Will Craig to Compete in College Home Run Derby
6/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
By Jay Garneau, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeBaseball)
OMAHA, Neb. - Wake Forest sophomore Will Craig will be participating in the sixth annual TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby on July 2 at 8:30 ET on ESPN, TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation announced Tuesday.
The event will be broadcast live nationally from TD Ameritrade Park, the site of the College World Series.
A consensus All-American, Craig put together one of the best offensive seasons in program history. The sophomore hit .382 with 13 homers and 58 RBIs, starting all 53 games for the Demon Deacons. The ACC Player of the Year led the nation in RBIs, home runs, slugging percentage and total bases at different parts of the season.
A first baseman, designated hitter and pitcher, Craig was on the Golden Spikes Award watch list, John Olerud Award watch list, and was a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy.
Craig will be one of eight participants in the Home Run Derby. The three others announced Tuesday include Eric Gutierrez of Texas Tech, who was runner-up in last year's event, Jeff Campbell of North Dakota and Colton Shaver of Brigham Young.
Craig will be bringing Ryan Edwards, his coach at Science Hill High School, to be his pitcher for the event.
Individual tickets for the 2015 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby & Omaha World-Herald Fireworks are $8 for children (ages 3-12), $12 for adults, or a `Family Four-Pack' for $36. Tickets may be purchased in-person from the CenturyLink Center Omaha box office, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, or online at Ticketmaster.com. Service fees will apply to those tickets purchased over the phone or online, but not to those purchased in-person. For groups of 20 or more, visit www.collegehomerunderby.com.
