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Wake Forest wins finale, series against Pittsburgh

5 days ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Wake Forest climbed back above .500 in the ACC by beating Pittsburgh 6-3 on Sunday at David F. Couch Ballpark. A three-run sixth inning took Wake Forest from down by one run to up two, and the Deacons added an insurance run in the eighth. A three-man bullpen of Duncan Marsten, Zach Johnston and Josh Gunther combined for five no-hit innings to close out the game.
Deacons drop middle game against Pitt

5 days ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Wake Forest gave up four runs in the last two innings, losing 10-8 to Pittsburgh on Saturday at David F. Couch Ballpark. The Deacons (33-17, 13-13 ACC) went ahead by a run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Luke Costello’s tiebreaking home run — the freshman’s second blast of the game, along with a two-run homer in the first. In the top of the eighth, though, Griffin Green hit the leadoff batter.
Deacons settle in for throttling of Pittsburgh

6 days ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Updating how every Wake Forest transfer's season went this past seasonDiving into the performances of every player who transferred out of Wake Forest after last season
Wake Forest adds guard to transfer portal haul

1 week ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

In finding one more transfer portal piece to bolster its backcourt, Wake Forest’s men’s basketball team is bringing an in-state product back home. Well, close enough to home. Sebastian Akins committed to the Deacons while on a visit Wednesday afternoon. He’s from Concord, N.C., and spent last season playing for Denver University. He played his last two (at least) seasons of high school basketball at 1 of 1 Academy. Akins was the Summit League freshman of the year, averaging 12.7 points per game.
Wake Forest spring transfer breakdown (Part II)

2 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill
Wake Forest spring transfer breakdown (Part I)

2 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

If you have transfer portal whiplash from the last five months of following Wake Forest’s football team, you’re not alone. The roster churn when a new coach takes over a program has accelerated because of changes to college athletics’ landscape. Immediate eligibility for transfers of any kind means an entire roster can be overhauled in the span of a few months. To an extent, that’s happened at Wake Forest. Out went Dave Clawson on Dec. 16; in stepped Jake Dickert on Dec. 18.
Wake Forest edges Liberty

3 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Wake Forest notched a narrow mid-week win by beating Liberty 6-4 on Tuesday night at David F. Couch Ballpark. The Deacons (27-15) got a tiebreaking solo home run by freshman Luke Costello in the bottom of the sixth inning. Another couple of runs in the seventh — on a bases-loaded walk by Costello and an RBI groundout by freshman Dalton Wentz — gave Wake Forest enough cushion for the win. Liberty (24-17) cut the deficit to a two-run game with Camden Troyer’s solo homer in the eighth.
Deacons lose lead late, drop series against BC

3 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Wake Forest stumbled early and late in Saturday’s series finale against Boston College at David F. Couch Ballpark. That led to a 7-5 loss in the game, which leads to a series loss and the Deacons falling under .500 in ACC play for the first time this season. Wake Forest (26-15) trailed 4-1 in the middle of the third inning, with Blake Morningstar giving up two runs in each the first and third. Three of those were earned, and three of them were scored with two outs.
Deacons come up empty against Boston College

3 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

WINSTON-SALEM – Which of the following sounds like the worst part of a baseball game? - Giving up seven runs on three hits. - Issuing 10 walks and tacking on two hit-by-pitches, two wild pitches and two balks. - Surrendering a bizarre catcher’s balk, in which a runner stealing home was safe and the batter was awarded first base. - Having one hit, a single, in a span of 21 batters.
Nate Calmese commits to Wake Forest

4 weeks ago | wakeforest.rivals.com | Conor O'Neill

Wake Forest has a commitment from its projected starter at point guard. Nate Calmese announced his commitment to Wake Forest on Friday afternoon. He’ll be on his fourth school in four seasons, having gone from Lamar to Washington to Washington State. For the Cougars — who played in the West Coast Conference — this past season, Calmese averaged 15.2 points and 4.4 assists per game.