Tuesday, February 19
Lynchburg, Va.
3:30 p.m.
Wake Forest University
at
Liberty
Baseball Gameday: No. 20 Wake Forest at Liberty
2/18/2019 5:09:00 PM | Baseball
The Demon Deacons hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to Liberty on Tuesday afternoon.
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| Game 4 | Tuesday, Feb. 19, 3:30 p.m. |
| Coverage | Live Stats | ESPN+ |
| Location | Lynchburg, Va. (Lynchburg Baseball Stadium) - Facility Info | Tickets: $3-5 | Weather |
| Information | Wake Forest Notes | @WakeBaseball  |
The Matchup
• No. 20-ranked Wake Forest hits the road for the first time on Tuesday, traveling to Liberty for a 3:30 p.m. game on ESPN+.
Last Time Out
• Wake Forest finished the weekend with a 2-1 record, defeating Sacred Heart (14-1) and Georgetown (5-3), and falling to Illinois (5-2).
• Demon Deacon starting pitchers Morgan McSweeney, Colin Peluse and Jared Shuster each pitched at least 6.0 innings and allowed an earned run or less apiece.
• Shane Muntz (.500, 2B, 3B, 3 BBs) and Bobby Seymour (.455, 2 2Bs, 5 RBIs) led the Deacon offense.
Wake Forest Storylines
• The Demon Deacons return an experienced group in 2019, bringing back eight of the nine position starters and two-thirds of the weekend rotation. Last year, Wake Forest had the fifth-most starts from freshmen in the country, with five rookies making more than 35 starts each. The Deacs return 88 percent of the team's hits from last year (437/499), as well as 71 percent of the innings pitched (366.1/515.1).
• Wake Forest is ranked by a pair of outlets, No. 20 by D1Baseball and No. 28 by the NCBWA. No. 20 is Wake Forest's highest preseason ranking since 2003.
• This is the first season the Deacs will have full use of the Chris Hurd Player Development Center, which was completed last month. See page five for additional details.
• Wake Forest boasts three of D1Baseball's top-100 college draft prospects for the 2019 MLB Draft, including Friday starter Morgan McSweeney (No. 58), Saturday starter Colin Peluse (No. 88), and draft-eligible sophomore outfielder DJ Poteet (No. 100).
Opponent & Series History
• Wake Forest leads the all-time series against Liberty, 20-7-2. Last year, each team defended its home field with the Flames winning in Lynchburg and the Deacs winning in Winston-Salem.
• Liberty traveled to South Carolina over the weekend and won on opening night before falling the next two games. Will Wagner led the Flames with a .462 average, home run and four RBIs.
On Deck
• Wake Forest takes on both Elon and Quinnipiac twice this weekend, first traveling to Elon on Friday.
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