Wake Forest Baseball starting lineup today are Brock Wilken, Justin Johnson and Pierce Bennett. Rhett Lowder, Sean Sullivan will lead the pitching duty.
Wake Forest has been top of the NCAA college rankings for a while and is tipped to win the MCWS 2023. Although they lost their previous game, they are still favorites to win the Series.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons represent Wake Forest University and have one CWS win in 1955. Their odds of winning the 2023 Finals are at +220.
The Deacons have dominated this season and have a 52-10 record in 2023. Their next game opponent, LSU, has odds at +310.
Paul Skenes of LSU has recorded 200 strikeouts this season and need 34 more to break the national record.
Wake Forest could reach the finals if they win their last match against LSU. The rematch on Thursday is bound to be hard-fought and promises to live up to the expectations.
The game on Thursday will be a battle between the best pitchers and the best hitters and is considered one of the season's matches.
Wake Forest Baseball Roster 2023
Wake Forest baseball vs LSU lineup will possibly be the same as yesterday's game. Brock Wilken who has 31 homers will lead the charge for the Deacons.
If we take a look at the last few games for the Demon Deacons, there hasn't been much change to the starters. The pitchers have been substituted regularly depending on the situation.
The possible players for Wake Forest against LSU in the CWS 2023:
- Tommy Hawke - CF
- Pierce Bennett - RF
- Nick Kurtz - 1B
- Brock Wilken - 3B
- Justin Johnson - 2B
- Danny Corona - DH
- Bennett Lee - C
- Adam Cecere - LF
- Lucas Castello/Marek Houston - SS
- Rhett Lowder/Sean Sullivan - P
- Seth Keener/Josh Hartle - P
Wake Forest's RF Pierce Bennett will be crucial in the upcoming decider. He has batted .359 this season and has 65 RBIs in addition to 7 homers.
2B Justin has batted .323 and has recorded 16 home runs with 76 RBIs. Tommy Hawke recorded 2 RBIs in yesterday's game and moved up to 35 for the season and has batted .353 this season.
Nick Kurtz and Danny Corona have recorded 24 and 13 homers, respectively this season. Josh Hartle has recorded 140 strikeouts, followed by Rhett Lowder with 137.
Wake Forest baseball roster has a lot of depth and Rhett Lowder might be the ideal starter but it all depends on his recovery. Cole Roland, Michael Massey, and more are available as pitchers.
Sean Sullivan recorded 3 SO yesterday and Seth Keener had 4 SO. Their total for the season is 111 and 94 respectively.
The Deacons' roster has a lot of depth which might come to play in the rematch on the 22nd.
- Camden Minacci
- Jackson Kraemer - OF
- William Ray - RHP
- Andrew Noland - INF
- Ben Shenosky - RHP
- Chase Walter - RHP
- Carson Cotugno - RHP
- Hudson Lee - LHP
- Gio Cueto - C
- Zach Johnston - LHP
- Crawford Wade - LHP
- Derek Crum - LHP
- Jack Winnay - INF
- Teddy McGraw - RHP
- Kyle Joye - OF
Wake Forest Baseball Schedule
Wake Forest schedule is on Thursday, June 22, will give the Deacons a last-gasp chance to reach the MCWS Finals 2023. WIN! against LSU and advance.
In the First Round, the Deacons beat Stanford 3-2 and met with the LSU Tigers, eventually reaching the Semifinals.
Wake Forest was responsible for placing the LSU in the loser's bracket after defeating them 3-2 on June 19, 2023. They fell behind yesterday after a 2-5 defeat in the Semifinals.
The upcoming match will be very crucial and without any margin of error.
The No. 1 National Seed must give everything to appear for the 2023 Men's College World Series (MCWS). The Deacons' journey this season has already seen them as Division Champions (Atlantic).
If Wake Forest wins the game on Thursday, they face the Florida Gators (University of Florida) in the MCWS Finals.
If the Deacons win the upcoming game and reach the Finals, it will be a best-of-three format. Two wins will guarantee the championship win.
The Finals will be played in the Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, where all the MCWS games were played. The games will be broadcasted on ESPN.
- Game 1: June 24
- Game 2: June 25
- Game 3: June 26 (If necessary)
Wake Forest Baseball Coaching Staff
Wake Forest coaching staff is led by head coach Tom Walter. This is his 14th season as head coach, and won the ACC Coach of the Year (2023).
Tom Walter has immense experience as a coach, as he previously coached George College Revolutionaries (1997-2004) and New Orleans Privateers (2005-2009).
The coaching staff also has the following members:
- Bill Cilento - Associate Head Coach
- Corey Muscara - Assistant Coach
- Matt Wessinger - Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Will Craig - Student Assistant Coach
Bill Cilento was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2019 and is primarily involved with the hitters and infielders in the team. He will plan to neutralize to stop him from breaking the single-season strikeout record.
He has contributed to 65 college athletes who have gone on to play professional baseball and is also a persistent recruiter for the Deacons.
Corey is relatively new to the Deacons' baseball program, having been added to the staff list in 2021, and is involved with the team's pitchers.
Matt is also new to the program and was added to the coaching staff in 2022. He is involved with the team's defense and baserunning.
He has accumulated much experience at Hofstra as he was previously employed as an assistant coach.
Former ACC Players of the Year (2015) Will Craig was a First Round pick for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2016 and in August 2022, he was added to the coaching staff.
