Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |
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David F. Couch Ballpark (Capacity: 3,823) | |
Nickname | Demon Deacons |
Colors | Old gold and black[1] |
NCAA Tournament champions | |
1955 | |
College World Series runner-up | |
1949 | |
College World Series appearances | |
1949, 1955, 2023 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1999, 2017, 2023 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1949, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Atlantic Coast Conference: 1962, 1963, 1977, 1998, 1999, 2001 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Southern Conference : 1949 Atlantic Coast Conference: 1955, 1962, 1963, 2023 |
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represents
History
The Demon Deacon program began play in 1891.
The Demon Deacons represented the United States in
The Demon Deacons has been crowned
David F. Couch Ballpark
On October 31, 2007,
Individual awards
ACC Player of the Year
- Kenny Baker (1977)[9]
- Brick Smith (1981)[10]
- Bill Merrifield (1982, 1983)[11]
- Jamie D'Antona (2003)[12]
- Will Craig (2015)[13]
- Bobby Seymour (2019)[14]
ACC Coach of the Year
- Marvin Carter (1982)
- George Greer (2002)[15]
ACC Rookie of the Year
- Jamie D'Antona (2001)
- Allan Dykstra (2006)
College Baseball Hall of Fame
In 2010,
Year | Player | Position |
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2010 | Charlie Teague | 2B
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Championships
NCAA College World Series Championships
Year | Coach | Record | Result |
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1955 | Taylor Sanford | 24–6 | Defeated Western Michigan, 7–6<[citation needed] |
Conference Champions
Year | Conference | Record | Coach |
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1949 | SoCon | 27–2 | Lee Gooch |
1955 | ACC | 28–7 | Taylor Sanford |
2023 | ACC | 22-7 | Tom Walter |
Conference Tournament champions
Season | Conference | Venue | Head coach |
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1977 | ACC | Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina | Marvin Carter |
1998 | ACC | Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, North Carolina | George Greer |
1999 | ACC | Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, North Carolina | George Greer |
2001 | ACC | Knights Stadium, Fort Mill, South Carolina | George Greer |
Current and former major league players
- Morrie Aderholt
- Gair Allie
- Matt Antonelli
- Ross Atkins
- Junie Barnes
- Ryan Braun, pitcher
- Mike Buddie
- Dave Bush
- Tommy Byrne
- Rip Coleman
- Tim Cooney
- Will Craig
- Jamie D'Antona
- Sean DePaula
- Bill Dillman
- Stuart Fairchild
- John Gaddy
- Chris Getz
- Lee Gooch
- Tommy Gregg
- Erik Hanson
- Kevin Jarvis
- Tom Lanning
- Buddy Lewis
- Mike MacDougal
- Willard Marshall
- Jack Meyer
- Doyt Morris
- Dick Newsome
- Charlie Ripple
- Griffin Roberts
- Craig Robinson
- Ray Scarborough
- Gavin Sheets
- Elmer Sexauer
- Brick Smith
- Vic Sorrell
- Cory Sullivan
- Mac Williamson
- Larry Woodall
- Bill Wynne
- Eddie Yount
- Source: [17]
2012 MLB Draft
Six Demon Deacons were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft: OF Mac Williamson by the San Francisco Giants (3rd Round), LHP Tim Cooney by the St. Louis Cardinals (3rd Round), 3B Carlos Lopez by Washington Nationals (12th Round), RHP Brian Holmes by the Houston Astros (13th round), SS Pat Blair by the Houston Astros (24th round), and RHP Michael Dimock also by the Houston Astros.[18]
2016 MLB Draft
Only one Demon Deacon was selected in the
2017 MLB Draft
In 2017, Eight Wake Forest Demon Deacons were selected in the
World Series Champions
Only four former Demon Deacons have gone on to win the World Series with their respective teams.
Player | Position | Team | Number of Championships |
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Rip Coleman | P | New York Yankees | 1 |
Vic Sorrell | P | Detroit Tigers | 1 |
Ray Scarborough | P | New York Yankees | 1 |
Tommy Byrne | P | New York Yankees | 2 |
See also
Further reading
- "Baseball coach donates kidney to player". Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC (FOXSports.com). Associated Press. February 8, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
References
- ^ "Logos & Branding – Wake Forest University". November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Wake Forest Accepts Offers To Play In Argentina Test". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. AP. February 6, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Demon Deacons In Tie For Second Place". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. March 7, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved December 24, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Look Back: McGinley and the 1955 CWS". www.godeacs.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "ACC Honors" (PDF). www.godeacs.com. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Harrington, Matt (Oct 31, 2007). "Celebration marks start of work on downtown W-S baseball stadium". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ Hools Field
- ^ "Ballpark named for David F. Couch". www.godeacs.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Collins, Dan (May 19, 2016). "Wake Forest's best of the best". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Dan (May 19, 2016). "Wake Forest's best of the best". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Dan (May 19, 2016). "Wake Forest's best of the best". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Collins, Dan (May 19, 2016). "Wake Forest's best of the best". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Will Craig honored as ACC player of the Year". GoDeacs.com. Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
- ^ "Seymour Picked as ACC Player of the Year". GoDeacs.com. Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Greer Voted ACC Coach of the Year". GoDeacs.com. Wake Forest Demon Deacons. May 27, 2002. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Teague Inducted into National College Baseball Hall of Fame". www.godeacs.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) Baseball Players". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ Wright, Steven (June 7, 2012). "Deacons Make History in 2012 MLB Draft". Www.wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ Berry, Adam (June 9, 2016). "Pirates select Wake Forest 3B Will Craig". MLB.com. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
- ^ "Program-record Eight Deacs selected in 2017 MLB Draft". Wakeforestsports.com. June 14, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2017.