2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

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2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CB No. 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 stadium Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park
Seasons
 2016
2018 
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy236 .7935312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y1911 .6334320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y1713 .5674221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y1614 .5333625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y1414 .5004623 .667
Boston College  1119 .3672528 .472
Notre Dame  1020 .3332632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy237 .7674914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y1812 .6004316 .729
Miami (FL)  1613 .5523127 .534
Duke  1218 .4003028 .517
Georgia Tech  1119 .3672728 .491
Pittsburgh  921 .3002330 .434
Virginia Tech  921 .3002332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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.