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
2017 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
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  x‍‍‍y 23–6 .79353–12 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 19–11 .63343–20 .683
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56742–21 .667
No. 30 NC State  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53336–25 .590
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 14–14 .50046–23 .667
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36725–28 .472
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33326–32 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  x‍‍‍y 23–7 .76749–14 .778
No. 21 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60043–16 .729
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 16–13 .55231–27 .534
Duke  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40030–28 .517
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11–19 .36727–28 .491
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–30 .434
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30023–32 .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

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