1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 31–4 |
| Conf Record: | 13–1 |
| Head Coach: | Lee Gooch (2nd season) |
| Champion: | SoCon champion
District III champion
Region B champion |
| Bowl: | College World Series |
| Bowl Result: | 2nd |
The 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest College in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Lee Gooch in his second season as head coach at Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Texas.[1]
Schedule
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| 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game log[3] |
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| Regular season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SoCon Record |
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| | | W 14–1 | 1–0 | | | | | W 6–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | | W 11–5 | 3–0 | | | Cornell* | | W 7–3 | 4–0 | | | Lumberton* | | W 3–0 | 5–0 | | | Lumberton* | | W 13–3 | 6–0 | | | Burlington* | | W 13–10 | 7–0 | | | | | W 6–3 | 8–0 | 2–0 | | Fayetteville* | | W 2–0 | 9–0 | | | Lumberton* | | W 17–0 | 10–0 | | | Greenville* | | W 12–3 | 11–0 | | | | | W 3–1 | 12–0 | 3–0 | | Greensboro* | | W 4–2 | 13–0 | | | | | W 6–5 | 14–0 | 4–0 | | Duke | | W 6–5 | 15–0 | 5–0 | | NC State | | W 1–0 | 16–0 | 6–0 | | Duke | | W 3–1 | 17–0 | 7–0 | | NC State | | W 9–2 | 18–0 | 8–0 | | McCrary Eagles* | | W 8–1 | 19–0 | | | North Carolina | | W 4–2 | 20–0 | 9–0 | | Whiteville* | | L 0–1 | 20–1 | | | Duke | | W 13–1 | 21–1 | 10–0 | | NC State | | L 5–7 | 21–2 | 10–1 | | North Carolina | | W 3–2 | 22–2 | 11–1 | | North Carolina | | W 2–0 | 23–2 | 12–1 | | NC State | | W 6–4 | 24–2 | 13–1 | |
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| Post-season |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score |
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| Belmont's Combers | | W 14–6 | | Henderson Independents | | W 11–4 | | McCrary Eagles | | W 7–2 | | Rocky Mount | | W 12–1 | | Plymouth | | W 3–0 | | Edenton | | W 3–2 | | Henderson Independents | | W 13–2 | | Superior Mills | | L 2–3 | | Highland Park | | L 2–3 | |
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| District III playoffs |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Playoff record |
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| | | W 5–3 | 25–2 | 1–0 | | | Charlotte, NC | W 4–3 | 26–2 | 2–0 | | Kentucky | Charlotte, NC | W 8–0 | 27–2 | 3–0 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | Regional Record |
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| June 17 | at | | W 4–1 | 28–2 | 1–0 | | June 18 | at Notre Dame | South Bend, IN | W 10–7 | 29–2 | 2–0 | |
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| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
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| June 22 | | | W 2–1 | 30–2 | 1–0 | | June 23 | | Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS | L 1–8 | 30–3 | 1–1 | | June 24 | Southern California | Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS | W 2–1 | 31–3 | 2–1 | | June 25 | Texas | Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS | L 3–10 | 31–4 | 2–2 | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: 1949 College World Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191647/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949. dead. December 26, 2011. August 31, 2019. Omaha.com.
- Book: The Howler. Wake Forest College. 221.
- Book: The Howler. Wake Forest College. 221–223.
