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Wake Forest Opens ACC Tournament Against NC State on Tuesday
5/23/2022 4:50:00 PM | Baseball
The Deacs will take on the Wolfpack for the fourth time in six days as the Deacs capped off its regular season with its first ever three-game sweep in Raleigh on May 19-21.
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CHARLOTTE - The Wake Forest baseball team opens postseason play against Big Four rival NC State on Tuesday, May 24 at 3 p.m. in the first of two pool play games at the 2022 ACC Baseball Tournament at Truist Field in Charlotte.
The Deacs (39-16-1, 15-14-1 ACC), who earned the sixth seed and landed in Pool C, will take on the Wolfpack (33-19, 14-15 ACC) for the fourth time in six days as the Deacs capped off its regular season with its first ever three-game sweep in Raleigh on May 19-21.
First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. and will be live on the Regional Sports Networks. Fans can tune into an audio streaming broadcast through the Wake Forest Athletics app and follow the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Wake Forest returns to the diamond against Miami on Friday, May 27 at 3 p.m. to close out pool play in the first matchup of the season between the two teams.
2022 ACC Tournament Information and Schedule
Pool play games will take place on Tuesday, May 24-Friday, May 27 and will be broadcasted on the Regional Sports Networks and ACC Network Extra.
The team with the best record in each pool will advance to the semifinals, which are scheduled for Saturday, May 28 at 1 and 5 p.m. on ACC Network. If teams are tied at the end of pool competition, the team with the highest seed in the respective pool will advance.
The 2022 ACC Championship is set for Sunday, May 29 at noon on ESPN2.
For more information on the 2022 ACC Tournament, click here. For tickets, click here.
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Last Time Out
The Wake Forest baseball team capped off the 2022 regular season with an ACC series sweep over Big Four rival NC State, shutting out the Wolfpack, 5-0, in the series finale on Saturday, May 21.
The perfect weekend marks Wake Forest's first three-game sweep in Raleigh in program history as well as the Demon Deacons' second conference sweep of the season.
Wake Forest's third-straight outstanding start on the mound jump started the Saturday victory as Teddy McGraw put together the best outing of his collegiate career to earn his fifth win.
McGraw tossed a career-high 7.1 innings, allowing no runs while striking a career-high tying seven batters. The Oneonta, N.Y. native dealt from start to finish, retiring 13-straight batters after conceding a leadoff walk. McGraw struck out four of the first seven batters of the game and faced the minimum in four innings, retiring the Wolfpack in order in the second, third, fourth and seventh innings. The sophomore didn't give up a hit until the sixth inning, allowing just one hit and two walks overall.
Over the course of the weekend, the Demon Deacons allowed just four runs, the lowest number of runs given up in an ACC series since Boston College in 2018 (one run).
Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament
The Demon Deacons have won the ACC tournament title four times in program history, highlighted by three championships in a four-year span (1977, 1998, 1999 and 2001).
Wake Forest and NC State have squared off 15 times at the ACC Tournament prior to this year's matchup, walking away victorious in seven of the matchups.
Regular Season Highlights
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Ended the regular season with 39 wins, tying the 1999 Demon Deacons for the second-most regular season wins in program history.
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Increased their win total by 19 games from last season (39 wins to 20 wins), the largest year-to-year turnaround in program history
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Posted the program's 75th winning season as well as the 25th 30-win season
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Finished tied for the second-most wins in the conference, while leading the ACC's Atlantic division
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Currently ranks 11th in the RPI, the fourth-highest in the ACC
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Complied a 24-2 record in non-conference play, tying for the best non-league winning percentage in the nation
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Won four ACC series this season, claiming the first two games at Georgia Tech as well as against Boston College before sweeping Big Four rivals Duke (first time since 2008) and NC State (first time ever).
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Reached 30 wins in just 43 games, the fourth-fastest in program history and the fastest since 2017
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Posted 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.
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Gave up just 11 runs through the first four games, 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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Held ACC opponents to three runs or less in 13 games
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Finished with one of the best offenses in the entire nation, ranking in the top-10 of every category while leading the conference in on-base percentage, runs and walks.
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Walks- second in nation, first in ACC
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Batting Average- sixth in nation, second in ACC
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Hits- fourth in the nation, second in the ACC
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Home Runs- sixth in the nation, second in the ACC
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On-Base Percentage- second in the nation, first in the ACC
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Runs- fourth in the nation, first in the ACC
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Slugging Percentage- eighth in the nation, second in the ACC
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Set multiple offensive program records:
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Home runs (107)
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Walks (347)
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20-run games (four)
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20-run games in ACC play (two)
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Runs in ACC game (27)
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Hits in an ACC game (28)
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Earned six wins against top-15 opponents
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Then-No. 8 Florida State
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Then-No. 6 Georgia Tech twice
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Then-No.15 Liberty
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Then-No. 10 Virginia
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Then-No. 5 Louisville
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Earned six wins during the regular season to become the 12th freshman in program history to reel in six victories in a season
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One of four pitchers in program history to make 13 starts as a freshman
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Leads Wake Forest in batting average (.375) and on-base percentage (.505) These numbers rank second in the league in on-base while sitting sixth in average.
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Ranks second in the league in on-base, while ranking sixth in average
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Holds the second-highest batting average (.406) and on-base percentage (.525) in conference play
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Leads the Deacs in stolen bases with seven
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Ranks in the top five in Wake Forest history in home runs (tied for third), runs (second), walks (second) and RBIs (fifth) by a Demon Deacon freshman
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Ranks second on team with 47 walks, .665 slugging percentage, .496 on-base percentage, third with a .357 batting average, fourth with 65 hits and 121 bases
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Leads the ACC with a .422 batting average and .548 on-base percentage in conference play
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Has the second-highest OPS (1.254) and fifth-highest slugging percentage (.706) in conference play
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Named ACC Pitcher of the Year, a First Team All-ACC selection and Pitcher of the Week (May 23)
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Finished the regular season as one of 10 pitchers in Wake Forest history to reach 10 wins
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Became the first Demon Deacon to throw a complete game since 2017, going the distance on 87 pitches at NC State
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His 10 wins are currently tied for an ACC best, while ranking second in ERA (2.45), second in innings pitched (88) and third in strikeouts (78)
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Ranks in the top 10 in WHIP (fifth), walks allowed per nine innings (seventh) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (eighth).
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Named to the Pitcher of the Year Midseason Watch List
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Earned a career-high five wins, holding opponents to a batting average of just .203, the lowest among weekend rotation
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Struck out 54 batters while only allowing six earned runs in 40.2 innings
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His career-high strikeout number ranks third on the team, while sporting the lowest ERA (1.33) on the squad.
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Ranks sixth in conference in saves
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Named to the Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
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Has hit the second-most home runs in a single season by a Demon Deacon ever, entering postseason just two homers away from tying the record
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His 22 home runs rank fourth in the ACC and 12th in the nation
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Posted a career year, posting bests in every offensive category
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Tied for an ACC best in base runners caught stealing
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Set career bests in batting average (.314), hits (69), home runs (14), walks (40), triples (4), RBIs (63), slugging (.586), on-base (.421) and stolen bases (5)
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Reached a career milestone against Longwood, registering his 100th career hit with his three-run home run to end the second game of the double header
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Posted career highs in hits (60), home runs (19), RBIs (68), doubles (13), runs (53) and walks (34) this season
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On Deck
Wake Forest returns to the diamond against Miami on Friday, May 27 at 3 p.m. to close out pool play in the first matchup of the season between the two teams.
The game will be broadcasted live on Regional Sports Networks.
The winner of Pool C will advance to the semifinals and face off with the winner of Pool B at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28.
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