Wake Forest Athletics
Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Duke
5/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central | ACC Championship First Round - #10 Wake Forest vs. #7 Duke | |
| Game 56 | Tuesday, May 24, 11:00 a.m. |
| Coverage | Live Stats | RSN (Affiliates) | WatchESPN | Sirius: 106/XM: 193 | ACC Championship Central |
| Location | Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release | @WakeBaseball  |
The Match-Up
• The Demon Deacons head into ACC Championship action with an opening-round contest against in-state rival Duke at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The game will air live on RSN, including Fox Sports South.
Wake Forest Storylines
• Wake Forest clinched a spot in the ACC Championship for the first time since 2014, and looks to advance into pool play for the first time since 2012.
• In ACC Tournament action all-time, Wake Forest is 49-67 overall, 6-2 against Duke, 14-12 in Durham, and 1-6 under head coach Tom Walter.Wake Forest enters the tournament as the No. 10 seed for the first time.
• Five Deacons earned All-ACC honors on Monday, including Will Craig (3B) and Nate Mondou (2B) on the first team, Stuart Fairchild (OF) on the second team, and Gavin Sheets (1B) and Parker Dunshee (SP) on the third team.
• Among active Division I players, Craig ranks fourth in career home runs (36), seventh in slugging (.630), 10th in on-base percentage (.464) and 15th in RBIs (156). This year, he ranks in the top two in the ACC in average (.392), homers (15), RBIs (62), slugging (.772) and on-base percentage (.537).
• Sheets had his 22-game hitting streak snapped Friday, finishing in a tie for fourth-longest streak in program history. He responded by drilling three longballs in the next two games against Louisville.
• Wake Forest currently ranks No. 26 in the official NCAA RPI, and has 11 wins against top-50 RPI teams.
The Opposition & Series History
• Duke has a recent edge in the series, claiming seven of the last 10 games. However, Wake Forest won 2-of-3 at home earlier this season.
• Wake Forest is 6-2 all-time against the Blue Devils in the ACC Championship, including a 10-1 victory in the most recent meeting in 2005.
• Duke opened the year 1-7 in league action before finishing 13-8 for a 14-15 final league record. Overall, the Blue Devils have won nine of the last 10 games, including series wins against Pitt and Florida State.
• Justin Bellinger leads the team with a .333 average to go along with six homers, while Jack Labosky team-highs of 26 extra-base hits and eight longballs.
On Deck
• The winner between Wake Forest and Duke advances into pool play and will play Louisville on Wednesday, Virginia on Friday and Clemson on Saturday.
