Year: | 1955 |
Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
Sport: | baseball |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 28-7 |
Conf Record: | 10-3 |
Head Coach: | Taylor Sanford |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach1: | Jack Stallings |
Ac1 Year: | 1st |
Champion: | National champions ACC champions |
The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Taylor Sanford in his 5th season at Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons won the College World Series, defeating the Western Michigan Broncos in the championship game. Wake Forest would not return to the college world series until 2023.
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