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Wake Forest Suffers Loss in Game Two Versus Duke
4/17/2021 6:45:00 PM | Baseball
Seven Deacs recorded a hit, led by James Broderick and Brock Wilken with two apiece.
DURHAM, N.C. - Wake Forest suffered an 11-2 loss in game two of an Atlantic Coast Conference series against Duke at Durham Bulls Athletics Park on Saturday.
The Deacs (12-16, 6-13 ACC) were unable to continue the momentum from an 11-0 victory on Friday night as the Blue Devils (15-16, 7-13 ACC) plated a pair of runs in the opening two innings to jump out to an early 4-0 lead.
Following a RBI-single from Brock Wilken in the third, the Blue Devils added four runs in the fourth and a trio of runs in the seventh in response to a Michael Turconi solo home run in the top of the inning, his first of the season.
The freshmen duo of James Broderick and Wilken led the Deacs at the plate with two hits apiece. The pair of hits set a new career high for Broderick and marked the 10th multi-hit game for Wilken this season.
Additionally, Shane Muntz hit his third double of the season in the sixth inning for the Demon Deacons. In total, seven Wake Forest batters recorded a hit.
William Fleming made his eighth start of the season, tossing four innings before Crawford Wade took over on the mound. Wade allowed just one hit over scoreless fifth and sixth frames, including a strikeout.
Cole McNamee, Brennen Oxford, Teddy McGraw and Seth Keener pitched the remaining two innings, highlighted by McGraw's two strikeouts in the eighth.
How It Happened
"We gave up 10 runs today with two outs. We're one pitch away from getting in the dugout several times along the way and just weren't able to make that pitch. We had a couple chances early. (Bobby) Seymour came up first and third, rifles the ball down the line and it gets caught. (Brendan) Tinsman hits a ball in the gap with bases loaded and their guy makes a great running catch."
"We're basically right where they are in the standings, and both of us are battling to get in the conference tournament, so tomorrow's a must-win game."
On Deck
Wake Forest will look to claim the series tomorrow in the rubber match against the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. inside the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Deacs will head right back on the road for a non-conference game at Western Carolina on April 20 before ending the road stand with a three-game series at Clemson.
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The Deacs (12-16, 6-13 ACC) were unable to continue the momentum from an 11-0 victory on Friday night as the Blue Devils (15-16, 7-13 ACC) plated a pair of runs in the opening two innings to jump out to an early 4-0 lead.
Following a RBI-single from Brock Wilken in the third, the Blue Devils added four runs in the fourth and a trio of runs in the seventh in response to a Michael Turconi solo home run in the top of the inning, his first of the season.
The freshmen duo of James Broderick and Wilken led the Deacs at the plate with two hits apiece. The pair of hits set a new career high for Broderick and marked the 10th multi-hit game for Wilken this season.
Additionally, Shane Muntz hit his third double of the season in the sixth inning for the Demon Deacons. In total, seven Wake Forest batters recorded a hit.
William Fleming made his eighth start of the season, tossing four innings before Crawford Wade took over on the mound. Wade allowed just one hit over scoreless fifth and sixth frames, including a strikeout.
Cole McNamee, Brennen Oxford, Teddy McGraw and Seth Keener pitched the remaining two innings, highlighted by McGraw's two strikeouts in the eighth.
How It Happened
- Wake Forest was retired in order to open up game two.
- Duke scored the opening runs of the game with an RBI single and double with two outs in the bottom of the first to take a 2-0 lead.
- William Fleming struck out two batters in his first inning of work.
- Chris Lanzilli knocked in the Demon Deacons' first base hit of the game with one out in the second. A pair of strikeouts ended the inning as the Blue Devils held on to their 2-0 lead.
- Duke doubled their lead to 4-0 with two more runs off three hits in the bottom of the second.
- Fleming ended the inning by retiring two-consecutive batters, including his third strikeout for the third and final out.
- Wake Forest got on the scoreboard after a RBI-single from Brock Wilken with two out in the third. Brendan Tinsman scored on the play cut into Duke's lead (4-1).
- James Broderick singled to center field to place runners on first and third with no one out.
- Fleming tossed a scoreless bottom third, inducing a ground out and a line out in addition to Shane Muntz throwing a runner out trying to steal second base.
- Jake Reinisch picked up his second base knock of the season in the fourth with two outs.The Blue Devils threw the freshman out at second to end the frame.
- Duke extended their lead (8-1) with a big fourth inning, plating four runs across five hits.
- The Blue Devils plated a run on a RBI double to left field. After a strikeout by Fleming, Duke hit a homer to right field to add a trio of runs to their advantage.
- Broderick picked up his second hit of the game in the top of the fifth with one out. The next two Deacs were retired to end the inning.
- Crawford Wade hit the mound in the fifth and threw a hitless frame, inducing a fly out, strike out and ground out to three-straight batters.
- The leadoff hitter reached on a fielding error.
- The Deacs loaded the bases with two outs as Lanzilli and Reinisch were walked and Shane Muntz doubled. After a pitching change, the Blue Devils forced a fly out to get out of the jam and preserve their 8-1 lead.
- Wade tossed his second-straight scoreless frame in the bottom of the sixth as the Deacs defense turned a 6-4-3 double play to conclude the inning.
- Michael Turconi blasted a solo shot in the seventh with two outs to make it a 8-2 contest. Wilken added a double down the left field line following Turconi's first homer of the season, but the inning ended with a Wake Forest foul out.
- The Blue Devils added three more runs in the seventh with a triple with the bases loaded, extending their advantage to 11-2.
- Cole McNamee took over for Wade and forced a fly out after letting up a leadoff double. Brennen Oxford replaced McNamee with one out and runners on first and second. He struck out the first batter he faced and ended the inning with a fly out.
- Teddy McGraw threw a pair of strikeouts in the eighth inning before Seth Keener hit the mound, who induced a fly out to the only batter he faced.
- The Deacs were retired in order in the top of the ninth as Duke secured the 11-2 win.
"We gave up 10 runs today with two outs. We're one pitch away from getting in the dugout several times along the way and just weren't able to make that pitch. We had a couple chances early. (Bobby) Seymour came up first and third, rifles the ball down the line and it gets caught. (Brendan) Tinsman hits a ball in the gap with bases loaded and their guy makes a great running catch."
"We're basically right where they are in the standings, and both of us are battling to get in the conference tournament, so tomorrow's a must-win game."
On Deck
Wake Forest will look to claim the series tomorrow in the rubber match against the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. inside the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
The Deacs will head right back on the road for a non-conference game at Western Carolina on April 20 before ending the road stand with a three-game series at Clemson.
Follow The Deacs:
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jack Carey (2-1)
L: Fleming, William (2-4)
Batting:
2B: Wilken, Brock 1 ; Muntz, Shane 1 ; Tinsman, Brendan 1
HR: Turconi, Michael 1
RBI: Turconi, Michael 1 ; Wilken, Brock 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Turconi, Michael 1 ; Tinsman, Brendan 1
CS: Reinisch, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Joey Loperfido 1 ; Rj Schreck 1 ; Michael Rothenberg 1 ; Chase Cheek 2 ; Ethan Murray 1
3B: Joey Loperfido 1
HR: Michael Rothenberg 1
RBI: Joey Loperfido 5 ; Rj Schreck 1 ; Michael Rothenberg 4 ; Chase Cheek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joey Loperfido 2 ; Rj Schreck 1 ; Michael Rothenberg 2 ; Chase Cheek 1 ; Erikson Nichols 1 ; Chris Crabtree 2 ; Wil Hoyle 2
CS: Chase Cheek 1
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