Saturday, March 18
Winston-Salem, N.C.
12:00 p.m.

Wake Forest University

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Notre Dame

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No. 4 Wake Forest Hosts Notre Dame in First ACC Home Series

3/16/2023 6:00:00 PM | Baseball

Wake Forest has found success in contests inside The Couch over the last two seasons, posting a 38-7-1 record and outscoring opponents, 446-163, in home games since last year.

By: Ryan Sosic

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – For the first time since March 5, the No. 4 Wake Forest baseball team returns to David F. Couch Ballpark to take on Notre Dame in its first home ACC series of the season on March 17-19. 

Wake Forest (16-2, 2-1 ACC) has won 16 of its first 18 games for the first time since 2002 and just the third time in program history. Currently, the Deacs are one of six teams in the nation with at least 16 wins this year.

Wake Forest has found success in contests inside The Couch over the last two seasons, posting a 38-7-1 record and outscoring opponents, 446-163, in home games since last year. 

The Deacs claimed its first ACC series victory of the season last weekend against Duke inside Durham Bulls Athletic Park, taking the first and final contest of the three-game set against its Big-Four rival. 

Fast starts have been one of the major factors to Wake Forest's early success this year as the Deacs have outscored opponents 87-23 in the opening three innings this season. 

Wake Forest's conference home opener is slated for a Noon first pitch on Friday, March 17 on ACC Network Extra. 

The Deacs and Fighting Irish will hit the diamond at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 18 live on ACC Network, Wake Forest's first national television broadcast of the season. 

The series will wrap up on Sunday, March 19 at 1 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. 

Additionally, fans can tune into an audio streaming broadcast through the Wake Forest Athletics app for all three games. 

Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information. 

Tickets/Fan Information

  • Deacon Nation and college baseball fans across the state of North Carolina will have the opportunity to select from various season-ticket packages that include general admission options, reserved chairback seating, as well as multiple premium season ticket options to catch all 33 home contests inside David F. Couch Ballpark. Click here for all the exciting season ticket opportunities. 

  • Single-game offerings include general admission, reserved chairback, premium reserve chairback premium high tops and premium third base loge box ticketing options. Click here for all the exciting single-game ticket opportunities. 

  • Currently, there is no tailgating prior to Wake Forest baseball games in the upper lot of David F. Couch Ballpark. Fans who wish to tailgate are asked to use the McCreary Lot behind the Truist Field video board. 

Promotions

  • Friday, March 17th

    • Rally towels (first 200 fans)

  • Saturday, March 18th

    • Jersey Koozies (first 300 fans)

  • Sunday, March 19th

    • Kids Run the Bases

    • Trading card giveaway (first 100 fans)

Deacs in the Polls

  • No. 4 - D1Baseball

  • No. 4 - USA Today's Coaches Poll

  • No. 5 - Perfect Game

  • No. 5 - Baseball America

  • No. 5 - Collegiate Baseball

  • No. 5 - NCBWA

Wake Forest Honors

  • Adam Cecere

    • ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 27)

  • Josh Hartle

    • Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (March 6)

  • Nick Kurtz

    • ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 20)

    • D1 Baseball Player of the Week (Feb. 20)

    • Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 20)

    • Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List

    • D1Baseball First Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-America

    • Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC

  • Rhett Lowder

    • Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List

    • Collegiate Baseball First Team Preseason All-America 

    • D1Baseball First Team Preseason All-America

    • NCBWA First Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game First Team Preseason All-America

    • Baseball America First Team Preseason All-America

    • D1Baseball Preseason ACC Pitcher of the Year

    • Perfect Game Preseason ACC Pitcher of the Year

    • Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC

  • Teddy McGraw

    • Perfect Game Third Team Preseason All-America

    • Prospects Live Third Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC

  • Camden Minacci

    • D1Baseball Third Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Third Team Preseason All-America

  • Sean Sullivan

    • ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 27)

    • Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 27)

    • ACC Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 20)

    • Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week (Feb. 20)

  • Brock Wilken

    • Collegiate Baseball Second Team Preseason All-America

    • NCBWA Second Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Second Team Preseason All-America

    • Prospects Live Second Team Preseason All-America

    • Baseball America Third Team Preseason All-America

    • Perfect Game Preseason All-ACC

Opponent/Series History                                                                                                                      
The Demon Deacons and Fighting Irish have split the previous 28 meetings between the two teams. 

Best Start in 20 Years

  • Wake Forest has won 16 of its first 18 games for the first time since 2002 and just the third time in program history. Currently, the Deacs are one of six teams in the nation with at least 16 wins this year. 

    • Best Starts in Program History through 18 Games: 

      • 18-0: 1949

      • 17-1: N/A

      • 16-2: 2023, 2002

  • Wake Forest started the year 13-0, joining the 1949 Deacs, who hold the program's best open to a campaign at 20-0, as the only teams in school history to win its first 13 games.

    • Best Starts in Program History:

      • 13-0: 2023, 1949

      • 14-0: 1949

      • 15-0: 1949

      • 16-0: 1949

      • 17-0: 1949

      • 18-0: 1949

      • 19-0: 1949

      • 20-0: 1949

  • Wake Forest's 13-straight wins this season was the longest winning streak overall since the Deacs won 15 in a row during the 2012 season. 

Pitching Thriving Early

  • Wake Forest's pitching staff  has impressed in its first 18 games as 16 arms hit the mound throughout the opening slate. 

  • The Demon Deacon pitching staff leads the nation in strikeouts and strikeouts-per-nine innings, while ranking first in the ACC in ERA, strikeout-to-walk ratio, WHIP and walks-per-nine innings.

    Category National ACC
    Strikeouts (235) 1 1
    K-per-Nine (13.4) 1 1
    ERA (2.45) 4 1
    K-BB Ratio (5.11) 3 1
    WHIP (.97) 3 1
    BB-Per-Nine (5.11) 5 1
    Hits-Per-Nine (6.09) 4 2

  • Wake Forest has fanned double-digit batters in 14 of its first 18 games this season and have held opponents to three runs or less in 12 games. Overall as a staff, the Deacs have averaged 13.1 strikeouts per game this season while averaging just over two walks per game. 

  • Every pitcher who has tossed at least five innings this season has held opponents to a .250 batting average or lower. 

Rake Forest

  • Wake Forest's offense has been on a tear to open the new season as the Deacs lead the nation and conference in multiple categories. The Deacs lead the nation in walks with 143, 10 more than the next closest team. Additionally, Wake Forest is the ACC leader in runs and on-base percentage. 

    Category National ACC
    Walks (143) 1 1
    Runs (195) 3 1
    On-Base % (.454) 5 1
    HRs (38) 8 2
    Sacrifice Flies (9) 55 2
    Slugging % (.563) 17 3
    Hits (195) 14 4
    Average (.313) 29 5

  • Nine Deacs have launched a long fly, headlined by Brock Wilken with 13 (tied for the most in the nation), Adam Cecere with ninth (tied for eighth in the nation), Nick Kurtz with six, Justin Johnson with three and Pierce Bennett and Danny Corona with two.

  • Tommy Hawke capped off Wake Forest's eight-run first inning in Wake Forest's first midweek game of the season with the Demon Deacons' first inside-the-park home run since 2016.  

  • Wake Forest's comeback victory against Youngstown State was fueled by 12 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, the most runs in an inning since the top of the fifth in last year's 18-5 victory at Georgia Tech on March 19. Additionally, this is tied for the ninth-highest scoring mark in an inning in the nation. 

  • Overall, Wake Forest has eight players sporting an on-base percentage higher than .400 while seven Deacs have notched at double-digit hits.

  • Wake Forest has reached double-digit hits in 10 of its first 18 games while scoring at least 10 runs in 10 contests.

Protect The Couch

  • Over the last two seasons, Wake Forest has compiled a 38-7-1 record inside David F. Couch Ballpark. 

  • A win on Friday would mark the second-straight season the Deacs have won its first 13 contests at The Couch. 

  • Overall, the Deacs have outscored opponents, 446-163, at The Couch since last year. 

Run Differential Driving Deacs

  • Wake Forest has outscored opponents by double-digits in six innings this season.

    • Wake Forest Scoring Summary by Inning (Wake Forest-Opponent)

      • First Inning: 39-7

      • Second Inning: 21-9

      • Third Inning: 27-7

      • Fourth Inning: 30-6

      • Fifth Inning: 29-10

      • Sixth Inning: 15-1

      • Seventh Inning: 15-6

      • Eighth Inning: 17-13

      • Ninth Inning: 2-3

  • Overall, the Deacs are outscoring opponents by a 195-62 mark. 

  • Wake Forest's +7.4 run differential per game is good for the fourth-highest in the nation. 

  • Wake Forest's 133-point differential through 18 games is the largest mark in Coach Walter's 14-year tenure and is believed to be the largest differential through 18 games in program history. 

Weekend Rotation Shoving

  • Wake Forest's starting weekend rotation of Rhett Lowder, Sean Sullivan and Josh Hartle has been lights out to open the 2023 season. 

  • Through the first four weekends, the trio has posted nine wins with a combined ERA of 1.74 in 67.1 innings. Lowder, Sullivan and Hartle have combined to strike out 111 batters while allowing just 13 earned runs and walking just 12 batters.

  • All three rank in top 10 among ACC in foes in almost every pitching category:

    Lowder Sullivan Hartle
    ERA 11th (1.88) 8th (1.83) 6th (1.52)
    K-BB Ratio 3rd (8.00) 4th (7.80) 2nd (13.33)
    Strikeouts  5th (32) 2nd (39) 1st (40)
    Ks-Per-9 12th (12.00) 2nd (17.85) 3rd (15.21)
    WHIP 10th (.96) 1st (.66) 5th (.89)
    BBs-Per-9 4th (1.50) N/A 3rd (1.14)
    Wins  5th (3) 15th (2) 1st (4)

Patience at Plate Paying Dividends 

  • Wake Forest has been patient at the plate as the Deacs have been walked 143 times, the most in the nation by 10.

  • The Deacs have been walked at least 10 times in four games this season. In all of those contests, Wake Forest has scored double-digit runs, while notching double-digit hits third times. 

    Opponent Hits Walks Runs
    Youngstown State 12 14 8
    Cornell 8 11 10
    Coastal Carolina 11 10 11
    Liberty 10 10 12

  • Wake Forest is the one of two schools in the ACC with three players in the top-15 in on-base percentage: 

  • Six Deacs have already reached the double-digit walk mark this season:

  • Overall this season, the Demon Deacons are +97 in walks compared to their opponents.

Hawke 'Em

  • After leading the team with the fourth-highest batting average by a freshman in program history (.380) last year, Tommy Hawke has continued to be impactful at the top of Wake Forest's lineup. • Through 18 games, Hawke leads the ACC with a .591 on-base percentage and 30 runs scored while ranking second with a team-high .478 batting average and 33 hits. 

  • Hawke also ranks in the top 10 among conference competitors in walks (fourth), doubles (fifth) and stolen bases (seventh). 

  • Hawke had the second-longest reached base streak (45 games)  in the nation snapped in Wake Forest's Saturday doubleheader. • Overall, Hawke has reached base safely in 69 of his career 76 appearances and is currently the Division I career leader in on-base percentage (.526) while ranking third in career average (.406). 

  • In Wake Forest's 18-1 victory against Towson on Feb. 25 Hawke notched a career-high five hits. 

Lowder Day

  • Unanimous Preseason All-American and 2022 ACC Pitcher of the Year Rhett Lowder has totaled a 1.88 ERA through 24 innings to go along with 32 strikeouts, 19 hits, four walks and five earned runs conceded this season.

  • Heading into his fifth start this weekend, Lowder ranks in the top 10 of the ACC in strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts, victories, walks-per-nine and WHIP. 

  • Over the course of his career, Lowder has won 18 games and sits just four victories away from entering the top 10 in Wake Forest history for career wins.

  • The Albemarle, N.C. native is currently 20 Ks away from entering the top 10 in Demon Deacon history after striking out a career-high 105 batters in 2022, the 10th most in program history. 

  • Lowder earned his third win of his junior season as the Reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year tossed seven scoreless frames while striking out eight Mastodon batters in Wake Forest's last home Friday contest. This marked the fifth career scoreless outing from the Wake Forest righthander.

  • Lowder earned win number two of the season after retiring the 16-straight batters, including a series of three-up, three-down innings against Binghamton on Friday, Feb. 24 . In the top of the fifth inning, Lowder tallied his seventh strikeout of the contest which marked the 200th strikeout of his Demon Deacon career. The strikeout completed an immaculate inning by the right hander.

  • In his first appearance of 2023, Lowder struck out 10 batters in five innings, the fifth double-digit strikeout performance of his career (NJIT-Feb. 25, 2022, Clemson-April 15, 2022, Louisville-May 6, 2022 and Coastal Carolina-Feb. 23, 2021). 

  • In 2022, Lowder became the first Demon Deacon in program history to be named ACC Pitcher of the Year, the third Unanimous All-American in program history and the first Demon Deacon ever to be named a finalist for the Collegiate Pitcher of the Year Award. 

  • Lowder finished his sophomore season with a 11-3 record in 99.1 innings, becoming just the fifth pitcher in program history and the first since 2002 to reach 11 victories in a season. 

  • Lowder ended the regular season as the only pitcher in the ACC to rank in the top three in wins, strikeouts, ERA and innings pitched while also ranking in the top 10 in WHIP (fourth), walks allowed per nine innings (seventh) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (seventh) heading into the NCAA Tournament.

  • In conference play, Lowder registered the lowest ERA (2.60) and the most innings (65.2) in addition to the second-most victories (six). 

  • In Wake Forest's final regular season series, Lowder threw the first complete game by a Demon Deacon since 2017 on just 87 pitches, striking out six batters while allowing just five hits and no walks against NC State (May 19).

  • Lowder's 2022 Season Breakdown

    • Entered the NCAA Tournament as one of four pitchers in the nation with 11 wins, which was also an ACC best.

    • Went at least six innings in 11 of his 16 starts

    • Allowed three earned runs or less in 15 of his 16 starts

    • Walked two batters or less in 13 appearances

    • Fanned double-digit batters in three games, matching his career-high of 11 strikeouts against NJIT (Feb. 25), Clemson (April 15) and Louisville (May 6)

    • Started the season a perfect 5-0, highlighted by conference wins in the series openers against nationally-ranked Florida State (March 11) and nationally-ranked Georgia Tech (March 18)            

Wilken Looks to Climb Charts

  • After setting career highs in hits (69). home runs (23), RBIs (77) and doubles (13) in 2022, Brock Wilken looks to cement himself as one of the best hitters in Wake Forest history this season. 

  • With his 13th home run of the season on Wednesday night at Liberty, Wilken is tied for the nation's lead in HRs and has hit the most career long flies among active players in Division I baseball. 

  • After hitting the most home runs by a Demon Deacon in their first two seasons ever, Wilken has hit 53 home runs in his career, which is the third-most by a Demon Deacon ever as the Valrico, Fla. native is just six home runs away from breaking the program record.

    • Wake Forest Career Home Runs

      • 1. Jamie D'Antona 2001-03 58

      • 2. Jake Austin 1989-92 55

      • 3.  Brock Wilken 2021-Pres. 53

      • 4.  Allan Dykstra 2006-08 49

      • 5.  Chris Kowilcik 1989-92 47

      •      Kevin Bunn 1981-84 47 

      •      Brick Smith 1978-81 47

      • 8. Bill Merrifield 1981-83 45

      • 9.  Dave Lardieri1994-97 42

  • Wilken has been off to a scorching start at the plate, posting a .357 average with a team best with 13 home runs, 34 RBIs and 66 total bases. 

    Category National  ACC
    Home Runs (13) 1 1
    RBIs (34) 2 1
    Total Bases (66) 4 1
    Runs (29) 4 2
    Slugging % (.943) 8 3
    Walks (16) 47 9
    Hits (25) 87 11

  • The junior has reached base in 17 games this season and tallied a career-high 13 game hit streak this season. Additionally, Wilken has posted a team-high 12 multi-RBI games.

  • Wilken needs 55 more base knocks to join the 200-hit club. 

Nicky Nukes

  • After one of the greatest seasons by a Wake Forest freshman in school history, Nick Kurtz has impressed during the opening slate of games. 

  • Kurtz is currently fourth on the team in average (.354) and third with a .515 on-base percentage. In 14 games, the Lancaster, Pa. native has tallied six multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games. Kurtz heads into midweek action on a 14-game reached base streak.  

  • Currently, Kurtz ranks in the top 15 among Division 1 players in career on-base percentage (ninth) and slugging percentage (11th). 

  • Kurtz earned the first ACC Player of the Week honors of his career after leading Wake Forest at the plate in its perfect 4-0 opening weekend with a team-high tying .500 batting average to go along with a team-high tying six hits, team-high tying four home runs, team-best 10 RBIs and team-best eight runs scored. Additionally, Kurtz led the team with a 1.500 slugging percentage, seven walks and .684 on-base percentage. 

  • In Wake Forest's season opener, Kurtz broke the game open with a grand slam in the second inning before pushing Wake Forest's advantage to 8-0 after another long fly to right field in the bottom of the fourth to tie his career high of two home runs while adding five RBIs total. 

  • In Wake Forest's 8-1 win versus Illinois on Saturday, Kurtz hit another home run while going 2-for-4 with three runs scored and one walk. Kurtz was a catalyst in the Deacs' Sunday Sweep. 

  • In game one against Youngstown State, Kurtz was walked three times and scored one run. 

  • In the second game of the twin bill, Kurtz went 2-for-3 with a home run (fourth of the season), three RBIs, two walks and two runs scored.

  • Kurtz's historic freshman season in 2022 included being named a Freshman All-American by D1Baseball, Perfect Game, Baseball America, the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball while also garnering Third Team All-ACC and ACC All-Freshman Team honors.

  • Kurtz posted one of the best freshman seasons in program history.

  • Kurtz's 2022 Wake Forest Freshman Ranking

    Category Number Rank
    Runs Scored 65 T-1st
    Home Runs 15 T-2nd
    Walks 48 2nd
    RBIs 56 T-2nd
    Hits 69 5th
    Doubles 14 T-9th

  • Overall, Kurtz finished second on the Deacs with 48 walks, a .637 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage while also finishing third in home runs and fourth with a .338 batting average and 130 bases.

  • Much like teammate Tommy Hawke, Kurtz dominated against conference opponents, leading the ACC with a .422 batting average and .548 on-base percentage in conference play. Additionally, the first baseman also posted the second-highest OPS (1.254) and fifth-highest slugging percentage (.706) against ACC foes.

  • Kurtz needs just 16 more base knocks to tally 100 career hits. 

Sully Making Immediate Impact

  • Sean Sullivan has made an immediate impact in the Old Gold and Black, registering a 1.83 ERA in 19.2 innings to go along with 39 strikeouts, four earned runs and five walks allowed. Additionally, opponents are batting just .114 against the lefthander. For his efforts to open the season, Sullivan received back-to-back ACC Pitcher and Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week honors to open the season. 

  • The lefthander leads the conference in WHIP (.66) while ranking in the top 10 in ERA, strikeout-to-walk ratio, strikeouts and strikeouts-per-nine innings.  

  • Sullivan earned his second win of the 2023 season, tossing five innings while striking out 10, his third-straight double-digit strikeout performance to open the season. 

  • Sullivan began his outing by retiring the side in back-to-back innings, fanning five of the first six batters he faced. The reigning two-time ACC Pitcher of the Week ended his performance with a pair of strikeouts to reach the double-digit mark and secure his third perfect frame. 

  • Behind another electric outing from Sullivan, Wake Forest defeated Mount St. Mary's 18-2 in the opening game of the second weekend. Sullivan retired the first 16 batters of the game and had a perfect game through 5.1 innings. Overall, Sullivan punched out 11 and allowed just one baserunner in his six hitless innings of work.

  • Sullivan impressed in his Demon Deacon debut in Wake Forest's 8-1 victory against Illinois on Saturday as the Andover, Mass. native struck out 10 batters while allowing just two hits and one walk in four scoreless innings to earn the save.

  • Sullivan tallied at least two strikeouts in all four innings, highlighted by his trio of punchouts in the seventh and ninth. Additionally, Sullivan didn't allow more than one base runner in all four relief frames. 

  • Sullivan and Rhett Lowder combined for 20 strikeouts in the game, the most strikeouts by a Wake Forest Saturday in almost two years (Coastal Carolina-Feb. 23, 2021).

Hartle Continues to Deal in Year Two

  • Josh Hartle has accumulated a 1.52 ERA through 23.2 innings to go along with 40 strikeouts, just 15 away from recording a new career best. The lefthander has allowed just four earned runs and has only walked three batters. Hartle is just one of four ACC pitchers with four victories this season. 

  • Currently, Hartle is the ACC leader in strikeouts (40) and ranks in the top five in strikeout-to-walk ratio (second), strikeouts-per-nine (third), walks-per-nine (third) and WHIP (fifth). 

  • In his career, Hartle has allowed two runs or less in 11 of his 15 starts. 

  • Hartle has struck out at least 10 batters in three of his four starts this season and has walked more than one batter in just one of his outings. In each of his first three appearances, Hartle either set or tied his previous career-high strikeout mark. 

  • Against Cornell on Sunday, March 5, Hartle posted the best outing of his career, fanning a career-high 12 batters in a career-high tying seven innings. 

  • The Sunday prior, Hartle fanned a then-career high 11 batters in six innings while allowing no earned runs and no walks for his second victory of 2023. Hartle struckout multiple batters in his last four innings, highlighted by a trio of punchouts in the fourth and sixth.

  • Hartle became just the second pitcher in Wake Forest history to make 14 starts as a freshman in 2022 as well as the sixth Deac in program history to earn seven victories of the season (second most on the 2022 squad). 

Certified Stopper Camden Minacci

  • A staple out of Wake Forest's bullpen the last two seasons, Camden Minacci earned saves in each of Wake Forest's wins in its ACC-opening series, increasing his season total to four. Minacci is just two saves away from tying his career high in saves in a single season. 

  • Over the course of his career, Minacci has registered 12 saves as the Tampa, Fla. native moved into a tie for the eighth-most saves in program history. Additionally, this mark is good for 18th among active players in Division I baseball. 

    • Most Saves by a Demon Deacon

      • 1. Dave Bush 1999-02 38

      • 2. Michael Dimock 2009-12 19

      • 3. Keith Ksansnak 1983-86 17

      • 4. Ben Hunter 2006-08 16

      •     Bret Wagner 1992-94 16

      •     Buddy Jenkins 1987-91 16

      • 7. Frank Humber 1986-89 15

      • 8. Camden Minacci 2021-pres. 12 

      •     Chuck Irving 1976-77 12

      •      Aaron Fossas 2012-16 12

  • In 2022, the Tampa, Fla. native made 30 appearances out of the bullpen, which was tied for the most on squad, and tossed a career-high 45.1 innings with a career-high 59 strikeouts, good for third on the team, and an ERA of 2.18, the lowest on the Demon Deacons. 

Cec Bombs

  • Adam Cecere is off to a hot start at the plate, ranking in the top 10 in the ACC in eight offensive categories.

    Category ACC
    HRs (9) 2
    RBIs (29) 2
    Slugging % (.951) 2
    On-Base % (.543) 3
    Runs (28) 3
    Bases (58) 5
    Doubles (7) 5
    Walks (18) 7
    Hits (24) 14

  • Cecere received the first ACC Player of the Week honor of his career after batting .579 over Wake Forest's perfect 5-0 week, recording 11 hits, a team-high 12 RBIs, a team-high tying 11 runs scored, a team-high four doubles, two home runs and four walks. Cecere tallied a team-best 1.105 slugging percentage and .652 on-base percentage.

  • Cecere tallied multi-hits in half of Wake Forest's games, highlighted by a trio of base knocks in back-to-back contests against Binghamton and Towson. Additionally, Cecere has driven in multiple runs in nine games, highlighted by a season-high four RBIs against UNC Greensboro in Wake Forest's midweek game of the season.  

  • Overall, the 2022 team captain is the only Demon Deacon to reach safely in all 18 games, while scoring a run in 13 contests.

On Deck

The Deacs continue its seven-game homestand with a midweek matchup against Elon on Tuesday, March 21 at 6 p.m. 

Fans can tune into a broadcast stream on ACC Network Extra as well as a live radio stream from The Couch. 

Wake Forest will then welcome Miami for its third conference series of the 2023 season on March 24-Match 26 at The Couch. All three games will be broadcasted on ACC Network Extra. 

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