1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team explained

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.

Schedule

! style="background:black;color:#AB9F6D;"| Regular season|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 19-6 || 1-0 || 1-0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 14-5 || 2-0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 5-4 || 3-0 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 6-2 || 4-0 || 2-0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || 5-4 || 4-1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Yale || 4-2 || 5-1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 9-2 || 6-1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| NC State || 8-2 || 7-1 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 2-0 || 8-1 || 3-0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| || 2-7 || 8-2 || 3-1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| North Carolina || 9-5 || 9-2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 2-7 || 10-2 || 4-1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 10-9 || 11-2 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| NC State || 4-7 || 11-3 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 11-4 || 12-3 || 5-1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| North Carolina || 2-3 || 12-4 || 5-2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Duke || 12-8 || 13-4 || 6-2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Maryland || 4-2 || 14-4 || 7-2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| || 9-5 || 15-4 || 8-2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Clemson || 15-11 || 16-4 || 9-2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| NC State || 8-9 || 16-5 || 9-3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| East Carolina || 11-10 || 17-5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Duke || 12-5 || 18-5 || –|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| Virginia || 4-2 || 19-5 || 10-3|-|-! style="background:black;color:#AB9F6D;"| Post-season|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| vs. || 5-1 || 20-5|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"| vs. West Virginia || 7-9 || 20-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| vs. West Virginia || 6-5 || 21-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| vs. Rollins || 4-0 || 22-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"| vs. Rollins || 6-2 || 23-6|-|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| June 10 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1-0 || 24-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| June 12 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10-0 || 25-6|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd"| June 13 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 0-9 || 25-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| June 14 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10-7 || 26-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| June 15 || vs. || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2-0 || 27-7|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd"| June 16 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7-6 || 28-7|-

Awards and honors

Bill Barnes
Tommy Cole
Lefty Davis
Linwood Holt
Luther McKeel
Harold Moore

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-Americans. WakeForestSports.com. 25 January 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110001/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/LetterwinnersAllAmericans12.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: ACC Honors. WakeForestSports.com. 26 January 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083804/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/ACCHonorsHistory12.pdf. dead.