Wake Forest Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
 
ACC (47-10, 22-7)
 
 
Coach: Tom Walter
 
Key Field Players:
Tommy Hawke, Sophomore, OF/IF, .352 BA, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 13 SB
Pierce Bennett, Junior, OF/IF, .330 BA, 6 HR, 51 RBI
Nick Kurtz, Sophomore, OF/IF, .379 BA, 23 HR, 63 RBI
Brock Wilken, Junior, IF/C, .351 BA, 27 HR, 74 RBI
Justin Johnson, Junior, IF, .330 BA, 13 HR, 61 RBI
Adam Cecere, Junior, OF/IF, .274 BA, 9 HR, 34 RBI
Lucas Costello, Junior, OF, .315 BA, 4 HR, 24 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Seth Keener, Junior, P, 2.50 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 57.2 IP, 73 SO
Rhett Lowder, Junior, P, 1.69 ERA, 13-0 W/L, 95.2 IP, 114 SO
Josh Hartle, Sophomore, P, 2.63 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 85.2 IP, 111 SO
Sean Sullivan, Sophomore, P, 2.75 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 59.0 IP, 94 SO
Camden Minacci, Junior, P, 2.93 ERA, 0-1 W/L, 27.2 IP, 43 SO, 12 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .303 (34th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.72 (116, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.09 (62, 7)
Earned Run Average: 2.72 (1, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (35, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.93 (10, 2)
Scoring Offense: 9.1 (8, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .539 (15, 3)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.69 (244, 9)
Triples per Game: 0.09 (282, 13)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022Regionallost to UConn, defeated LIU Brooklyn, eliminated by Maryland
2017Regionaldefeated UMBC, defeated West Virginia, defeated West Virginia
2016Regionaldefeated Minnesota, lost to Texas A&M, eliminated by Minnesota
2007Regionallost to UC Irvine, defeated Brown, eliminated by Texas
2002Regionaldefeated George Washington, lost to Richmond, defeated Navy, defeated Richmond, eliminated by Richmond
2001Regionallost to Tennessee Tech, defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Tennessee Tech, defeated Tennessee, eliminated by Tennessee
2000Regionaldefeated Seton Hall, lost to South Carolina, defeated Liberty, eliminated by South Carolina
1999Regionaldefeated Siena, defeated Richmond, lost to Richmond, defeated Richmond
1999Super Regionaleliminated by Miami (FL)
 
*all team stats through 5/21