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2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
ACC Atlantic Division champions
ACC regular season champions
Winston-Salem Regional champions
Winston-Salem Super Regional champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record54–12 (22–7 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDavid F. Couch Ballpark
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Atlantic
No. 3 Wake Forest x‍‍‍y 22 – 7   .759 54 – 12   .818
No. 18 Clemson ‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 19   .698
Boston College ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 37 – 20   .649
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 30 – 24   .556
NC State ‍‍‍y 13 – 16   .448 36 – 21   .632
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 31 – 24   .564
Florida State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 23 – 31   .426
Coastal
No. 6 Virginia x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 50 – 13   .794
No. 20 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 42 – 21   .667
No. 15 Duke ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 39 – 23   .629
North Carolina ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 36 – 24   .600
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 30 – 23   .566
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 27   .526
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 24 – 31   .436
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented the Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons played their home games at David F. Couch Ballpark as a members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They are led by head coach Tom Walter, in his 13th season at Wake.

Previous season

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Main article: 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

The 2022 team finished the season with a 41–19–1 record and a 15–14–1 record in ACC play. They went 1–1 in the ACC tournament and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2017. The Demon Deacons were seeded second in the College Park Regional, where they went 1–2, beating LIU, but losing to Maryland and UConn.

Personnel

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2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 2 – William Ray – Sophomore
  • 4 – Rhett Lowder – Junior
  • 10 – Ben Shenosky – Freshman
  • 11 – Chase Walter – Graduate
  • 13 – Carson Cotugno – Sophomore
  • 14 – Camden Minacci – Junior
  • 15 – Hudson Lee – Freshman
  • 17 – Zach Johnston – Freshman
  • 19 – Crawford Wade – Junior
  • 20 – Derek Crum – Redshirt Junior
  • 22 – Teddy McGraw – Junior
  • 23 – Josh Hartle – Sophomore
  • 26 – Seth Keener – Junior
  • 28 – Cole Roland – Graduate
  • 30 – Michael Massey - Sophomore
  • 35 – Will Andrews – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 36 – Evan Maloney – Freshman
  • 40 – Reed Mascolo – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 – Joe Ariola – Freshman
  • 51 – Sean Sullivan – Sophomore
  

Catchers

  • 16 – Gio Cueto – Sophomore
  • 27 – Bennett Lee – Junior
  • 33 – Chris Katz – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 3 – Danny Corona – Sophomore
  • 5 – Pierce Bennett – Redshirt Junior
  • 6 – Justin Johnson – Redshirt Junior
  • 7 – Marek Houston – Freshman
  • 9 – Andrew Noland – Freshman
  • 21 – Jack Winnay – Freshman
  • 25 – Brock Wilken – Junior
  • 28 – James Broderick – Freshman
  • 29 – Kyle Joye – Graduate
  • 31 – Parker Pilat – Sophomore
  • 41 – Jake Reinisch – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 0 – Lucas Costello – Junior
  • 1 – Jackson Kraemer – Freshman
  • 8 – Nick Kurtz – Sophomore
  • 12 – Adam Cecere – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 – Tommy Hawke – Sophomore
  • 31 – Jake Reinisch – Junior
  

Coaching Staff

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Name Position Seasons at
Wake Forest		 Alma Mater
Tom Walter Head Coach 14 Georgetown University (1991)
Bill Cilento Associate Head Coach 14 Siena College (2003)
Corey Muscara Assistant Coach 2 Franklin Pierce University (2009)

Rankings

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Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]1010*3 (2)4 (3)52 (1)2 (2)2 (1)2 (1)2 (2)2 (1)2 (3)1 (27)1 (30)1 (29)1 (31)1 (31)*1 (31)*3
Baseball America[4]98765433333211111*1*3
Collegiate Baseball^[5]10622564443221111113
NCBWA†[6]863254322222111111*3
D1Baseball[7]6655 (2)4222222211111*1*3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "2021 Baseball Roster". Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "College Top 25". Baseball America. January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
  6. ^ "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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