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Wake Forest Drops Series Opener at No. 16 North Carolina
4/11/2025 9:22:00 PM | Baseball
Junior Jack Winnay went 2-for-2 with a triple.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Wake Forest baseball team fell, 11-1, in seven innings to No. 16 North Carolina in the series opener on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium.
Sophomore Kade Lewis extended his hit streak to five-straight games with a single in the top of the third inning and has now hit safely in 23 of the last 24 games for the Demon Deacons (24-11, 9-7 ACC).
First baseman Jack Winnay collected his 12th multi-hit game with an infield single in the third inning and came around to score the lone run against the Tar Heels (26-8, 9-7 ACC) on a leadoff triple to open the sixth inning.
Catcher Jimmy Keenan and sophomore Cam Nelson both collected hits with a single through the left side.
HOW IT HAPPENED
"We've got to pitch better. [Jake] Knapp was good tonight. We had chances, and the first inning was a big momentum shift. We certainly had a chance to get to Knapp. We got 37 pitches on him in the first, and if we have a couple of better at-bats there, we probably punch a couple across and maybe get him to 45 or 50 pitches. With the bases loaded there, we didn't have two great at-bats. [We had] two bad at-bats in a row. They came out the next inning and put up a four spot and really took the momentum. They were aggressive early on [Chris] Levonas, swinging at a lot of first pitches and we just threw too many get-me-over pitches in those situations. We've got to make better pitches in those 0-0 counts. [Levonas] will bounce back and be really good for us next Thursday against Boston College. We've got our two best guys going the rest of the series and a rested bullpen, so we'll be ready." - Head Coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Wake Forest and North Carolina continue the series on Saturday, April 12 on ESPN2. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET against the Tar Heels.
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Sophomore Kade Lewis extended his hit streak to five-straight games with a single in the top of the third inning and has now hit safely in 23 of the last 24 games for the Demon Deacons (24-11, 9-7 ACC).
First baseman Jack Winnay collected his 12th multi-hit game with an infield single in the third inning and came around to score the lone run against the Tar Heels (26-8, 9-7 ACC) on a leadoff triple to open the sixth inning.
Catcher Jimmy Keenan and sophomore Cam Nelson both collected hits with a single through the left side.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wake Forest loaded the bases in the top of the first, but were unable to strike first.
- Starter Chris Levonas retired the Tar Heels in order to begin his night on the mound with three-straight flyouts.
- North Carolina struck first with four runs in the bottom of the second.
- Wake Forest collected a pair of two-out singles, but failed to score in the top of the third.
- The Tar Heels stretched their advantage to 5-0 after three innings.
- A two-out single from catcher Jimmy Keenan was all for the Demon Deacons in the top of the fourth.
- Carolina added four more runs in the fourth.
- Junior Jack Winnay led off the sixth with his second triple of the year and came home on a sacrifice fly from designated hitter Luke Costello.
- The Tar Heels scored again in the home half of the sixth.
- A wild pitch scored the final run for North Carolina to take game one, 11-1.
"We've got to pitch better. [Jake] Knapp was good tonight. We had chances, and the first inning was a big momentum shift. We certainly had a chance to get to Knapp. We got 37 pitches on him in the first, and if we have a couple of better at-bats there, we probably punch a couple across and maybe get him to 45 or 50 pitches. With the bases loaded there, we didn't have two great at-bats. [We had] two bad at-bats in a row. They came out the next inning and put up a four spot and really took the momentum. They were aggressive early on [Chris] Levonas, swinging at a lot of first pitches and we just threw too many get-me-over pitches in those situations. We've got to make better pitches in those 0-0 counts. [Levonas] will bounce back and be really good for us next Thursday against Boston College. We've got our two best guys going the rest of the series and a rested bullpen, so we'll be ready." - Head Coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Wake Forest and North Carolina continue the series on Saturday, April 12 on ESPN2. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. ET against the Tar Heels.
FOLLOW THE DEACS
GoDeacs.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jake Knapp (7-0)
L: Levonas, Chris (2-1)
Batting:
3B: Winnay, Jack 1
RBI: Costello, Luke 1
SF: Costello, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Winnay, Jack 1
HBP: Houston, Marek 1
Batting:
2B: Hunter Stokely 1 ; Alex Madera 1
HR: Kane Kepley 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 1
RBI: Kane Kepley 1 ; Jackson Van De Brake 1 ; Hunter Stokely 1 ; Gavin Gallaher 3 ; Alex Madera 1 ; Perry Hargett 1 ; Carter French 1
SH: Carter French 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kane Kepley 2 ; Jackson Van De Brake 1 ; Luke Stevenson 1 ; Tyson Bass 1 ; Hunter Stokely 2 ; Gavin Gallaher 3 ; Perry Hargett 1
SB: Kane Kepley 1 ; Perry Hargett 1
HBP: Kane Kepley 1 ; Jackson Van De Brake 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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3
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H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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