Wake Forest Defeats Binghamton to Keep Season Alive

Saturday, May 30

Morgantown, W.Va.

12 p.m.

Wake Forest University

39-20

Binghamton

31-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Wake Forest	0	2	1	5	2	0	0	1	1	12	15	2
Binghamton	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	9	3

Photo by: Seth Seebaugh / Wake Forest Athletics

5/30/2026 4:03:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

The Demon Deacons will face the loser of Kentucky and West Virginia tomorrow at noon.

By: KJ Smith & Grant Keith

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Seven different Wake Forest (39-20) hitters recorded at least one hit with five multi-hit efforts, as the Demon Deacons slugged their way past Binghamton (31-22), 12-3, on Saturday afternoon at Kendrick Family Ballpark.

Junior Blake Schaaf led the way with a 4-for-4 day with a pair of runs scored, a double, a pair of RBI singles and a walk. The four hits matched Schaaf's career high, which he had set during the series-opening win over NC State on April 17.

Junior Kade Lewis recorded his team-leading 27th multi-hit game of the season, including a two-run double during a five-run fourth inning. Meanwhile, catcher Matt Conte matched his career high with a pair of doubles as he went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Junior Javar Williams tallied his second multi-hit performance of the Morgantown Regional, ending the afternoon 2-for-4 from the plate with three RBIs, two runs scored and his 10th home run of the season.

Freshman shortstop JD Stein added an impressive performance as he rounded out the Wake Forest lineup with two hits, including an RBI single, and a pair of runs scored. Meanwhile, sophomore Dalton Wentz added his 19th multi-hit game of the season.

Starting pitcher Cameron Bagwell was solid over 5.0 innings, allowing just a pair of earned runs with four strikeouts and two walks across 94 total pitches. The sophomore has given the Demon Deacons at least five innings in eight of 14 starts this season, moving to 3-1 on the year.

The Wake Forest bullpen was stellar down the stretch, as senior Zach Johnston and junior Blake Morningstar allowed only one hit and combined for four strikeouts over 4.0 scoreless frames.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Starting pitcher Cameron Bagwell picked up his first strikeout of the game as he retired the side in the bottom of the first.
Following a leadoff double by sophomore Dalton Wentz, the Demon Deacons grabbed the lead on a wild throw by the shortstop on a grounder by sophomore Matt Conte.
- The Deacs extended their lead later in the inning as junior Blake Schaaf laced a single into right field to plate Conte from third.
Bagwell added another punchout as he logged a shutdown frame in the bottom of the second.
Wentz padded the Wake Forest lead in the top of the third as he blooped a single into center field to plate junior Kade Lewis, who roped a double to the wall in left-center field earlier in the frame.
The Demon Deacon defense produced another shutdown inning in the home half of the third, capped off by an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play.
The Deacs pushed their lead to 8-0 with five runs in the top of the fourth.
- Schaaf singled to left field before advancing to second on a stolen base.
- Freshman JD Stein opened his account for the afternoon as he notched a single to right field to put runners on the corners.
- Junior Javar Williams laid down a perfectly executed bunt to plate Schaaf and advance to first base.
- The Deacs made it a five-run game as sophomore Luke Costello recorded an RBI single to push Stein across the plate.
- Lewis continued the offensive onslaught as he rocketed a two-run double off the wall in right-center field.
- Conte closed out the frame by shooting an RBI double into deep left field to score Lewis.
Bagwell closed another shutdown frame in the fourth with his third strikeout of the game.
The Deacs scored a pair of runs in the top of the fifth to give them a double-digit lead.
- Following a double by Schaaf, Stein notched an RBI single through the middle to make it 9-0.
- Williams pushed it to a 10-run game moments later as he roped an RBI double to center field, scoring Stein.
The Bearcats made it 10-3 in the bottom of the fifth.
Senior left-hander Zach Johnston forced Binghamton to ground out into an inning-ending 5-4-3 double play to escape a bases-loaded jam unscathed in the bottom of the sixth.
- Johnston continued to deal on the mound as he retired the side in the seventh.
Williams tacked on to the Wake Forest lead as he launched his 10th home run of the season over the right-center field wall to lead off the top of the eighth.
Johnston and junior Blake Morningstar combined for a shutdown eighth inning, highlighted by the Deacs' third double play of the afternoon.
Wake Forest made it 12-3 in the top of the ninth as Schaaf notched his second RBI single of the afternoon to plate Conte, who opened the inning with a double to right-center field.
Morningstar struck out a pair to close out the 12-3 win for the Demon Deacons.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Since a gritty midweek win against App State, the Wake Forest bullpen has been lights out, posting a 2.87 ERA in 69.0 innings with 95 strikeouts, while holding opposing hitters to just a .163 batting average against.

Opponent	Innings Pitched	Earned Runs Allowed	Strikeouts
App State (4/28)	3.0	0	6
Louisville (4/30)	6.1	2	10
Louisville (5/1)	4.2	1	7
Louisville (5/2)	7.2	1	12
Western Carolina (5/8)	7.0	1	8
Western Carolina (5/9)	2.0	0	2
Western Carolina (5/10)	7.0	2	14
Liberty (5/12)	5.1	0	5
Duke (5/13)	3.0	2	5
Duke (5/14)	5.0	0	5
Duke (5/15)	2.2	5	2
Pitt (5/20)	7.1	3	10
Kentucky (5/29)	4.0	5	6
Binghamton (5/30)	4.0	0	3

STAGGERING STATISTICS

Wake Forest has cashed in on the big inning with four or more runs in a frame on 40 occasions through 59 games of the 2026 campaign.
- The Demon Deacons plated five runs in the fourth inning against Binghamton on Saturday and are now 25-2 this season when logging at least one big inning in a game.
The Deacs recorded eight extra-base hits on Saturday, including seven doubles.
- This marked the most doubles in a game this season since the Demon Deacons totaled eight doubles at Pitt on April 14.
Additionally, Wake Forest is now 34-3 when scoring at least six runs this season.

FROM COACH WALTER
"It's a great team win. I'm really proud of our guys and the way they came out and competed today. I thought we competed well yesterday. We limited the free 90s today, which was huge. We only had three on the day. Obviously, some great individual performances, Blake Schaaf here on my left, Zach Johnston, came in in a big situation, the game's still on the line. It's 10-3 with nobody out, and gets a punchout and a double-play ball to get us in the dugout. That was really the difference in the game. I thought Cameron Bagwell threw the ball really well. I think he got a little tired there at the end, the long innings of being in the dugout. The one inning, his pitch count got up over 30. I thought about not running him back out there in the sixth, but he talked me into it and Zach had to come in and bail us out. So, great team win, and it's good to still be playing baseball." - Head Coach Tom Walter

UP NEXT
Wake Forest will look to continue fighting through the losers' bracket tomorrow against the loser of West Virginia and Kentucky. First pitch is set for noon ET with TV designation to be determined.

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