Wake Forest Athletics
Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest at No. 10 Virginia
3/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest at No. 10 Virginia | |
| Game 20 | Friday, March 18, 3:30 p.m. |
| Coverage |  | Live Video |
| Game 21 | Friday, March 18, ~7:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | Live Video |
| Game 22 | Saturday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | | Live Video |
| Location | Charlottesville, Va. (Davenport Field) - Facility Info | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release | @WakeBaseball  |
The Match-Up
• Wake Forest returns to ACC play, traveling to No. 10 Virginia for a three-game series this weekend.
• Due to expected inclement weather on Sunday, the teams will play a doubleheader beginning at 3:30 p.m. Friday, and a single game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Wake Forest Storylines
• Wake Forest has earned victories over three ranked teams, already more than in all of 2015 (two).
• The Demon Deacons split a pair of midweek games this week, beating High Point on Tuesday before falling to Charlotte on Wednesday.
• Stuart Fairchild and Gavin Sheets hit back-to-back longballs to fuel the win over High Point on Tuesday, with John McCarren tossing 5.0 innings in relief and Rayne Supple earning a 3.0-inning save.
• On Wednesday, Charlotte hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to claim the victory. Wake Forest stranded 13 runners on base and finished 3-for-19 with runners in scoring position.
• Fairchild and Sheets have been heating up at the plate. Fairchild is hitting .429 over the last three games with a double, triple, homer and four RBIs. Sheets is on an eight-game hitting streak, and is also hitting .429 over the past three games with three homers and five RBIs.
• Will Craig ranks atop the ACC in homers, RBIs, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and total bases. The junior also has a team-best three saves and is yet to allow a run in six relief appearances on the mound. The Deacs are 1-3 without Craig in the lineup after he tweaked his oblique in the Friday game against Clemson.
The Opposition & Series History
• Virginia enters the game with a 13-5 record, including wins in six of the past seven. The Cavaliers defeated Duke in their ACC-opening series, two games to one.
• Wake Forest won the last series between the two teams in 2014, but the Cavaliers have swept back-to-back series in Charlottesville.
• Matt Thaiss has been the leading power sources for the offense which has a .326 team average. He's hitting .380 with five doubles, four homers and 17 RBIs.
• The Cavaliers favor small ball, ranking second in the nation with 24 sacrifice bunts so far this season.
On Deck
• Wake Forest has back-to-back days off for the first time since Feb. 29-March 1, before playing host to Charlotte on Tuesday night at 6 p.m., then welcoming Duke for an ACC series next weekend.
