2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons play their home games at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Tom Walter in his 8th season at Wake Forest.

2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 13
2017 record42-18 (19-11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Cilento (8th season)
  • Matt Hobbs (3rd season)
  • Joey Hammond (3rd season)
  • Eric Niesen (1st season)
Home stadiumGene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy 236 .793  5312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y 1911 .633  4320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y 1713 .567  4221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y 1614 .533  3625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y 1414 .500  4623 .667
Boston College   1119 .367  2528 .472
Notre Dame   1020 .333  2632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy 237 .767  4914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y 1812 .600  4316 .729
Miami (FL)   1613 .552  3127 .534
Duke   1218 .400  3028 .517
Georgia Tech   1119 .367  2728 .491
Pittsburgh   921 .300  2330 .434
Virginia Tech   921 .300  2332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

After a successful regular season record and conference record in ACC play the Demon Deacons secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the eighth overall seed. Wake Forest advanced to the Super Regionals, unfortunately the Deacs would lose to the Florida Gators in Game 2 of the Gainesville Super Regional. Eight players from the team were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, setting a school record.[1]

References

  1. "Program Record Eight Deacs picked in MLB Draft". Www.wakeforestsports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
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