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Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. #17 Miami
3/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central >> Wake Forest vs. #17 Miami | |
| Game 23 | Friday, March 20, 6:00 p.m. |
| Coverage |  | WatchESPN |
| Game 24 | Saturday, March 21, 4:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | WatchESPN |
| Game 25 | Sunday, March 22, 1:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | WatchESPN |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (Wake Forest Baseball Park) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | Miami Notes | ACC Release | Twitter Updates  |
Wake Forest Continues ACC Play >>
• Wake Forest remains in Winston-Salem for a three-game ACC series this weekend, playing host to the Miami Hurricanes, a consensus top-25 team, Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN3.
Promotional Schedule >>
• Friday: Wake Forest Baseball is cleaning out the closets. Free items will be handed out. Also, bring three canned goods to donate and receive free admission.
• Saturday: Art in the Park. SECCA will hold a family art activity, and there will also be a caricaturist on site and a button-making station for kids, plus more.
• Sunday: Hot dogs are just $1, and kids will have a chance to run the bases following the game.
Last Time Out >>
• Wake Forest utilized two more home runs and strong pitching from a plethora of underclassmen to defeat UConn, 6-2, on Tuesday night.
• The Huskies (10-7) mustered two runs on just five hits against the Wake Forest pitching staff which featured three freshman, a redshirt-freshman and a sophomore.
• Will Craig and Nate Mondou each hit home runs, while Keegan Maronpot delivered a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth to give Wake Forest the lead for good.
• Andrew Loepprich made his first-career start and second-career outing, tossing 3.0 scoreless innings, striking out four while allowing one hit and a pair of walks.
Five For Five >>
• Senior starting pitcher Matt Pirro has won each of his first five starts, currently holding a 5-0 record, 2.51 ERA and 36 strikeouts in 28.2 innings, allowing opponents to hit just .194.
• He is one of just eight pitchers in the nation with five wins, and the only ACC hurler to reach that mark.
• In his last start against No. 18 Florida State, he started and helped halt the Seminoles' 14-0 home record and 11-game winning streak as the Demon Deacons won 4-1.
Series History >>
• Miami holds a commanding 30-8 lead in the all-time series.
• The Demon Deacons won their first series in 2013, taking two out of three at home.
• The teams did not play a year ago.
On Deck >>
• Wake Forest hits the road for four of the next five games. The Deacons travel to App State on Tuesday before returning home against Charlotte on Wednesday.
• Next weekend, the Deacs travel to Clemson for a three-game series.
