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Demon Deacons Secure Series with 6-3 Victory Over Pitt in Home Finale
5/11/2025 3:34:00 PM | Baseball
Matt Scannell powered the Deacs with a 3-for-3 day and three runs scored.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – In the final home game of the 2025 regular season, the Wake Forest baseball team took the rubber match against Pitt, 6-3, at David F. Couch Ballpark Sunday afternoon.
The bottom third of the order provided the spark for Wake Forest (34-17, 14-13 ACC) in the series finale, as Matt Scannell, Jimmy Keenan and Javar Williams combined to go 7-for-10 (.700) with four runs scored and an RBI between them.
Scannell finished 3-for-3 with a trio of singles and runs scored. The Stone Oaks, Texas native is now 16-for-36 (.444) over the last nine games.
Keenan added a pair of hits for his fourth two-hit effort of the season, including an RBI single to tie the game in the sixth. Williams put together his seventh multi-hit game of his sophomore season.
Starter Chris Levonas went 4.0 innings, allowing just one run on four hits. The freshman struck out five Panthers (26-23, 10-17 ACC) hitters, allowing one run or less for the sixth time in 10 appearances.
Junior Zach Johnston worked 1.2 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts to preserve the Wake lead late in the contest.
Sophomore Josh Gunther retired all four batters he faced, including two strikeouts, as he secured his fifth save of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
"Great series win. We really needed that. I'm really proud of Chris Levonis, had a good start for us, gave us a chance. Zach Johnson and Josh Gunther threw the ball great down the stretch, got us nine huge outs. We didn't cash in on some of our early opportunities, left the bases loaded a couple times, but we kept grinding and found a way to score six runs. The bottom of our order today really got it done. Matt Scandal in the seven hole, Jimmy Keenan eight and Javar Williams, nine. Those three guys were really the difference for us today. I thought we made some great plays in the outfield. Scanny had a diving catch and threw a guy out at the plate. Javar saves a home run. Luke Costello with a diving catch. Kade [Lewis] with the line drive down the line, really happy with our defense today, too. Good all-around team win. We needed it." - Head Coach Tom Walter
Up Next
Wake Forest closes non-conference action against High Point on Tuesday. First pitch from Truist Point Stadium is set for 6 p.m. ET.
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The bottom third of the order provided the spark for Wake Forest (34-17, 14-13 ACC) in the series finale, as Matt Scannell, Jimmy Keenan and Javar Williams combined to go 7-for-10 (.700) with four runs scored and an RBI between them.
Scannell finished 3-for-3 with a trio of singles and runs scored. The Stone Oaks, Texas native is now 16-for-36 (.444) over the last nine games.
Keenan added a pair of hits for his fourth two-hit effort of the season, including an RBI single to tie the game in the sixth. Williams put together his seventh multi-hit game of his sophomore season.
Starter Chris Levonas went 4.0 innings, allowing just one run on four hits. The freshman struck out five Panthers (26-23, 10-17 ACC) hitters, allowing one run or less for the sixth time in 10 appearances.
Junior Zach Johnston worked 1.2 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts to preserve the Wake lead late in the contest.
Sophomore Josh Gunther retired all four batters he faced, including two strikeouts, as he secured his fifth save of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Starter Chris Levonas worked around a single for a scoreless first inning.
- The Demon Deacons loaded the bases but couldn't strike first in their half of the inning.
- Levonas retired Pitt in order in the second inning.
- With runners on the corners and two away, Levonas struck out the batter on three pitches to get out of the jam.
- Freshman Luke Costello launched his third home run of the weekend to put Wake Forest up 1-0 after three innings.
- Costello's homer left the bat at 101 mph, traveling 358 feet.
- The Panthers tied the game in the fourth with a solo home run of their own.
- Right fielder Matt Scannell gunned down a runner at the plate for the final out of the inning for his fifth assist of the season.
- Wake Forest took the lead back in the bottom half on a groundout to make it 2-1.
- Pitt took the lead for the first time with a pair of runs in the fifth.
- Reliever Duncan Marsten worked a three-up, three-down top of the sixth.
- The Demon Deacons grabbed a 5-3 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
- With runners on the corners, catcher Jimmy Keenan poked a single through the left side to tie the game.
- Sacrifice flies from second baseman Austin Hawke and third baseman Kade Lewis extended the Wake advantage to a pair.
- After a leadoff walk, junior Zach Johnston bared down with a pair of strikeouts to keep Pitt off the board in the seventh.
- Scannell came home on a wild pitch to push the lead to 6-3 after eight complete innings.
- Sophomore Josh Gunther recorded the final four outs to secure the series win for the Deacs.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- Graduate transfer Matt Scannell has been the catalyst behind Wake Forest winning seven of the last eight games, going 14-for-31 (.452) at the plate, with three doubles, a triple, a home run and scored eight times. Scannell has multiple hits in eight of the last nine contests.
- With a clear home-field advantage, Wake Forest has gone 109-25-1 since 2022 at The Couch with at least 20 wins at home in each of the last four seasons, including a stellar 34-3 mark on their way to a program-record 54 wins in 2023, 25-7 in 2024, and finished 24-8 in 2025.
"Great series win. We really needed that. I'm really proud of Chris Levonis, had a good start for us, gave us a chance. Zach Johnson and Josh Gunther threw the ball great down the stretch, got us nine huge outs. We didn't cash in on some of our early opportunities, left the bases loaded a couple times, but we kept grinding and found a way to score six runs. The bottom of our order today really got it done. Matt Scandal in the seven hole, Jimmy Keenan eight and Javar Williams, nine. Those three guys were really the difference for us today. I thought we made some great plays in the outfield. Scanny had a diving catch and threw a guy out at the plate. Javar saves a home run. Luke Costello with a diving catch. Kade [Lewis] with the line drive down the line, really happy with our defense today, too. Good all-around team win. We needed it." - Head Coach Tom Walter
Up Next
Wake Forest closes non-conference action against High Point on Tuesday. First pitch from Truist Point Stadium is set for 6 p.m. ET.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Marsten, Duncan (2-0)
L: Reed,Ryan (5-4)
S: Torres, Boston (5)
Batting:
2B: Pisacreta,Sebastian 1
HR: Nessler,AJ 1
RBI: Nessler,AJ 2
SH: Pedanou,David 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dulin,Caden 1 ; Cantwell,Luke 1 ; Nessler,AJ 1
SB: Pedanou,David 1
HBP: Pedanou,David 1 ; Cantwell,Luke 1 ; Carrier,Lorenzo 1
Batting:
HR: Costello, Luke 1
RBI: Hawke, Austin 1 ; Lewis, Kade 1 ; Costello, Luke 1 ; Keenan, Jimmy 1
SF: Hawke, Austin 1 ; Lewis, Kade 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Costello, Luke 1 ; Wentz, Dalton 1 ; Matt Scannell 3 ; Keenan, Jimmy 1
SB: Matt Scannell 1
CS: Williams, Javar 1
HBP: Matt Scannell 1
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