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Wake Forest Secures 5-4 Comeback Victory in Series Opener Over No. 8 Florida State
4/19/2024 11:22:00 PM | Baseball
A two-run eighth inning for the Deacs proved to be the deciding factor in a 5-4 victory over the Seminoles.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Taking the first lead of the night in the eighth inning, the No. 12 ranked Wake Forest baseball team secured a 5-4 victory over No. 8 Florida State on Friday night at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the eighth, Wake Forest was fueled by a four-pitch, bases loaded walk by freshman pinch hitter Antonio Morales before the game-winning run came courtesy a sacrifice fly by graduate transfer Adam Tellier.
Tellier paced the Deacs with a 2-for-4 effort, driving in three of Wake's five runs in the contest with a double in the third, a single back up the middle in the sixth and a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Junior Seaver King and graduate student Mitchell Salvino joined Tellier as Deacs with multi-hit efforts.
On the mound, junior Chase Burns went five innings with eight strikeouts and allowed just three runs. Freshman Josh Gunther added two scoreless innings in relief on 38 pitches before sophomore Zach Johnston earned his second career win and first in ACC play.
Graduate Cole Roland entered in the ninth inning and collected his first save of the season and first since Notre Dame on May 26, 2023.
Due to expected inclement weather in Winston-Salem on Sunday, the Demon Deacons and Seminoles will conclude the series on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. The second game of the doubleheader will begin 40 minutes after the conclusion of the day's first game.
Fans with tickets to Saturday's original 4 p.m. matchup are welcome to stay for the second game of the day. Those who choose to attend the second game but have not purchased a reserved seat for both games should relocate to general admission seating.
For Sunday, ticket buyers who are unable to make either game of tomorrow's double header, tickets can be exchanged for another game while supplies last. Exchanges may not be made via walk up on game day.
Game tickets for Sunday will be valid for admission for both match ups of Saturday's doubleheader. Fans who purchased reserved seats for Sunday's originally scheduled 1 p.m. matchup are entitled to those reserved seats for the second game of the doubleheader but must sit in general admission seating (sections 1-4) for the first game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Top-10 Regular Season David F. Couch Ballpark Crowds
STAGGERING STATISTICS
FROM COACH WALTER
"It was a great win. That's what Friday night baseball in this league looks like. Arnold is as good as we've seen all year and as good as I've seen in a long time. We had to grind for everything we got against him. Seaver King had a really big day for us on both sides. Mitchell Salvino stepped up in a big situation today. Cam Nelson had good at-bats. Tellier obviously with a big sacrifice fly there late. The double play that Telly and Kurtz turned, that was a good play by both of them. Cole Roland didn't throw the ball great, but found a way to get it done and Josh Gunther was probably the difference today. It was a good team win that we needed and I'm glad we got it." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
The Deacs continue their top-15 home series on Saturday afternoon, hosting No. 8 Florida State in the program's Epilepsy Awareness Game.
The Demon Deacons will don light lavender jerseys when they hit the diamond tomorrow, as these special-edition jerseys include the epilepsy awareness ribbon on the back.
Fans will have the opportunity to bid on the special-edition, game-worn jerseys through GoDeacs.com until 11:59 p.m. on the night of the game. The starting bid for each jersey is $200.
All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Epilepsy Alliance of Pennsylvania and Ryan Lloyd Foundation. For bidding, please click here.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the eighth, Wake Forest was fueled by a four-pitch, bases loaded walk by freshman pinch hitter Antonio Morales before the game-winning run came courtesy a sacrifice fly by graduate transfer Adam Tellier.
Tellier paced the Deacs with a 2-for-4 effort, driving in three of Wake's five runs in the contest with a double in the third, a single back up the middle in the sixth and a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning. Junior Seaver King and graduate student Mitchell Salvino joined Tellier as Deacs with multi-hit efforts.
On the mound, junior Chase Burns went five innings with eight strikeouts and allowed just three runs. Freshman Josh Gunther added two scoreless innings in relief on 38 pitches before sophomore Zach Johnston earned his second career win and first in ACC play.
Graduate Cole Roland entered in the ninth inning and collected his first save of the season and first since Notre Dame on May 26, 2023.
Due to expected inclement weather in Winston-Salem on Sunday, the Demon Deacons and Seminoles will conclude the series on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m. The second game of the doubleheader will begin 40 minutes after the conclusion of the day's first game.
Fans with tickets to Saturday's original 4 p.m. matchup are welcome to stay for the second game of the day. Those who choose to attend the second game but have not purchased a reserved seat for both games should relocate to general admission seating.
For Sunday, ticket buyers who are unable to make either game of tomorrow's double header, tickets can be exchanged for another game while supplies last. Exchanges may not be made via walk up on game day.
Game tickets for Sunday will be valid for admission for both match ups of Saturday's doubleheader. Fans who purchased reserved seats for Sunday's originally scheduled 1 p.m. matchup are entitled to those reserved seats for the second game of the doubleheader but must sit in general admission seating (sections 1-4) for the first game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Florida State got on the board with a leadoff home run to left center.
- Starter Chase Burns settled in with a zero in the top of the second, picking up his sixth strikeout of the evening.
- A pair of groundouts to second baseman Adam Tellier and Burns' seventh strikeout got Wake Forest back in the dugout in the third.
- Wake Forest tied the game on its first hit of the contest in the bottom of the third.
- Left fielder Mitchell Salvino was hit by a pitch to leadoff the frame and moved to second on a productive groundout.
- Tellier delivered with two outs, roping a double into the left center gap to plate Salvino and even the contest at 1-1 after three complete innings.
- Burns worked around a two-out double for his third-straight scoreless frame in the fourth.
- The Seminoles manufactured a pair of runs in the fifth to grab a 3-1 lead.
- Small ball and timely hitting from Tellier again helped the Deacs cut the deficit in half in the Wake Forest half of the fifth.
- Salvino led off the frame with a single back up the middle and moved over to third on a pair of sac bunts from the Demon Deacons.
- Tellier sent a ball back off the FSU pitcher for his second hit of the evening to drive in Salvino.
- Junior Will Ray and freshman Josh Gunther combined for a huge shutdown frame in the sixth to keep the game at 3-2.
- After a one-out double from junior Seaver King, freshman Cam Nelson delivered the Deacs third two-out RBI of the night with a single back up the middle to tie the game at 3-3.
- A leadoff walk put the Noles in business in the top of the seventh but a lineout to Tellier and quick throw to first baseman Nick Kurtz to double off the runner erased the threat.
- Gunther picked up his first strikeout of the night to get Wake Forest back in the dugout.
- Kurtz delivered a one-out double down the left field line but the Deacs were unable to break the tie in the seventh.
- After a two-out single, Wake turned to sophomore Zach Johnston, who got the strikeout to keep the score at 3-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth.
- Wake Forest took the lead for the first time in the ballgame in the eighth.
- King led off the frame with a double to nearly the identical spot as his first in the sixth.
- Morales drew a four-pitch walk to pull the Demon Deacons level with the Seminoles.
- Two batters later, Tellier recorded his third RBI of the night to give Wake Forest a 5-3 lead.
- In the ninth inning, Johnston and Cole Roland took the mound as Wake Forest earned its 10th conference victory of the season, 5-4.
- After a season record-setting attendance during the 2023 season, Deacon Nation has set the tone throughout the 2024 season as tonight's crowd was the fourth largest in program history and is the seventh top-10 regular season crowd in program history this season.
Top-10 Regular Season David F. Couch Ballpark Crowds
| Rank | Attendance | Date | Opponent |
| T1. | 3,514 | Mar. 31, 2024 | North Carolina |
| T1. | 3,514 | Mar. 30, 2024 | North Carolina |
| T1. | 3,514 | Mar. 29, 2024 | North Carolina |
| T1. | 3,514 | Feb. 16, 2024 | Fordham |
| 4. | 3,275 | April 19, 2024 | Florida State |
| 4. | 3,023 | May 19, 2023 | Virginia Tech |
| 5. | 2,847 | March 8, 2024 | Duke |
| 6. | 2,750 | March 29, 2002 | Florida State |
| 7. | 2,568 | May 20, 2023 | Virginia Tech |
| 8. | 2,563 | March 3, 2024 | Elon |
| 9. | 2,519 | April 7, 2003 | North Carolina |
STAGGERING STATISTICS
- With his three-RBI effort, Friday night's game marked the fifth time in ACC play that Tellier has recorded multiple runs batted in during a game.
- The graduate transfer recorded a combined 10 RBI against Virginia in March and a two-RBI effort in a 16-7 victory over Louisville.
- In 214.1 career innings pitched, Chase Burns has now struckout 330 career batters. The righty finished last season ranked third nationally with 14.3 K/9 and currently sits at 16.4 K/9 through his first 10 outings.
- Burns 322 career strikeout currently holds as the active Division-I baseball strikeout leaders.
- The righty also ranks inside the top-five in strikeout-per-nine among active career players, sitting at 13.84 prior to Friday's start.
FROM COACH WALTER
"It was a great win. That's what Friday night baseball in this league looks like. Arnold is as good as we've seen all year and as good as I've seen in a long time. We had to grind for everything we got against him. Seaver King had a really big day for us on both sides. Mitchell Salvino stepped up in a big situation today. Cam Nelson had good at-bats. Tellier obviously with a big sacrifice fly there late. The double play that Telly and Kurtz turned, that was a good play by both of them. Cole Roland didn't throw the ball great, but found a way to get it done and Josh Gunther was probably the difference today. It was a good team win that we needed and I'm glad we got it." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
The Deacs continue their top-15 home series on Saturday afternoon, hosting No. 8 Florida State in the program's Epilepsy Awareness Game.
The Demon Deacons will don light lavender jerseys when they hit the diamond tomorrow, as these special-edition jerseys include the epilepsy awareness ribbon on the back.
Fans will have the opportunity to bid on the special-edition, game-worn jerseys through GoDeacs.com until 11:59 p.m. on the night of the game. The starting bid for each jersey is $200.
All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the Epilepsy Alliance of Pennsylvania and Ryan Lloyd Foundation. For bidding, please click here.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Johnston, Zach (2-1)
L: HULTS, C. (0-1)
S: Roland, Cole (1)
Batting:
2B: CANTU, D. 1
HR: WILLIAMS, M. 1
RBI: WILLIAMS, M. 1 ; WEST, J. 1 ; DINGES, M. 2
SF: WEST, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WILLIAMS, M. 1 ; SMITH, C. 1 ; TIBBS, J. 2
SB: TIBBS, J. 1 ; FERRER, J. 1 ; CANTU, D. 1
HBP: TIBBS, J. 1 ; FERRER, J. 1
Batting:
2B: Tellier, Adam 1 ; Kurtz, Nick 1 ; King, Seaver 2
RBI: Tellier, Adam 3 ; Nelson, Cam 1 ; Morales, Antonio 1
SH: Houston, Marek 1 ; Gill, Cameron 1
SF: Tellier, Adam 1
Base Running:
RUNS: King, Seaver 2 ; Nelson, Cam 1 ; Salvino, Mitchell 2
SB: King, Seaver 1
HBP: Salvino, Mitchell 1 ; Gill, Cameron 1
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