Storylines
• Wake Forest made the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2012.
• The Demon Deacons took 2-of-3 games against No. 1 Virginia to hand the Cavaliers their first series loss since April of 2013.
• Will Craig is tied for first in the conference in home runs and is now tied for 9th all-time in school history for homers by a freshman.
• Evan Stephens is 11th in walks in NCAA Division I while the Deacs are 12th as a team nationally in walks.
• The Demon Deacons are 13-9 in one-run games this season and are 25-0 when leading after eight innings.
The Opposition & Series History
• Georgia Tech enters the ACC Tournament with a record of 32-24 and a 14-16 mark in conference and is seeded ninth.
• Wake Forest defeated Georgia Tech in the first ACC series of the season by taking the first two games.
• Matt Grimes who is scheduled to start on Tuesday for Georgia Tech went 5.0 innings against the Deacs on March 9 and gave up two hits and a run.
Next Up...
• With a win, Wake Forest will play top-seeded Miami on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
