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Demon Deacons Drop Midweek at UNCG
2/18/2025 8:05:00 PM | Baseball
Wake Forest is back in action at home on Friday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. against St. John’s.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Wake Forest baseball team fell 4-0 to UNC Greensboro on Tuesday night in the first midweek contest of the 2025 season at UNCG Baseball Stadium.
Left fielder Chris Katz recorded the Deacs' first hit of the night, roping a 111-mph single into center field in the fifth.
Freshman Dalton Wentz collected his sixth hit of the young season with a single back up the middle in the eighth.
As a pitching staff, the Demon Deacons recorded 17 strikeouts, marking the fourth time in five games that Wake Forest has struck out 10 or more.
Senior Will Ray was a bright spot on the mound for the Demon Deacons, striking out three over 1.2 one-hit innings, while fellow reliever Zach Johnston struck out a pair in the seventh.
Sophomore Josh Gunther struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth for his second-straight scoreless outing to open the 2025 campaign.
HOW IT HAPPENED
FROM COACH WALTER
"Obviously, it's a disappointing effort. Give credit to UNCG, their two pitchers did a really good job on us, two really talented guys. They stuffed it on us pretty good tonight. Ten free-nineties by my count. We didn't get enough outs afterward. We had some early errors that cost us some runs, an error that cost us a run later and a wild pitch. We have to have a better offensive approach. There's no way around that. We had too many strikeouts, too many groundouts. Striking out 14 times tonight is just unacceptable. We have to bounce back and be ready to go on Friday." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
The Demon Deacons return to David F. Couch Ballpark on Friday, Feb. 21 for a three-game series with St. John's. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET against the Red Storm.
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Left fielder Chris Katz recorded the Deacs' first hit of the night, roping a 111-mph single into center field in the fifth.
Freshman Dalton Wentz collected his sixth hit of the young season with a single back up the middle in the eighth.
As a pitching staff, the Demon Deacons recorded 17 strikeouts, marking the fourth time in five games that Wake Forest has struck out 10 or more.
Senior Will Ray was a bright spot on the mound for the Demon Deacons, striking out three over 1.2 one-hit innings, while fellow reliever Zach Johnston struck out a pair in the seventh.
Sophomore Josh Gunther struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth for his second-straight scoreless outing to open the 2025 campaign.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- UNCG grabbed the lead with an unearned run in the bottom of the first.
- Starter Matt Bedford left a two-out baserunner stranded, settling in with a scoreless second.
- The Spartans extended their lead on a wild pitch in the bottom of the third.
- Transfer Luke Schmolke got the Deacs out of jam in the fourth to keep the deficit at a pair.
- Senior Chris Katz laced Wake's first hit of the night on a single to center field and third baseman Dalton Wentz drew a walk but the Deacs were unable to bring a run home in the top of the fifth.
- UNCG stretched their lead to 4-0 in the fifth.
- Senior Will Ray worked a pair of strikeouts to keep the Spartans scoreless during the bottom of the sixth.
- Reliever Zach Johnston struck out a pair in the seventh to keep the deficit at 4-0.
- Sophomore Josh Gunther struck out the side in the bottom of the eighth to give Wake Forest a chance at a ninth-inning rally.
- The Spartans defeated the Demon Deacons, 4-0.
FROM COACH WALTER
"Obviously, it's a disappointing effort. Give credit to UNCG, their two pitchers did a really good job on us, two really talented guys. They stuffed it on us pretty good tonight. Ten free-nineties by my count. We didn't get enough outs afterward. We had some early errors that cost us some runs, an error that cost us a run later and a wild pitch. We have to have a better offensive approach. There's no way around that. We had too many strikeouts, too many groundouts. Striking out 14 times tonight is just unacceptable. We have to bounce back and be ready to go on Friday." - head coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
The Demon Deacons return to David F. Couch Ballpark on Friday, Feb. 21 for a three-game series with St. John's. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET against the Red Storm.
Follow The Deacs:
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Noah Chapman (1-0)
L: Wood, Tyler (1-1)
S: Danny Thompson Jr. (2)
Batting:
2B: Trey Truitt 1 ; Jeremy Wolf 1
RBI: Jacob Budzik 1
SH: Boone Herman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zachary Walsh 1 ; Jack Pokorak 1 ; Trey Truitt 1 ; Jeremy Wolf 1
HBP: Jacob Dilley 2
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