Baseball Gameday: Wake Forest vs. Radford
5/7/2018 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Gameday Central | Wake Forest vs. Radford | |
| Game 48 | Tuesday, May 8, 6:00 p.m. |
| Coverage |  | ACC Network Extra |
| Location | Winston-Salem, N.C. (David F. Couch Ballpark) - Facility Info | Free Admission | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes  | @WakeBaseball  |
The Matchup
• Wake Forest returns to action on Tuesday with a 6 p.m. game against Radford on ACC Network Extra.
90s Night
• It's 90s Night - There will be a polaroid picture taking station, plus the first 50 fans who come in 90s apparel will get a free Wake Forest baseball tee.
Last Time Out
• The Demon Deacons have been off for final exams since defeating Elon on the road on Wednesday, 8-5.
• Jake Mueller and Johnny Aiello combined to go 7-for-10 to lead Wake Forest's 14-hit effort in the victory, while Bobby Seymour and Shane Muntz added two RBIs apiece.
• The Deacon bullpen combined to allow one run over the final 4.1 innings, including scoreless outings from Chris Farish, Morgan McSweeney, William Fleming and Rayne Supple. By throwing a scoreless ninth inning, Supple recorded his eighth 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, 197 starts have been made by freshmen (46.6 percent), compared to 86 for sophomores (20.3 percent), 140 for juniors (33.1 percent) and none by seniors.
• Wake Forest's 197 starts by true freshmen are the second-most in the country, behind only Arizona State (222). Mississippi State is next-closest with 170. Wake Forest is the only program to have five freshmen with 30+ starts each. By comparison, the Deacs totaled only 25 starts from true freshmen all season in 2017.
• On the mound, approximately two-thirds of innings pitched have been by underclassmen. 1.0 has been thrown by seniors (0.2 percent), 157.0 by juniors (36.0 percent), 185.1 innings by sophomores (43.5 percent) and 82.0 frames from the freshmen (19.3 percent).
Opponent And Series History
• Wake Forest has an 8-2 all-time advantage over Radford. The Demon Deacons have claimed three-straight meetings, including sweeping the season series last year by scores of 18-7 and 9-2.
• Radford enters with a 20-26 overall record after being swept by Georgia Tech in Atlanta over the weekend. Before that, the Highlanders swept Presbyterian the previous weekend. Spencer Horwitz leads Radford with six homers, 10 doubles and 35 RBIs.
On Deck
• Wake Forest travels to No. 5 NC State for a three-game series this weekend on ACC Network Extra.
