Thursday, May 20
Winston-Salem, N.C.
6:00 PM
Wake Forest University
vs
Pittsburgh
Wake Forest Hosts Pitt in Final Series of 2021 Regular Season
5/19/2021 5:00:00 PM | Baseball
The Deacs finish the season with three games against the nationally-ranked Panthers at David F. Couch Ballpark.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Demon Deacons baseball team welcomes nationally-ranked Pitt for their final three games of the regular season on May 20-22 at David F. Couch Ballpark. On Saturday, the baseball program will recognize graduating seniors during a pregame ceremony that will begin approximately 30 minutes prior to first pitch.
The series opener on Thursday is slated for 6:00 p.m. first pitch on ACC Network Extra. The Deacs will take the field on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on ACC Network before wrapping up the regular season on ACC Network Extra Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Weekend Promotions
Thursday- Fireworks at The Couch!
Friday- Ultimate Experience Extravaganza
Saturday- Senior Day Celebration
Ticketing & Gameday Information
Tickets for all three games against the Panthers at David F. Couch Ballpark can be purchased here.
In accordance with CDC and state guidelines, all fans are strongly encouraged to wear an approved face covering at the ballpark.
Seymour Streaking
Bobby Seymour, the 2019 ACC Player of the Year, was streaking over a month period, beginning with Wake Forest's matchup on April 11 against Virginia Tech, batting .400 with 26 hits, 35 RBIs, 15 HRs, five doubles, 26 runs scored, six walks and 1.169 slugging percentage.
The junior became the 28th player in program history to amass 200 career hits in the first game of Wake Forest's doubleheader at Clemson with a single in the fourth inning.
With 219 career hits, see where the junior stands with three games remaining in the 2021 season:
Wake Forest 200-Hit Club
21. Danny Martz, 223, (1989-92)
22. Bobby Seymour, 219 (2018-Pres.)
In four games from April 27-May 2, Seymour held a .588 batting average with 10 hits, 11 RBIs, six homers, 10 runs scored, two doubles and a trio of walks.
Currently, the St. Johns, Ind. native has hit the second most home runs in the conference (fourth in the nation), in addition to posting the third-most RBIs in the conference.
Seymour needs just one more home run to enter the top-10 for career home runs by a Demon Deacon, and already holds the sixth-most RBIs in program history (187).
Lanzilli Cements Himself Among Wake Forest Greats
In Wake Forest's 12-0 midweek victory against App State, Chris Lanzilli smashed a grand slam to deep left center field, marking his 37th career home run to jump into the top-10 list for home runs in Demon Deacons history.
On May 15 against Virginia, Lanzilli launched a two-run home run, the 42nd of his career, to move into eighth all-time on Wake Forest's career HR list.
His 42 HRs is currently tied for third-most among active players in Division I Baseball. However, Lanzilli is the only player in the top three to play less than five years of collegiate baseball.
Lanzilli needs three more HR to tie for seventh all-time:
All-Time Wake Forest Home Run Leaders
7. Bill Merrifield, 45 (1981-83)
8. Chris Lanzilli, 42 (2018-Pres)
Dave Lardieri, 42 (1994-87)
Jamie D'Antonna is the all-time leader in program history with 58 homers.
Overall, Lanzilli's 11 home runs are good for the 12th-most in the ACC this season.
One of Two
Wake Forest is just one of two teams in the nation with five active players that have tallied at least 100 hits during their collegiate careers:
• Bobby Seymour- 219
• Chris Lanzilli- 191
• Shane Muntz- 142
• Michael Ludowig- 136
• Michael Turconi - 116
Now that Seymour has hit the 200-hit mark, Lanzilli will look to become the 29th player in program history to join the club as the junior is just 9 hits away.
Turconi joined the group against Western Carolina with his second base hit in the second inning.
Friday Night Fire
With seven games left in the season, Ryan Cusick has already set a new career high with 98 strikeouts in 62.2 innings of action. tossing five double-digit strikeout games this season.
Additionally, the right hander is just four K's away from reaching 200 career strikeouts and entering the top-10 in program history for strikeouts in a season.
This season, the Sudbury, Mass. native leads the ACC with an average of 14.07 strikeouts per nine innings. Overall, his 98 strikeouts ranks fourth in the conference and 22nd in the nation.
Cusick was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time of his career after his best performance of the season on Friday, April 16 at Duke. The sophomore struck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings to help the Deacs take the series opener 11-0.
Instant Impact
Freshman Brock Wilken has smashed 16 home runs, tied for the most by a true freshman in the entire nation.
The Valrico, Fla. native has hit the second-most HRs by a Wake Forest batter in their first collegiate season and became the second Wake Forest batter since 2009 to reach the double-digit mark in just 25 games, joining Brendan Tinsman (2019) with 10 blasts.
Wilken needs one more home run in the Deacs' three remaining games to tie the freshman record held by Jamie D'Antona in 2001, or two to set a new record.
All-Time Wake Forest Freshman Home Run Leaders:
1. Jamie D'Antona, 17 (2001)
2. Brock Wilken, 16 (2021)
10 of his 16 home runs have come in Wake Forest wins.
His 16 home runs are good for third in the conference and 10th in the nation.
Long Ball Powering Offense
The Deacs have been using the long ball to lead their offensive punch, totaling a conference-best 82 in 44 games this season. That mark is also good for sixth in the nation.
Of Wake Forest's 276 runs this season, 143 have come from home runs, good for 51.7 percent of all runs scored.
Here's how the HRs breakdown:
• 48 runs by 48 solo home runs (Led by Seymour with 10)
• 30 runs by 15 two-run home runs (Led by Wilken with 7)
• 33 runs by 11 three-run home runs (Led by Seymour with 3)
• 32 runs by 8 grand slams (Three guys with 2)
The Deacs have hit six home runs in three games this season, with the first coming against App State on March 30, the most since 2017. The second came in a non-conference matchup with Davidson on April 27 before also hitting six out against Belmont in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader on May 9.
Six HR Games:
• May 9, 2021- Turconi, Tinsman, Wilken, Seymour (2), Cecere
• April 27, 2021- Turconi (2), Wilken, Seymour (2), Costello
• March 30, 2021- Wilken (2), Muntz, Ludowig, Cecere, Costello
• Feb. 24, 2017- Rios, Pryor, Fairchild, Sheets (3)
Additionally, in those two of those same games, the Deacs hit back to back to back HRs:
• Wilken, Michael Ludowig and Shane Muntz- App State (first time since March 26, 1991 against Division II C.W. Post)
• Turconi, Wilken, Seymour- Davidson
Opponent & Series History
The two programs have faced off nine times prior to this year's series as Wake Forest holds a 5-4 advantage, including two straight wins to help the Deacs claim an ACC series in 2019.
Since Pittsburgh has joined the ACC, the Deacs have won two-of-three conference series against the Panthers.
Follow The Deacs:
The series opener on Thursday is slated for 6:00 p.m. first pitch on ACC Network Extra. The Deacs will take the field on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. on ACC Network before wrapping up the regular season on ACC Network Extra Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Weekend Promotions
Thursday- Fireworks at The Couch!
Friday- Ultimate Experience Extravaganza
Saturday- Senior Day Celebration
Ticketing & Gameday Information
Tickets for all three games against the Panthers at David F. Couch Ballpark can be purchased here.
In accordance with CDC and state guidelines, all fans are strongly encouraged to wear an approved face covering at the ballpark.
Seymour Streaking
Bobby Seymour, the 2019 ACC Player of the Year, was streaking over a month period, beginning with Wake Forest's matchup on April 11 against Virginia Tech, batting .400 with 26 hits, 35 RBIs, 15 HRs, five doubles, 26 runs scored, six walks and 1.169 slugging percentage.
The junior became the 28th player in program history to amass 200 career hits in the first game of Wake Forest's doubleheader at Clemson with a single in the fourth inning.
With 219 career hits, see where the junior stands with three games remaining in the 2021 season:
Wake Forest 200-Hit Club
21. Danny Martz, 223, (1989-92)
22. Bobby Seymour, 219 (2018-Pres.)
In four games from April 27-May 2, Seymour held a .588 batting average with 10 hits, 11 RBIs, six homers, 10 runs scored, two doubles and a trio of walks.
Currently, the St. Johns, Ind. native has hit the second most home runs in the conference (fourth in the nation), in addition to posting the third-most RBIs in the conference.
Seymour needs just one more home run to enter the top-10 for career home runs by a Demon Deacon, and already holds the sixth-most RBIs in program history (187).
Lanzilli Cements Himself Among Wake Forest Greats
In Wake Forest's 12-0 midweek victory against App State, Chris Lanzilli smashed a grand slam to deep left center field, marking his 37th career home run to jump into the top-10 list for home runs in Demon Deacons history.
On May 15 against Virginia, Lanzilli launched a two-run home run, the 42nd of his career, to move into eighth all-time on Wake Forest's career HR list.
His 42 HRs is currently tied for third-most among active players in Division I Baseball. However, Lanzilli is the only player in the top three to play less than five years of collegiate baseball.
Lanzilli needs three more HR to tie for seventh all-time:
All-Time Wake Forest Home Run Leaders
7. Bill Merrifield, 45 (1981-83)
8. Chris Lanzilli, 42 (2018-Pres)
Dave Lardieri, 42 (1994-87)
Jamie D'Antonna is the all-time leader in program history with 58 homers.
Overall, Lanzilli's 11 home runs are good for the 12th-most in the ACC this season.
One of Two
Wake Forest is just one of two teams in the nation with five active players that have tallied at least 100 hits during their collegiate careers:
• Bobby Seymour- 219
• Chris Lanzilli- 191
• Shane Muntz- 142
• Michael Ludowig- 136
• Michael Turconi - 116
Now that Seymour has hit the 200-hit mark, Lanzilli will look to become the 29th player in program history to join the club as the junior is just 9 hits away.
Turconi joined the group against Western Carolina with his second base hit in the second inning.
Friday Night Fire
With seven games left in the season, Ryan Cusick has already set a new career high with 98 strikeouts in 62.2 innings of action. tossing five double-digit strikeout games this season.
Additionally, the right hander is just four K's away from reaching 200 career strikeouts and entering the top-10 in program history for strikeouts in a season.
This season, the Sudbury, Mass. native leads the ACC with an average of 14.07 strikeouts per nine innings. Overall, his 98 strikeouts ranks fourth in the conference and 22nd in the nation.
Cusick was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Week for the first time of his career after his best performance of the season on Friday, April 16 at Duke. The sophomore struck out 11 batters in seven scoreless innings to help the Deacs take the series opener 11-0.
Instant Impact
Freshman Brock Wilken has smashed 16 home runs, tied for the most by a true freshman in the entire nation.
The Valrico, Fla. native has hit the second-most HRs by a Wake Forest batter in their first collegiate season and became the second Wake Forest batter since 2009 to reach the double-digit mark in just 25 games, joining Brendan Tinsman (2019) with 10 blasts.
Wilken needs one more home run in the Deacs' three remaining games to tie the freshman record held by Jamie D'Antona in 2001, or two to set a new record.
All-Time Wake Forest Freshman Home Run Leaders:
1. Jamie D'Antona, 17 (2001)
2. Brock Wilken, 16 (2021)
10 of his 16 home runs have come in Wake Forest wins.
His 16 home runs are good for third in the conference and 10th in the nation.
Long Ball Powering Offense
The Deacs have been using the long ball to lead their offensive punch, totaling a conference-best 82 in 44 games this season. That mark is also good for sixth in the nation.
Of Wake Forest's 276 runs this season, 143 have come from home runs, good for 51.7 percent of all runs scored.
Here's how the HRs breakdown:
• 48 runs by 48 solo home runs (Led by Seymour with 10)
• 30 runs by 15 two-run home runs (Led by Wilken with 7)
• 33 runs by 11 three-run home runs (Led by Seymour with 3)
• 32 runs by 8 grand slams (Three guys with 2)
The Deacs have hit six home runs in three games this season, with the first coming against App State on March 30, the most since 2017. The second came in a non-conference matchup with Davidson on April 27 before also hitting six out against Belmont in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader on May 9.
Six HR Games:
• May 9, 2021- Turconi, Tinsman, Wilken, Seymour (2), Cecere
• April 27, 2021- Turconi (2), Wilken, Seymour (2), Costello
• March 30, 2021- Wilken (2), Muntz, Ludowig, Cecere, Costello
• Feb. 24, 2017- Rios, Pryor, Fairchild, Sheets (3)
Additionally, in those two of those same games, the Deacs hit back to back to back HRs:
• Wilken, Michael Ludowig and Shane Muntz- App State (first time since March 26, 1991 against Division II C.W. Post)
• Turconi, Wilken, Seymour- Davidson
Opponent & Series History
The two programs have faced off nine times prior to this year's series as Wake Forest holds a 5-4 advantage, including two straight wins to help the Deacs claim an ACC series in 2019.
Since Pittsburgh has joined the ACC, the Deacs have won two-of-three conference series against the Panthers.
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