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Post by The Cats on Mar 14, 2022 6:20:21 GMT -5
The Catamounts will remain on the road for mid-week action, traveling to Winston-Salem to face the Wake Forest Demon Deacons of the ACC. Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons When: Tuesday, March 15 Time: 5:00 pm Where: David F. Couch Ballpark, Winston-Salem, NC Radio: Deacon All AccessTV/Video: ACC NETWORK EXTRALive Stats: WF live statsNickname: Demon Deacons Colors: Black and Gold Conference: ACC Fan Message Board: Old Gold & Black BoardsThe Series: The Cats are 5-7 overall vs. Wake Forest, and come into this game on a two-game skid against the Demon Deacons. Head coach: Tom Walter enters his 13th season in 2022 as the head coach of Wake Forest baseball. With 325 wins at Wake Forest, he enters 2022 as the second-winningest coach in program history, trailing only George Greer (608 wins in 16 years). Additionally, Walter is one of just two active head coaches in the country to lead three different programs to the NCAA Division I Tournament,. 2022 Record: 13-3 overall, 13-2 home, 0-1 away, 0-0 neutral, 1-2 ACC In Coach Walter’s 13th season at the helm of the Wake Forest baseball program, the Deacs will rely on 20 returners from last year’s team. Additionally, the Deacs welcome a highly-regarded class of newcomers consisting of 13 first-year players as well as six transfers. The class was ranked in the top 13 by both D1 Baseball and Baseball America. The Deacs are off to one of the best starts in program history with a 13-3 record, the first time since 1964 Wake Forest won their first eleven games.
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Post by wcatradio75 on Mar 14, 2022 9:30:13 GMT -5
This will be a tough matchup with a good WF team. They only have 3 losses, but their schedule hasn't been that difficult. Two of their three losses came this weekend with their ACC opener to FSU. The did beat UNCG 23-3, but the other matchups included schools like NJ Tech, Lafayette, and UMass Lowell. They beat Central Michigan and Elon with their only other loss to Coastal Carolina.
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Post by upstatecat88 on Mar 15, 2022 17:08:05 GMT -5
Well, we certainly have the makings of a long, long, LONG 3rd inning it appears…….
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Post by The Cats on Mar 15, 2022 18:30:21 GMT -5
END 7TH | Wake, 7-4
Catamounts work around a lead-off walk with a double-play -- Brandon Butterworth to Pascanel Ferreras to Drew Needham -- and reliever Dylan Wheeler ends the frame with a strikeout looking to keep the lead at three as we head to the 8th
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Post by upstatecat88 on Mar 15, 2022 19:13:48 GMT -5
Damn. We couldn’t handle our own prosperity there in the 9th. Gotta make them pay when they set you up like that.
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Post by The Cats on Mar 15, 2022 19:19:07 GMT -5
FINAL | Wake Forest 7, Western Carolina 5
Demon Deacons score all seven runs in one inning and survive WCU's ninth-inning rally as the Catamounts loaded the bases but got just one back in the road loss.
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Mar 16, 2022 8:26:41 GMT -5
In my opinion, we are improving. As 32 said though, we need to play better to be competitive in the conference this year. You can’t take it away but for the 3rd inning, we outplayed Wake all night.
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