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Wake Forest Travels to Boston College for ACC Road Series
3/31/2022 3:36:00 PM | Baseball
The Deacs open up a four-game road swing with a conference set against the Eagles.
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CHESTNUT HILL- Mass.- The Wake Forest baseball team heads back on the road for their second ACC road series of the season against Boston College on Friday, April 1-Sunday, April 3 at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond.
The Demon Deacons (19-6, 4-5 ACC) are coming off their 15th non-conference victory of the season as Wake Forest defeated Coastal Carolina on Wednesday.
Wake Forest has claimed five ranked wins against top-15 teams, outscoring opponents by an overall margin of 238-108.
Additionally, the Demon Deacons own the best RPI in the ACC and are off to their best start in the Head Coach Tom Walter Era.
The series opener on Friday, April 1 is slated for a 4 p.m. first pitch. The teams will return to the diamond on Saturday, April 2 at 2 p.m. before wrapping up the series on Sunday, April 3 at Noon.
The opening two games of the series will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, while the series finale will be broadcasted live on ACC Network.
Fans can also tune into an audio streaming broadcast through the Wake Forest Athletics app. Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Last Time Out
In front of the largest midweek crowd since 2017, the Wake Forest baseball team used a six-run sixth inning to defeat Coastal Carolina, 8-4, Wednesday evening at David F. Couch Ballpark.
After the Chanticleers took a one-run lead in the top of the fifth, the Demon Deacons exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to regain the lead for the remainder of the contest and even up the season series with the non-conference foe.
The six-run sixth marked the 13th time this season Wake Forest has scored at least five runs in a single inning and was spearheaded by three home runs and five hits.
Brendan Tinsman hit his team-best eighth home run of the season to tie the game at three before an RBI-single from Pierce Bennett broke the deadlock.
With runners on first and second, Danny Corona extended Wake Forest's lead to four with a three-run shot to left center field before Tommy Hawke hit his first collegiate home run to cap off the offensive eruption.
Opponent & Series history
The Demon Deacons hold a 24-18 advantage in the all-time series against the Eagles. The first matchup between the programs came in 2006 at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Wake Forest has claimed the last three series against Boston College, with victories coming in 2019, 2018, 2017.
Top Notes
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Wake Forest heads into midweek action with the highest RPI in the ACC, sitting in eighth.
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Wake Forest holds a 19-6 record, the best start since 2006 and the best in the Coach Walter era.
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Best Starts since 2000:
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2002: 21-4
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2022: 19-6
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2006: 19-6
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2017: 18-7
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2001: 18-7
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2003: 18-7
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2000: 18-7
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2012: 16-9
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Five of Wake Forest's wins have come against top-15 opponents with victories against then-No. 8 Florida State, then-No. 6 Georgia Tech twice, then-No. 15 Liberty and then-No. 10 Virginia.
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The Deacs got off to one of the best starts in program history with an 11-0 record, the first time since 1961 Wake Forest has won their first 11 games. At that point of the season, Wake Forest stood as one of five unbeaten teams in Division I. The Deacs best starts to begin a season:
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11-0: 2022, 1961, 1949
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12-0: 1949
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13-0: 1949
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14-0: 1949
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15-0: 1949
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On the mound, Wake Forest's starting pitchers have combined for 105.2 innings with 102 strikeouts and just 43 earned runs allowed.
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The Demon Deacons have been able to rely on their bullpen as four relievers have given up three runs or less this season (10 innings pitched minimum):
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2: Gabe Golob
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In the series opener against No. 6 Georgia Tech, the Deacs gave up just three runs, tying the Yellow Jackets' season low. In the series finale against Virginia, the Deacs held the nation's highest scoring offense to just one run, tying Virginia's lowest-scoring performance of the season and marking the second time this year Virginia hasn't scored at least five runs in a game.
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Overall, the Deacs have only conceded 85 earned runs through 25 games (3.40 per game) and have held opponents to five or less runs in all but five games. Their team ERA ranks fourth in the ACC.
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Through the first four games, the Deacs gave up just 11 runs, the fewest number of runs the Deacs have allowed in the first four games in head coach Tom Walter's tenure.
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Four Wake Forest arms have held opponents to a sub-.100 batting average (at least 10 innings minimum):
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Eric Adler- .146 in 11.2 innings
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Crawford Wade- .164 in 15.2 innings
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Gabe Golob - .186 in 17.1 innings
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Camden Minacci- .169 in 20.1 innings
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Heading into Wednesday's game, Wake Forest is fifth in the ACC with a .976 fielding percentage.
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10 Demon Deacons have notched at least 10 base hits this season, led by Brendan Tinsman with 33:
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33- Brendan Tinsman
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32- Nick Kurtz
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32- Pierce Bennett
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25- Brock Wilken
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22- Jake Reinisch
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21- Tommy Hawke
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19- Danny Corona
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13- Chris Katz
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12 Deacs have hit a long fly this season, led by Brendan Tinsman with eight.
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7- Nick Kurtz
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6- Brock Wilken
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Wake Forest used six runs in the sixth inning to power past Coastal Carolina for their 15th non-conference victory of the season the 13th inning Wake Forest has scored at least five runs:
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Feb. 18: Lafayette- 16 runs (fifth inning)
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Feb. 18: Lafayette- 8 runs (sixth inning)
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Feb. 22: UNCG- 6 runs (first inning)
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Feb. 22: UNCG- 6 runs (third inning)
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Feb. 22: UNCG- 6 runs (eighth inning)
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Feb. 25: NJIT- 6 runs (second inning)
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Feb. 25: NJIT- 6 runs (seventh inning)
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Feb. 26: NJIT- 5 runs (seventh inning)
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March 1: Elon- 5 runs (seventh inning)
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March 15: WCU- 7 runs (third inning)
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March 19: Georgia Tech- 12 runs (fifth inning)
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March 22: Liberty- 5 runs (ninth inning)
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March 30: Coastal Carolina- 6 runs (sixth inning)
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On Deck
The Demon Deacons remain on the road with a trip to Elon, N.C. to finish their season series against Elon on Tuesday, April 6 at 6 p.m.
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