Wake Forest Baseball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 15, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
 
ACC (36-20, 16-14)
 
 
Coach: Tom Walter
 
Key Field Players:
Kade Lewis, Sophomore, IF, .392 BA, 11 HR, 57 RBI
Marek Houston, Junior, IF, .351 BA, 12 HR, 58 RBI, 19 SB
Dalton Wentz, Freshman, IF, .309 BA, 10 HR, 45 RBI
Matt Scannell, Senior, OF, .298 BA, 10 HR, 43 RBI
Jack Winnay, Junior, IF, .296 BA, 14 HR, 59 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Blake Morningstar, Sophomore, P, 2.71 ERA, 6-1 W/L, 73.0 IP, 82 SO
Logan Lunceford, Junior, P, 5.47 ERA, 5-5 W/L, 54.1 IP, 84 SO
Matthew Dallas, Sophomore, P, 5.09 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 53.0 IP, 59 SO
Josh Gunther, Sophomore, P, 3.16 ERA, 1-3 W/L, 25.2 IP, 40 SO, 6 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .308 (31st in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.40 (293, 14)
Doubles per Game: 2.00 (76, 5)
Earned Run Average: 4.58 (36, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .963 (231, 16)
Home Runs per Game: 1.75 (19, 3)
Scoring Offense: 8.4 (30, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .530 (18, 2)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.27 (139, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.13 (244, 12)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024 Regional lost to VCU, eliminated by East Carolina
2023 Regional defeated George Mason, defeated Maryland, defeated George Mason
2023 Super Regional defeated Alabama
2023 CWS defeated Stanford, defeated LSU, lost to LSU, eliminated by LSU
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 5/18