Wake Forest Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Dalton Wentz
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Madison Heights, Va.
- High School:
- Amherst County
Career Accolades
- Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th Round of the 2026 MLB Draft
- 2026 All-ACC Third Team
- 2025 Baseball America First Team Freshman All-American
- 2025 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
- 2025 D1 Baseball Second Team Freshman All-American
- 2025 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
Sophomore (2026)
Selected in the 16th round of the 2026 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants… Third Team All-ACC… Started all 60 games for the Demon Deacons, primarily at third base, and established himself as one of the ACC's top power hitters… Batted .306 with a .414 on-base percentage and a .629 slugging percentage while leading Wake Forest with 18 home runs and 146 total bases… Finished the season with 71 hits, including 19 doubles and one triple, while driving in 52 runs and scoring 65 times... Drew 42 walks and posted 38 extra-base hits, helping anchor the middle of the Demon Deacon lineup throughout the season... Recorded a season-high three-hit performance on multiple occasions and produced several key offensive outings during ACC play and postseason competition... Defensively, appeared primarily at third base, totaling 37 putouts and 84 assists while helping guide Wake Forest to an NCAA Regional appearance… Finished the year among the team's leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, runs scored, RBIs, doubles and home runs.
Freshman (2025)
Appeared in 57 games with 54 starts for the Demon Deacons during the 2025 season… Finished his freshman campaign with a .316 batting average, which ranked third on the team… Notched 67 hits, including 14 doubles and 13 home runs, and 50 RBIs… Made his Wake Forest debut against Long Island (2/14), where he finished the game with three hits and two RBIs with a pair of doubles… Logged his first career home run in the win against St. John’s (2/21)... Added a three-RBI performance in the win over App State (3/4)... Named ACC Player of the Week after going 8-for-16 (.714) at the plate with 11 RBIs and three home runs during a four game stretch against High Point (4/1) and Florida State… Totaled a season-high five RBIs to help even the series against Florida State (4/5)... Logged another three-RBI game against Coastal Carolina (4/15)... Led the Deacs with three-RBIs and a pair of home runs against Cal in the ACC Tournament (5/21)... Recorded two home runs during Wake Forest’s opening game of the NCAA Tournament against Cincinnati (5/30).
Background: 2023-24 Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year… Batted .538 with an eye-popping on-base percentage of .711 as a senior… Prep Baseball Report All-American… Participant in the MLB/USA TODAY High School All-American Game… 2024 ABCA/Rawling High School Gold Glove Team… MLB Combine Participant… 2024 MLB Draft Combine Invite… 2024 Prep Baseball Super 60 Participant… Ranked as the nation’s No. 58 prep prospect in the 2024 Major League First-Year Player Draft by Baseball America… Rated as the No. 1 SS in Virginia and No. 98 overall prospect according to Perfect Game.
Personal: Born July 28, 2005… Son of Lenny & Shannon Wentz… Father played at Virginia Tech and professionally with the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres organizations… Volunteered locally on behalf of the Community Day of Giving, participating in beautification efforts at Mill Creek Lake and performing improvements to the Dixie Youth Baseball field… Also donated his time to Trunk or Treat as well as a special education class and the annual field day for elementary schools. Additionally, he’s served as a recreation league basketball coach… Maintained a 4.41 weighted GPA in the classroom.
