2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	27–26 (12–18 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Walter (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Cilento (6th season); Matt Hobbs (2nd season);
Home stadium	Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park

2015 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Atlantic
No. 10 Louisville ^x‍‍‍^y	25	–	5	.833	47	–	18	.723
No. 26 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	37	–	23	.617
No. 12 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	13	.567	44	–	21	.677
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	.552	32	–	29	.525
NC State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	14	.517	36	–	23	.610
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	27	–	26	.509
Boston College ‍‍‍	10	–	19	.345	27	–	27	.500
Coastal
No. 6 Miami (FL) ^x‍‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	16	.758
No. 1 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	44	–	24	.647
North Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	34	–	24	.586
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	27	–	27	.500
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	32	–	23	.582
Duke ‍‍‍	10	–	19	.345	31	–	22	.585
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	20	–	32	.385

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons will play their home games at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They will be led by head coach Tom Walter, in his sixth season at Wake Forest.

Previous season

In 2014, the Demon Deacons finished the season 4th in the ACC's Atlantic Division with a record of 30–26, 15–15 in conference play. They qualified for the 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament, and were eliminated in the play-in round. They failed to qualify for the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Roster

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster^[2]

Pitchers

1 – Matt Pirro – Senior
18 – Aaron Fossas – Junior
19 – Patrick Bryant – Freshman
25 – Anthony Romanelli – Freshman
27 – Parker Johnson – Freshman
30 – Connor Johnstone – Sophomore
32 – Chris Farish – Freshman
33 – Will Finley – Junior
34 – Max Tishman – Sophomore
35 – Christian Bartholomew – Sophomore
36 – Parker Dunshee – Sophomore
37 – Andrew Loepprich – Freshman
42 – Paul Kirkpatrick – Freshman
45 – John McCarren – Sophomore
55 – Andrew Culp – Freshman

Catchers

9 – Ben Breazeale – Sophomore
28 – Garrett Kelly – Junior
38 – Larry Mascolino – Freshman
39 – Nick Bigplinghoff – Freshman
41 – Chris Schafer – Freshman

Infielders

5 – Drew Freedman – Freshman
6 – Zach Piazza – Freshman
8 – Joey Rodriguez – Junior
10 – Nate Mondou – Sophomore
12 – Joe Napolitano – Junior
12 – Keegan Maronpot – Freshman
17 – Bruce Steel – Freshman
20 – Justin Yurchak – Freshman
22 – Will Craig – Sophomore
26 – Aaron Smith – Freshman
40 – Matt Graziano – Freshman

Outfielders

2 – Seth Constable – Junior
3 – Eric Ramsey – Sophomore
4 – Stuart Fairchild – Freshman
7 – Kevin Conway – Junior
11 – Jonathan Pryor – Sophomore
14 – Donnie Sellers – Freshman
15 – Luke Czajkowski – Junior
21 – Kevin Jordan – Senior
24 – Gavin Sheets – Freshman

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Wake Forest	Alma Mater
Tom Walter	Head coach	6	Georgetown University (1991)
Bill Cilento	Assistant coach	6	Siena College (2003)
Matt Hobbs	Assistant coach	2	University of Missouri (2002)

Schedule

Legend
	Wake Forest win
	Wake Forest loss
	Postponement
Bold	Wake Forest team member

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game log

Regular season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
1	February 13	Delaware	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
2	February 14	Delaware	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
3	February 15	Bucknell	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
4	February 15	VCU	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
5	February 17	at Davidson	T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field • Davidson, NC
6	February 20	vs. George Mason	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
7	February 21	vs. Western Carolina	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
8	February 22	at UNC Wilmington	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC
9	February 24	Appalachian State	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
10	February 27	Towson	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
11	February 28	Marshall	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
12	March 1	Towson	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
13	March 1	Marshall	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
13	March 3	at UNC Greensboro	UNCG Baseball Stadium • Greensboro, NC
14	March 6	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
15	March 7	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
16	March 8	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
17	March 10	at Elon	Walter C. Latham Park • Elon, NC
18	March 11	Elon	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
19	March 13	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
21	March 14	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
22	March 15	at Florida State	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
23	March 17	Connecticut	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
24	March 20	Miami (FL)	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
25	March 21	Miami (FL)	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
26	March 22	Miami (FL)	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
27	March 24	at Appalachian State	Smith Stadium • Boone, NC
28	March 25	Charlotte	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
29	March 27	at Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
30	March 28	at Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
31	March 29	at Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC
32	March 31	Coastal Carolina	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
33	April 3	Boston College	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
34	April 4	Boston College	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
35	April 5	Boston College	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
36	April 7	UNC Greensboro	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
37	April 10	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
38	April 11	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
39	April 12	at Pittsburgh	Charles L. Cost Field • Pittsburgh, PA
40	April 14	Davidson	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
41	April 17	at Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
42	April 18	at Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
43	April 19	at Louisville	Jim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KY
44	April 21	at Charlotte	Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium • Charlotte, NC
45	April 24	Notre Dame	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
46	April 25	Notre Dame	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
47	April 26	Notre Dame	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
48	April 28	High Point	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
49	April 29	at High Point	Williard Stadium • High Point, NC

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium
50	May 8	NC State	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
51	May 9	NC State	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
52	May 10	NC State	Wake Forest Baseball Park • Winston-Salem, NC
53	May 12	at Coastal Carolina	Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC
54	May 14	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
55	May 15	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC
56	May 16	at Duke	Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC

Post-season

ACC Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tourn. Record
	May 19	TBD		Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC

All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

References

↑ "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
↑ "Official Baseball Roster". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

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[1] "Baseball Standings". Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

[2] "Official Baseball Roster". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

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