Wake Forest Athletics
Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Davidson
2/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest vs. Davidson | |
| Game 9 | Tuesday, February 28, 6:00 p.m. |
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| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark) - Facility Info | Free Admission | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | ACC Release | @WakeBaseball  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest reaches the midway point of its nine-game homestand on Tuesday, playing host to Davidson in a 6 p.m. game on Tuesday.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest claimed a series victory over Southern Cal, earning wins on Friday (15-5) and Sunday (18-5), and falling on Saturday (15-9).
• The Demon Deacons hit 10 home runs and scored 42 runs in the series. Both of those totals were the most in a three-game set since hitting 13 blasts and plating 52 runs in a 2002 series against Maryland.
Wake Forest Storylines
• The Demon Deacons are coming off their first NCAA Tournament season in nine years, as they qualified for the College Station Regional a year ago and knocked off Minnesota in the opening game. Wake Forest earned three total wins in postseason play, also defeating Virginia and Duke at the ACC Championship.
• Despite losing D1Baseball National Player of the Year Will Craig, a first-round pick of the Pirates, and All-American Nate Mondou, a 13th-round pick of the A's, Wake Forest does return all five of its regular starting pitchers, as well as five starting position players. Draftees Parker Dunshee (Cubs - 14th round) and Chris Farish (Indians - 31st round) elected to return to Wake Forest for the 2017 season. Dunshee, as well as outfielder Stuart Fairchild, earned Preseason All-America honors.
• Gavin Sheets earned multiple weekly honors after finishing the week with a .588 average and 16 RBIs, hitting three homers Friday. He now leads the nation with 18 RBIs.
Opponent And Series History
• Davidson is hitting the road for the first time this season after completing a weekend sweep. In a home tournament, the Wildcats defeated UMass Lowell (8-5), Lehigh (7-4) and Fairleigh Dickinson (5-2).
• Wake Forest and Davidson met twice last year, with the Deacs claiming a pair of close games. Wake Forest won 7-4 in Winston-Salem and earned a come-from-behind 7-6 victory in the ninth inning on the road.
Looking Ahead
• Wake Forest wraps up its nine-game homestand this weekend, welcoming Quinnipiac, Kent State and Radford to town.
