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2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

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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

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

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