Wake Forest Baseball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 21, 2023 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2022 | Regional | lost to UConn, defeated LIU Brooklyn, eliminated by Maryland |
| 2017 | Regional | defeated UMBC, defeated West Virginia, defeated West Virginia |
| 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
