2023 WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS BASEBALL TEAM

2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
ACC Atlantic Division champions; ACC regular season champions; Winston-Salem Regional champions; Winston-Salem Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
Record	54–12 (22–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Walter (14th season);
Home stadium	David F. Couch Ballpark
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	7	.759	54	–	12	.818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	.667	44	–	19	.698
Boston College ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	.533	37	–	20	.649
Notre Dame ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	30	–	24	.556
NC State ‍‍‍^y	13	–	16	.448	36	–	21	.632
Louisville ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	31	–	24	.564
Florida State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	23	–	31	.426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	50	–	13	.794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	42	–	21	.667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	.552	39	–	23	.629
North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	14	–	14	.500	36	–	24	.600
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	30	–	23	.566
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	30	–	27	.526
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	10	–	18	.357	24	–	31	.436

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented the Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons played their home games at David F. Couch Ballpark as a members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Tom Walter, in his 13th season at Wake.

Previous season

The 2022 team finished the season with a 41–19–1 record and a 15–14–1 record in ACC play. They went 1–1 in the ACC tournament and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2017. The Demon Deacons were seeded second in the College Park Regional, where they went 1–2, beating LIU, but losing to Maryland and UConn.

Personnel

2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster^[2]

Pitchers

2 – William Ray – Sophomore
4 – Rhett Lowder – Junior
10 – Ben Shenosky – Freshman
11 – Chase Walter – Graduate
13 – Carson Cotugno – Sophomore
14 – Camden Minacci – Junior
15 – Hudson Lee – Freshman
17 – Zach Johnston – Freshman
19 – Crawford Wade – Junior
20 – Derek Crum – Junior
22 – Teddy McGraw – Junior
23 – Josh Hartle – Sophomore
26 – Seth Keener – Junior
28 – Cole Roland – Graduate
30 – Michael Massey - Sophomore
35 – Will Andrews – Sophomore
36 – Evan Maloney – Freshman
40 – Reed Mascolo – Junior
42 – Joe Ariola – Freshman
51 – Sean Sullivan – Sophomore

Catchers

16 – Gio Cueto – Sophomore
27 – Bennett Lee – Junior
33 – Chris Katz – Sophomore

Infielders

3 – Danny Corona – Sophomore
5 – Pierce Bennett – Junior
6 – Justin Johnson – Junior
7 – Marek Houston – Freshman
9 – Andrew Noland – Freshman
21 – Jack Winnay – Freshman
25 – Brock Wilken – Junior
28 – James Broderick – Freshman
29 – Kyle Joye – Graduate
31 – Parker Pilat – Sophomore
41 – Jake Reinisch – Freshman

Outfielders

0 – Lucas Costello – Junior
1 – Jackson Kraemer – Freshman
8 – Nick Kurtz – Sophomore
12 – Adam Cecere – Junior
24 – Tommy Hawke – Sophomore
31 – Jake Reinisch – Junior

Coaching Staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wake Forest	Alma Mater
Tom Walter	Head Coach	14	Georgetown University (1991)
Bill Cilento	Associate Head Coach	14	Siena College (2003)
Corey Muscara	Assistant Coach	2	Franklin Pierce University (2009)

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[3]	10	10*	3 (2)	4 (3)	5	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (3)	1 (27)	1 (30)	1 (29)	1 (31)	1 (31)*	1 (31)*	3
Baseball America^[4]	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1*	1*	3
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	10	6	2	2	5	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
NCBWA†^[6]	8	6	3	2	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1*	3
D1Baseball^[7]	6	6	5	5 (2)	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1*	1*	3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[1] "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

[2] "2021 Baseball Roster". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[coaches_poll-3] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[4] "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[5] "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[6] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[7] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
Venues	Ernie Shore Field (1956–1980) Gene Hooks Stadium (1981–2008) Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park (2009–2015) David F. Couch Ballpark (2016–present)
People	Head coaches List of MLB Players
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900–1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
Venues	Ernie Shore Field (1956–1980) Gene Hooks Stadium (1981–2008) Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park (2009–2015) David F. Couch Ballpark (2016–present)
People	Head coaches List of MLB Players
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900–1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball

ACC Atlantic Division champions ACC regular season champions Winston-Salem Regional champions Winston-Salem Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
Record	54–12 (22–7 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Walter (14th season)
Home stadium	David F. Couch Ballpark
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →