Sunday, March 3
Winston-Salem, NC
2 p.m.
Wake Forest University
vs
Elon
No. 1 Wake Forest Opens Seven-Game Homestand on Friday
2/29/2024 4:16:00 PM | Baseball
The Demon Deacons are primed for a three-game weekend set against a trio of non-conference opponents.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Off to a perfect 6-0 start at home, the No. 1 Wake Forest baseball team is set to host non-conference opponents Binghamton, Valparaiso and Elon from March 1-3 at David. F Couch Ballpark.
First pitch for Friday's match against the Bearcats is now set for 11 a.m., while Saturday and Sunday's games are slated for 4 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
All three games can be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Ticket Information
Tickets for all three games this weekend can be purchased here for as low as $5. All parking at David F. Couch Ballpark is sold out for the 2024 season! Complimentary parking is available at McCreary Tower and Allegacy Stadium on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For those who have purchased season parking at David F. Couch Ballpark, your spot will be guaranteed. No additional parking will be sold in the David F. Couch Ballpark lot on gameday for the remainder of the season.
Promotions
Opponent and Series History
This is just the fourth all-time meeting with Binghampton in Wake Forest's history. Last year, the Demon Deacons shutout the Bearcats with a 6-0 victory on Feb. 24. The only other two meetings between the schools came in 1947 and 1948 as Binghamton took both.
The Demon Deacons are 2-0 against Valparaiso all-time, with the two meetings coming on March 6-7 of 2012.
Wake Forest and Elon have met 55 times before, with the Deacs holding a 32-23 ledger over the Phoenix. The two schools split the season series last year, as Wake Forest earned a 20-0 victory over Elon at home on March 21 before dropping the road clash, 5-3, on April 4.
Dominant Pitching
Getting on Base
Last Time Out
Highlighted by freshman Haiden Leffew's first career victory, the No. 1 Wake Forest baseball team picked up its first road win of the season as it defeated the North Carolina A&T Aggies, 12-1, at World War Memorial Stadium Tuesday night (Feb. 27).
Leffew finished the game with five strikeouts and allowed just two hits and a walk through five innings of work. He became the first freshman Demon Deacon (7-1) to record a victory since Josh Hartle in 2022. Of note, Wake Forest starters are now 7-0 on the year and have a combined 1.31 ERA through eight games.
For the second-consecutive outing, junior William Ray went two scoreless innings in relief. He retired all six batters he faced and punched out two. So far this season, he has allowed just one run in 7.1 innings pitched (1.23 ERA) with nine strikeouts to one walk.
Freshman duo Cam Nelson and Josh Gunther went 1.1 scoreless innings before sophomore Will Gervase retired the final two batters in his Wake Forest debut.
For the second-consecutive game, all nine Demon Deacons reached base at least once. Sophomore Jack Winnay launched his team-high fourth home run in as many games as the left fielder finished 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and is now batting .348 on the year.
Sophomore Marek Houston and graduate transfer Adam Tellier recorded two doubles apiece in the first two spots in the order. It marked Houston's first-career two-double game and Tellier's second of the season. As a team, Wake Forest tied a season-high with six doubles.
Accessibility Information
Wake Forest Athletics strives to provide content at games, social media and on GoDeacs.com that is accessible to all people. In the continued effort to improve accessibility of the technology and digital content at tomorrow's game, fans can access closed captions here for the public address announcer and in-venue content.
Wake Forest Athletics is always open to learning about new ideas and ways we can improve. Please report accessibility challenges, identify content you find inaccessible, or give us general feedback at pantagw@wfu.edu.
Multiple Safety Enhancements Added at David F. Couch Ballpark
To make it easier for all fans to get to their seats handrails have been installed in all stadium aisles at The Couch. During the 2024 season, the protective netting will be extended out to cover all fans in general admission seating from potential balls leaving the playing field. Additional security cameras will be added to ensure the safety of fans attending games this season. For a full list of upgrades to The Couch, click here.
Dominant At The Couch
Deacon Nation showed tremendous support at David F. Couch Ballpark in 2023 as last year's season attendance of 57,814 fans set a new program record. Fans have kept the momentum rolling, already setting a new season ticket record for the 2024 season that more than quadrupled the 2023 season ticket number. In front of a regular season record-breaking crowd of 3,514 at David F. Couch Ballpark, the No.1 Wake Forest baseball team cruised to an Opening Night victory over Fordham, 9-3, last Friday night. With a clear home-field advantage, Wake has gone 61-10-1 at The Couch since the beginning of the 2022 season, including a stellar 29-3 mark on their way to a program-record 54 wins in 2023.
What's Back?
Wake Forest will have a lot of new faces across the diamond when they take the field on Friday evening. At the dish, the Demon Deacons return 563 of 2269 (24.8%) at-bats led by Marek Houston (218 ABs ) and Nick Kurtz (190 ABs), while Jake Reinisch (73 ABs) and Chris Katz (63 ABs) will take on elevated roles in the lineup. On the mound, Wake Forest brings back 220.1 of 581.2 (37.9%) innings thrown, led by Friday night starter Josh Hartle's 102.1 during his sophomore campaign.
What's New?
Wake Forest returns just 14 lettermen to the 40-man roster and will rely heavily on the 26 new faces that comprise Team 110. Part of the reload includes the No. 1 transfer class by D1 Baseball with five top transfers in Tate Ballestero, Chase Burns, David Falco, Seaver King and Adam Tellier. Wake Forest freshman class came in at No. 31 by Perfect Game and includes three top 200 pitchers in Haiden Leffew, Blake Morningstar and Brody Shawn.
2024 Wake Forest Baseball Tickets
Claim your spot at David F. Couch Ballpark for what is shaping up to be another exciting season on the diamond!
Single-game tickets for the full home schedule are available now. Non-conference tickets start at $5 and ACC tickets start at $10.
This season you can also purchase 10 FLEX vouchers to use on reserved or bleacher general admission seats. Vouchers can only be purchased in multiples of 10. FLEX vouchers may not be purchased or redeemed at the ticket office on game day. They MUST be redeemed at least 2 hours before the current game. The Friday and Saturday games against North Carolina, Florida State and Clemson are not available to redeem through FLEX.
New for the 2024 baseball season, Wake Forest University faculty and staff members will be required to claim complimentary general admission single game tickets for themselves and their immediate families at the David F. Couch Ballpark ticket office on the day of the game beginning 90 minutes prior to first pitch. Staff members may only claim up to four (4) complimentary tickets. With multiple sellouts expected this season, general admission seating will be limited and tickets are based on availability.
Tickets for the 2024 Wake Forest baseball season tickets are on sale now by calling the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 or by clicking here.
Up Next
Wake Forest will continue its homestand with a midweek game against Georgetown on Tuesday, March 5 at 4 p.m. For those unable to attend the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |
First pitch for Friday's match against the Bearcats is now set for 11 a.m., while Saturday and Sunday's games are slated for 4 p.m. and 2 p.m., respectively.
All three games can be streamed on ACC Network Extra. Stay tuned to the Demon Deacons social media accounts (@WakeBaseball) for all in-game updates and information.
Ticket Information
Tickets for all three games this weekend can be purchased here for as low as $5. All parking at David F. Couch Ballpark is sold out for the 2024 season! Complimentary parking is available at McCreary Tower and Allegacy Stadium on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For those who have purchased season parking at David F. Couch Ballpark, your spot will be guaranteed. No additional parking will be sold in the David F. Couch Ballpark lot on gameday for the remainder of the season.
Promotions
- Sunday, March 3
- Kids Run the Bases
Opponent and Series History
This is just the fourth all-time meeting with Binghampton in Wake Forest's history. Last year, the Demon Deacons shutout the Bearcats with a 6-0 victory on Feb. 24. The only other two meetings between the schools came in 1947 and 1948 as Binghamton took both.
The Demon Deacons are 2-0 against Valparaiso all-time, with the two meetings coming on March 6-7 of 2012.
Wake Forest and Elon have met 55 times before, with the Deacs holding a 32-23 ledger over the Phoenix. The two schools split the season series last year, as Wake Forest earned a 20-0 victory over Elon at home on March 21 before dropping the road clash, 5-3, on April 4.
Dominant Pitching
- Over the first eight games of the season, the Wake Forest starting rotation has been lights out, posting a perfect 7-0 record with an outstanding 1.61 ERA and a 4.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
- Starter W/L IP ERA Ks BBs Hits WHIP
- Josh Hartle 2-0 11.2 1.54 10 2 8 0.89
- Chase Burns 2-0 11.1 2.38 18 5 7 1.08
- Michael Massey 2-0 7.0 1.29 13 2 2 0.57
- Haiden Leffew 1-0 9.0 2.00 13 4 4 0.89
- Totals 7-0 39.0 1.31 54 13 21 0.87
- Additionally, the Demon Deacons rank in the top five of the conference in multiple pitching categories.
- Stat Value ACC Rank Natl. Rank
- Hits allowed/9 5.22 1st 3rd
- WHIP 0.94 1st 3rd
- K/BB Ratio 3.68 1st 12th
- BB allowed/9 3.26 1st 29th
- ERA 2.87 2nd 15th
- K/9 12.0 3rd 13th
Getting on Base
- With 68 walks drawn at the plate this season, the Demon Deacons rank first in the ACC and eighth in the nation in free passes. Additionally, four Demon Deacons rank inside the top 12 of the conference in bases on balls, with junior Nick Kurtz leading the charge with 11. Of note, Kurtz has drawn four walks in two of the last three games heading into the weekend. He also currently sits at fifth all-time in Wake Forest history with 122 walks for his career.
- Player BB ACC Rank Natl. Rank
- Nick Kurtz 11 1st 14th
- Adam Tellier 10 6th 34th
- Marek Houston 8 12th 106th
- Jake Reinisch 8 12th 106th
Last Time Out
Highlighted by freshman Haiden Leffew's first career victory, the No. 1 Wake Forest baseball team picked up its first road win of the season as it defeated the North Carolina A&T Aggies, 12-1, at World War Memorial Stadium Tuesday night (Feb. 27).
Leffew finished the game with five strikeouts and allowed just two hits and a walk through five innings of work. He became the first freshman Demon Deacon (7-1) to record a victory since Josh Hartle in 2022. Of note, Wake Forest starters are now 7-0 on the year and have a combined 1.31 ERA through eight games.
For the second-consecutive outing, junior William Ray went two scoreless innings in relief. He retired all six batters he faced and punched out two. So far this season, he has allowed just one run in 7.1 innings pitched (1.23 ERA) with nine strikeouts to one walk.
Freshman duo Cam Nelson and Josh Gunther went 1.1 scoreless innings before sophomore Will Gervase retired the final two batters in his Wake Forest debut.
For the second-consecutive game, all nine Demon Deacons reached base at least once. Sophomore Jack Winnay launched his team-high fourth home run in as many games as the left fielder finished 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs and is now batting .348 on the year.
Sophomore Marek Houston and graduate transfer Adam Tellier recorded two doubles apiece in the first two spots in the order. It marked Houston's first-career two-double game and Tellier's second of the season. As a team, Wake Forest tied a season-high with six doubles.
Accessibility Information
Wake Forest Athletics strives to provide content at games, social media and on GoDeacs.com that is accessible to all people. In the continued effort to improve accessibility of the technology and digital content at tomorrow's game, fans can access closed captions here for the public address announcer and in-venue content.
Wake Forest Athletics is always open to learning about new ideas and ways we can improve. Please report accessibility challenges, identify content you find inaccessible, or give us general feedback at pantagw@wfu.edu.
Multiple Safety Enhancements Added at David F. Couch Ballpark
To make it easier for all fans to get to their seats handrails have been installed in all stadium aisles at The Couch. During the 2024 season, the protective netting will be extended out to cover all fans in general admission seating from potential balls leaving the playing field. Additional security cameras will be added to ensure the safety of fans attending games this season. For a full list of upgrades to The Couch, click here.
Dominant At The Couch
Deacon Nation showed tremendous support at David F. Couch Ballpark in 2023 as last year's season attendance of 57,814 fans set a new program record. Fans have kept the momentum rolling, already setting a new season ticket record for the 2024 season that more than quadrupled the 2023 season ticket number. In front of a regular season record-breaking crowd of 3,514 at David F. Couch Ballpark, the No.1 Wake Forest baseball team cruised to an Opening Night victory over Fordham, 9-3, last Friday night. With a clear home-field advantage, Wake has gone 61-10-1 at The Couch since the beginning of the 2022 season, including a stellar 29-3 mark on their way to a program-record 54 wins in 2023.
What's Back?
Wake Forest will have a lot of new faces across the diamond when they take the field on Friday evening. At the dish, the Demon Deacons return 563 of 2269 (24.8%) at-bats led by Marek Houston (218 ABs ) and Nick Kurtz (190 ABs), while Jake Reinisch (73 ABs) and Chris Katz (63 ABs) will take on elevated roles in the lineup. On the mound, Wake Forest brings back 220.1 of 581.2 (37.9%) innings thrown, led by Friday night starter Josh Hartle's 102.1 during his sophomore campaign.
What's New?
Wake Forest returns just 14 lettermen to the 40-man roster and will rely heavily on the 26 new faces that comprise Team 110. Part of the reload includes the No. 1 transfer class by D1 Baseball with five top transfers in Tate Ballestero, Chase Burns, David Falco, Seaver King and Adam Tellier. Wake Forest freshman class came in at No. 31 by Perfect Game and includes three top 200 pitchers in Haiden Leffew, Blake Morningstar and Brody Shawn.
2024 Wake Forest Baseball Tickets
Claim your spot at David F. Couch Ballpark for what is shaping up to be another exciting season on the diamond!
Single-game tickets for the full home schedule are available now. Non-conference tickets start at $5 and ACC tickets start at $10.
This season you can also purchase 10 FLEX vouchers to use on reserved or bleacher general admission seats. Vouchers can only be purchased in multiples of 10. FLEX vouchers may not be purchased or redeemed at the ticket office on game day. They MUST be redeemed at least 2 hours before the current game. The Friday and Saturday games against North Carolina, Florida State and Clemson are not available to redeem through FLEX.
New for the 2024 baseball season, Wake Forest University faculty and staff members will be required to claim complimentary general admission single game tickets for themselves and their immediate families at the David F. Couch Ballpark ticket office on the day of the game beginning 90 minutes prior to first pitch. Staff members may only claim up to four (4) complimentary tickets. With multiple sellouts expected this season, general admission seating will be limited and tickets are based on availability.
Tickets for the 2024 Wake Forest baseball season tickets are on sale now by calling the Wake Forest Ticket Office at 336-758-3322 or by clicking here.
Up Next
Wake Forest will continue its homestand with a midweek game against Georgetown on Tuesday, March 5 at 4 p.m. For those unable to attend the game will be streamed on ACCNX.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook |
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