Wake Forest Athletics
Tuesday, April 14
Winston-Salem, N.C.
6 p.m.
Wake Forest University
25-13
10
vs
5
Coastal Carolina
26-10
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 10 | 15 | 0 |
Walter Secures Career Win No. 950 as Demon Deacons Upset No. 7 Coastal Carolina
4/14/2026 10:15:00 PM | Baseball
Ten Demon Deacons recorded a hit against the Chanticleers, with eight finishing the game with an RBI and five hitting home runs.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Returning home for the first time in nine games, the Wake Forest baseball team (25-13, 9-9 ACC) used five home runs and seven two-out RBIs to secure an upset win over No. 7 Coastal Carolina (26-10, 13-2 Sun Belt), 10-5, as head coach Tom Walter logged the 950th win of his career on Tuesday night at David F. Couch Ballpark.
The offense came alive against the Chanticleers as the Deacs recorded 15 hits in the game. Overall, 10 Demon Deacons recorded a base hit, with eight finishing the game with an RBI.
Junior Kade Lewis opened the scoring for the Demon Deacons as he hit a two-out RBI single to kickstart a five-run third inning. The Sartell, Minn., native finished the game with a pair of hits to give him his 16th multi-hit game of the season.
Freshman catcher Andrew Costello recorded his first multi-RBI game since February 17 against High Point, hitting a two-run single in the third.
The Deacs continued their onslaught in the bottom of the fifth, as junior left fielder Boston Torres launched his first home run of the season to lead off the inning. Sophomore designated hitter Jackson Miller rocketed his second bomb of the year moments later to push the lead to 7-5.
Wake Forest put the game out of reach in the eighth as Dalton Wentz, Luke Costello and Jimmy Keenan each added a solo shot in the inning.
On the mound, freshman reliever Marcelo Harsch tossed four strikeouts while allowing just one run in 1.2 innings of work. Meanwhile, senior Will Ray added two punchouts to shut the game down in the ninth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
STAGGERING STATISTICS
"I'm really happy with the way Duncan [Marsten] threw tonight. It's not easy to do what he did, throwing against the same team, two Tuesdays in a row like that, especially a team as good as Coastal and as good an offense as Coastal. So, really proud of him. A few too many walks, but made the one bad pitch to [Jackson Winer] on the change-up, and he didn't miss it. So, you know, really, other than that pitch, I was happy with the way Duncan threw. Rhys Bowie, I thought, threw the ball well. Marcelo [Harsch] came into a big situation and did what he's been doing, getting big strikeouts. It's good to see Will Ray out there. If we had Will Ray healthy the last couple of weeks, we'd have a couple more wins, for sure. So happy to see him back out there. Offensively did a good job up and down the lineup. Good to see, Kade [Lewis] and [Dalton Wentz] and [Luke Costello] at the top have good days. Good to see Javar [Williams] get a couple of knocks. Jackson Miller hadn't played in a while and came in and got a couple of hits. Just a solid, solid day offensively with seven two-out RBIs. Give credit to the guys with two outs for finding a way to get the barrel on the ball." - Head Coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Wake Forest will be back in action with a three-game series against Big Four foe NC State. The opening game of the series is set for this Friday, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. on the ACC Network.
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The offense came alive against the Chanticleers as the Deacs recorded 15 hits in the game. Overall, 10 Demon Deacons recorded a base hit, with eight finishing the game with an RBI.
Junior Kade Lewis opened the scoring for the Demon Deacons as he hit a two-out RBI single to kickstart a five-run third inning. The Sartell, Minn., native finished the game with a pair of hits to give him his 16th multi-hit game of the season.
Freshman catcher Andrew Costello recorded his first multi-RBI game since February 17 against High Point, hitting a two-run single in the third.
The Deacs continued their onslaught in the bottom of the fifth, as junior left fielder Boston Torres launched his first home run of the season to lead off the inning. Sophomore designated hitter Jackson Miller rocketed his second bomb of the year moments later to push the lead to 7-5.
Wake Forest put the game out of reach in the eighth as Dalton Wentz, Luke Costello and Jimmy Keenan each added a solo shot in the inning.
On the mound, freshman reliever Marcelo Harsch tossed four strikeouts while allowing just one run in 1.2 innings of work. Meanwhile, senior Will Ray added two punchouts to shut the game down in the ninth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Starting pitcher Duncan Marsten logged a pair of strikeouts to leave two stranded in scoring position in the top of the first.
- The right-hander added another punchout during a scoreless second.
- Marsten continued to dominate on the mound in the third as he punched out his fourth and fifth hitters of the game in the frame.
- The Demon Deacons broke the game open as they scored five runs with two outs in the bottom of the third.
- Junior first baseman Kade Lewis roped a two-out RBI single up the middle to plate junior Blake Schaaf from second.
- Following a single by sophomore Dalton Wentz, right fielder Luke Costello drove in Lewis on a single to center to give the Deacs a two-run advantage.
- Freshman catcher Andrew Costello blooped a two-run single to shallow center with the bases loaded to push the Wake Forest lead to 4-0.
- Junior Javar Williams made it a five-run game with a single down the left field line on the next pitch.
- Coastal Carolina tallied three runs in the fourth.
- Marsten bounced back with a scoreless frame in the top of the fifth.
- Wake Forest pushed its lead back to four runs with a pair of solo home runs in the bottom of the fifth.
- Junior left fielder Boston Torres belted a leadoff home run to right field, marking his first of the season.
- Sophomore designated hitter Jackson Miller launched a solo shot of his own moments later to make it 7-3.
- Sophomore reliever Rhys Bowie tossed a strikeout and picked off a runner at first en route to a shutdown inning in the sixth.
- Andrew Costello ended the frame by catching the runner advancing to second base.
- The Chanticleers scored a run in the seventh to cut the lead down to three.
- Coastal Carolina hit a solo shot in the eighth to make it 7-5.
- Wake Forest responded in the home half in the eighth, extending its lead to 10-5.
- Wentz blasted a 433-foot home run to restore Wake Forest's three-run advantage.
- Costello mashed his team-leading 12th home run to deep center field on the very next pitch.
- Catcher Jimmy Keenan made it three out of four hitters to homer as he skied a blast to left field.
- Senior closer Will Ray registered a pair of strikeouts in the ninth as the Demon Deacons secured the 10-5 win over the Chanticleers.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- Tuesday's win over Coastal Carolina marked head coach Tom Walter's 950th win of his head coaching career.
- Walter recently surpassed 500 wins at Wake Forest when the Deacs defeated High Point at home on February 17.
- Currently in his 17th season with the Deacs, Walter has recorded the second-most wins in program history, trailing only Wake Forest Hall of Famer George Greer (636).
- Since taking over at Wake Forest, Walter has led the Demon Deacons to six NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the 2023 College World Series.
- Walter also led the Deacs to their first ACC Regular Season title since 1963 en route to being named ACC Coach of the Year in 2023.
STAGGERING STATISTICS
- Over the last five seasons, Wake Forest has totaled 528 home runs which leads the ACC and also ranks fifth nationally during that time.
| Rank | School | Home Runs |
| 1. | Tennessee | 656 |
| 2. | Georgia | 577 |
| 3. | Florida | 545 |
| 4. | LSU | 536 |
| 5. | Wake Forest | 528 |
- Wake Forest tallied five home runs against the Chanticleers on Tuesday night, the most they have hit as a team in a game this season.
"I'm really happy with the way Duncan [Marsten] threw tonight. It's not easy to do what he did, throwing against the same team, two Tuesdays in a row like that, especially a team as good as Coastal and as good an offense as Coastal. So, really proud of him. A few too many walks, but made the one bad pitch to [Jackson Winer] on the change-up, and he didn't miss it. So, you know, really, other than that pitch, I was happy with the way Duncan threw. Rhys Bowie, I thought, threw the ball well. Marcelo [Harsch] came into a big situation and did what he's been doing, getting big strikeouts. It's good to see Will Ray out there. If we had Will Ray healthy the last couple of weeks, we'd have a couple more wins, for sure. So happy to see him back out there. Offensively did a good job up and down the lineup. Good to see, Kade [Lewis] and [Dalton Wentz] and [Luke Costello] at the top have good days. Good to see Javar [Williams] get a couple of knocks. Jackson Miller hadn't played in a while and came in and got a couple of hits. Just a solid, solid day offensively with seven two-out RBIs. Give credit to the guys with two outs for finding a way to get the barrel on the ball." - Head Coach Tom Walter
UP NEXT
Wake Forest will be back in action with a three-game series against Big Four foe NC State. The opening game of the series is set for this Friday, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. on the ACC Network.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Marsten, Duncan (2-3)
L: Smallets, Jackson (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mihos, Dean 1 ; Watson, Rex 1
HR: Winer, Jackson 2
RBI: Watson, Rex 1 ; Winer, Jackson 3 ; Taylor, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mihos, Dean 1 ; Watson, Rex 1 ; Winer, Jackson 2 ; Taylor, Jordan 1
SB: Barthol, Blake 1 ; Watson, Rex 1 ; Estep, Brice 1
HBP: Watson, Rex 1
PO: Winer, Jackson 1
Batting:
2B: Williams, Javar 1
HR: Wentz, Dalton 1 ; Costello, Luke 1 ; Miller, Jackson 1 ; Torres, Boston 1 ; Keenan, Jimmy 1
RBI: Wentz, Dalton 1 ; Lewis, Kade 1 ; Costello, Luke 2 ; Williams, Javar 1 ; Miller, Jackson 1 ; Torres, Boston 1 ; Costello, Andrew 2 ; Keenan, Jimmy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wentz, Dalton 2 ; Lewis, Kade 1 ; Schaaf, Blake 1 ; Costello, Luke 2 ; Miller, Jackson 1 ; Torres, Boston 2 ; Keenan, Jimmy 1
SB: Schaaf, Blake 1
HBP: Schaaf, Blake 1
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