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Five Demon Deacons Homer as Wake Forest Downs UNC Greensboro, 9-2
4/2/2024 10:03:00 PM | Baseball
Sophomore Marek Houston led the team with three hits, three runs scored and two RBI including his solo shot in the bottom of the second.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Behind five long balls from five separate players, No. 21 Wake Forest defeated triad rival UNC Greensboro, 9-2, inside David F. Couch Ballpark Tuesday evening.
Sophomore Ben Shenosky got the start and went two scoreless innings with just two base runners allowed and two strikeouts as he improved to 3-2 on the year.
In relief, freshman Blake Morningstar retired all six batters faced in just 22 pitches.
Redshirt junior Crawford Wade returned to the mound for the first time in 403 days, tossing a scoreless top of the fifth on just seven pitches.
Sophomore Joe Ariola, and graduate transfer David Falco Jr. each added a scoreless inning of work as the Demon Deacons (18-10) took a commanding 8-0 lead into the latter innings.
Making his season debut, graduate student Cole Roland sandwiched a strikeout between a pair of ground balls back to him to complete the win for the Deacs in the ninth.
Offensively, Marek Houston extended his hit streak to eight-consecutive games as the sophomore finished 3-of-4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI. It was his third-consecutive multi-hit game and third overall with at least three hits. During his hitting streak, Houston is 18-for-39 (.462) at the plate with 15 runs scored from the leadoff spot.
Hitting right behind Houston in the order, graduate transfer Adam Tellier became the first ACC player this season to reach 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases after his solo shot in the bottom of the fourth. He finished the night 3-for-5 with two RBI.
The graduate transfer ranks second on the team in homers behind sophomore Jack Winnay and leads the team in swiped bags, while sitting inside the top 10 in the conference in both. Additionally, he has now knocked in a team-high 31 runs.
Junior Seaver King opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run homer to left center and finished the evening 2-for-3. Fellow junior Nick Kurtz along with Winnay each went yard in the two and three holes, respectively.
For Kurtz, it marked his third homer in the last two games and tied Bill Merrifield (1981-83) for eighth all-time with 45 career home runs.
Freshman Antonio Morales notched the first base hit of his career with a double to left center in the bottom of the eighth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
STAGGERING STATISTICS
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
"That was a great team win that we needed. It was really great to see Crawford Wade and Cole Roland back out there. They were both outstanding tonight and I was thrilled with their performances. Offensively, we certainly did enough to win tonight. Marek Houston had a great day at the plate. Nick Kurtz continued to swing the bat well. We got production up and down the line.
Ben Shenosky and Blake Morningstar set the tone and the rest of the staff pieced it together. The key to the game was the Dave Falco bridge inning. He came in with bases loaded and nobody out when the game was still in question. He got three big outs and kept the score right where it was. Again, that was a great team win and we have to get ready for Virginia Tech now." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Following Tuesday, Wake Forest is on the road for the majority of April, with three of four ACC series away from The Couch. The Deacs open the road swing at Virginia Tech on Friday, Apr. 5 at 7 p.m.
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Sophomore Ben Shenosky got the start and went two scoreless innings with just two base runners allowed and two strikeouts as he improved to 3-2 on the year.
In relief, freshman Blake Morningstar retired all six batters faced in just 22 pitches.
Redshirt junior Crawford Wade returned to the mound for the first time in 403 days, tossing a scoreless top of the fifth on just seven pitches.
Sophomore Joe Ariola, and graduate transfer David Falco Jr. each added a scoreless inning of work as the Demon Deacons (18-10) took a commanding 8-0 lead into the latter innings.
Making his season debut, graduate student Cole Roland sandwiched a strikeout between a pair of ground balls back to him to complete the win for the Deacs in the ninth.
Offensively, Marek Houston extended his hit streak to eight-consecutive games as the sophomore finished 3-of-4 with a home run, three runs scored and two RBI. It was his third-consecutive multi-hit game and third overall with at least three hits. During his hitting streak, Houston is 18-for-39 (.462) at the plate with 15 runs scored from the leadoff spot.
Hitting right behind Houston in the order, graduate transfer Adam Tellier became the first ACC player this season to reach 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases after his solo shot in the bottom of the fourth. He finished the night 3-for-5 with two RBI.
The graduate transfer ranks second on the team in homers behind sophomore Jack Winnay and leads the team in swiped bags, while sitting inside the top 10 in the conference in both. Additionally, he has now knocked in a team-high 31 runs.
Junior Seaver King opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run homer to left center and finished the evening 2-for-3. Fellow junior Nick Kurtz along with Winnay each went yard in the two and three holes, respectively.
For Kurtz, it marked his third homer in the last two games and tied Bill Merrifield (1981-83) for eighth all-time with 45 career home runs.
Freshman Antonio Morales notched the first base hit of his career with a double to left center in the bottom of the eighth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Starter Ben Shenosky got the evening start with a scoreless top of the first, including his first strikeout of the evening.
- Shenosky worked a pair of scoreless innings with four groundouts and a pair of punchouts.
- Wake Forest broke out with a four spot in the bottom of the second.
- Right fielder Jake Reinisch drew a walk to leadoff the frame.
- Junior Seaver King launched his seven homer of the season with a blast to left center to give the Deacs an early 2-0 advantage.
- Second baseman Austin Hawke singled up the middle to put a runner on.
- For the second-straight game, Marek Houston homered, taking a 1-0 pitch over the wall in right center to put the Deacs up 4-0 after two complete innings.
- Coming on for Shenosky, freshman Blake Morningstar fired 2.0 perfect innings of relief, keeping the Spartans off the board with just 22 pitches over his pair of frames.
- The Deacs added a pair of solo homers in the fourth to extend their lead to 6-0.
- Graduate transfer Adam Tellier tied the team lead with his 10th bomb of the year, taking a 2-2 off the North Carolina Education Lottery sign in left to push the Wake lead to five.
- Sophomore Jack Winnay remained tied with Tellier for just 11 pitches, blasting a 1-2 pitch deep over the centerfield wall for his team-leading 11th of the season to put Wake Forest up by six.
- Returning to the mound for the first time in 403 days, Crawford Wade worked a scoreless fifth inning with a pair of groundouts in the frame.
- For the fourth time this season, leftie Joe Ariola struck out at least two in an inning of work, punching out a pair of Spartans in a scoreless top of the sixth.
- Officially back on track, designated hitter Nick Kurtz launched his third homer in two games, depositing the first pitch he saw in the sixth 444-feet over the batter's eye in center to make it 8-0.
- Entering with the bases loaded and nobody out, reliever David Falco got out of the jam unscathed with a strikeout, foul out and lineout to Houston to keep UNCG off the scoreboard in the top of the seventh.
- UNCG got on the scoreboard with a pair of runs in the top of the eight to cut the Wake Forest lead to 8-2.
- Tellier drove in Houston with a single through the right side for the Deacs final run of the evening to make it 9-2 after eight complete.
- Making his season debut, graduate student Cole Roland needed just 12 pitches to get the final three outs and lock up the win for Wake Forest.
STAGGERING STATISTICS
- Wake Forest launched a season-high five home runs Tuesday night, with all five coming from different players.
- Player Inning Season Total
- King 2nd 7
- Houston 2nd 3
- Tellier 4th 10
- Winnay 4th 11
- Kurtz 6th 6
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- With his solo shot in the bottom of the fourth inning, Adam Tellier became the first ACC player this season to reach 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases.
- The graduate transfer ranks second on the team in homers behind Jack Winnay and leads the team in swiped bags, while sitting inside the top 10 in the conference in both.
- Additionally, he has now knocked in a team-high 31 runs.
"That was a great team win that we needed. It was really great to see Crawford Wade and Cole Roland back out there. They were both outstanding tonight and I was thrilled with their performances. Offensively, we certainly did enough to win tonight. Marek Houston had a great day at the plate. Nick Kurtz continued to swing the bat well. We got production up and down the line.
Ben Shenosky and Blake Morningstar set the tone and the rest of the staff pieced it together. The key to the game was the Dave Falco bridge inning. He came in with bases loaded and nobody out when the game was still in question. He got three big outs and kept the score right where it was. Again, that was a great team win and we have to get ready for Virginia Tech now." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Following Tuesday, Wake Forest is on the road for the majority of April, with three of four ACC series away from The Couch. The Deacs open the road swing at Virginia Tech on Friday, Apr. 5 at 7 p.m.
Follow The Deacs:
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Shenosky, Ben (3-2)
L: Caleb Cozart (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mitchell Smith 1
RBI: Mitchell Smith 1 ; Luke Holland 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jake Ogden 1 ; Trey Truitt 1
SB: Jeremy Wolf 1
HBP: Jeremy Wolf 1 ; Mitchell Smith 1 ; Luke Holland 1
Batting:
2B: Morales, Antonio 1
HR: Houston, Marek 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Kurtz, Nick 1 ; Winnay, Jack 1 ; King, Seaver 1
RBI: Houston, Marek 2 ; Tellier, Adam 2 ; Kurtz, Nick 2 ; Winnay, Jack 1 ; King, Seaver 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Houston, Marek 3 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; Kurtz, Nick 1 ; Winnay, Jack 1 ; Reinisch, Jake 1 ; King, Seaver 1 ; Hawke, Austin 1
SB: Houston, Marek 1 ; Tellier, Adam 1 ; King, Seaver 1 ; Hawke, Austin 1
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