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Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest at High Point, Elon
5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest at High Point, Elon | |
| Game 46 | At High Point - Tuesday, May 1, 6:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | Live Stats | Live Video |
| Location | High Point, N.C. (Williard Stadium) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Game 47 | At Elon - Wednesday, May 2, 6:00 p.m. |
| Coverage | Live Stats | Live Video |
| Location | Elon, N.C. (Latham Park) - Facility Info | Tickets | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | @WakeBaseball  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest closes out its road swing this week, traveling to High Point on Tuesday and Elon on Wednesday.
Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons closed out the series at Georgia Tech with a 6-3 victory on Friday.
• DJ Poteet hit a three-run homer to lead the Deacs, while Logan Harvey was 2-for-4 with a double, walk, stolen base and two runs scored, and Jake Mueller was 2-for-4 with a walk and stolen base.
• Rayne Supple allowed just one run in 3.2 innings of relief to earn the win and improve to 4-2, while Tyler Witt finished the ninth inning to earn his second save.
Wake Forest Storylines
• The Demon Deacons are a youthful squad in 2018, having started six different freshmen position players, while five rookies have seen time on the mound. Out of the position players, 189 starts have been made by freshmen (46.7 percent), compared to 83 for sophomores (20.5 percent), 127 for juniors (31.3 percent) and six by seniors (1.5 percent).
• On the mound, approximately two-thirds of innings pitched have been by underclassmen. 0.2 have been thrown by seniors (0.2 percent), 151.1 by juniors (37.1 percent), 180.1 innings by sophomores (44.1 percent) and 76.0 frames from the freshmen (18.6 percent).
Opponent And Series History
• Wake Forest leads the series against High Point, 34-18. This is the first meeting of the season after the teams split last year. Hunter Lee leads the Panthers with a .361 average, 11 doubles and 34 RBIs and also has six homers.
• The Deacs have a 26-20 advantage in the series against the Phoenix, but Elon claimed a 10-9 win in March. Elon has won 10 of its last 11 games. Kyle Brnovich has 114 strikeouts this season, the only player in the country ahead of Griffin Roberts (109).
On Deck
• Wake Forest is off until Tuesday for final exams.
