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
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
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 23 6   .793 53 12   .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 43 20   .683
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 42 21   .667
No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 36 25   .590
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍y 14 14   .500 46 23   .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 25 28   .472
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 26 32   .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 23 7   .767 49 14   .778
No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 43 16   .729
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16 13   .552 31 27   .534
Duke  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 30 28   .517
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 27 28   .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 30   .434
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 32   .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

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