Wake Forest 2017 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

ACC (39-18, 19-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 4/7 Louisville (2-1), 4/22 at Clemson (8-3), 5/14 at Florida State (10-9)
Bad Losses: 2/18 vs Nicholls State (5-12), 2/25 USC (9-15), 5/9 High Point (3-5)
Coach: Tom Walter
 
Key Field Players:
Jake Mueller, Sophomore, IF, .354 BA, 30 RBI
Stuart Fairchild, Junior, OF, .353 BA, 15 HR, 59 RBI, 17 SB
Ben Breazeale, Senior, C, .348 BA, 7 HR, 44 RBI
Jonathan Pryor, Senior, OF, .346 BA, 32 RBI
Johnny Aiello, Sophomore, IF, .326 BA, 18 HR, 49 RBI
Gavin Sheets, Junior, IF, .319 BA, 20 HR, 79 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Connor Johnstone, Senior, P, 3.46 ERA, 7-0 W/L, 80.2 IP, 56 SO
Parker Dunshee, Senior, P, 4.16 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 88.2 IP, 98 SO
Griffin Roberts, Sophomore, P, 2.31 ERA, 1-4 W/L, 46.2 IP, 67 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .312 (16th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.69 (191, 9)
Doubles per Game: 2.09 (25, 4)
Earned Run Average: 4.14 (81, 8)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (49, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.69 (1, 1)
Scoring Offense: 8.0 (10, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .515 (4, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.67 (227, 11)
Triples per Game: 0.04 (295, 14)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    Regional                      defeated Minnesota, lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Minnesota
2007    Regional                      lost to UC Irvine, defeated Brown, eliminated by Texas
2002    Regional                      defeated George Washington, lost to Richmond, defeated Navy, defeated Richmond, eliminated by Richmond
2001    Regional                      lost to Tennessee Tech, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Tennessee Tech, defeated Tennessee, eliminated by Tennessee
2000    Regional                      defeated Seton Hall, lost to South Carolina, defeated Liberty, eliminated by South Carolina
1999    Regional                      defeated Siena, defeated Richmond, lost to Richmond, defeated Richmond
1999    Super Regional            eliminated by Miami (FL)
 
*all team stats through 5/21