Mode: | baseball |
Year: | 2017 |
Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Coachrank: | 11 |
Cbrank: | 13 |
Record: | 42-18 |
Conf Record: | 19-11 |
Head Coach: | Tom Walter |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Asst Coach1: | Bill Cilento |
Ac1 Year: | 8th |
Asst Coach2: | Matt Hobbs |
Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach3: | Joey Hammond |
Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach4: | Eric Niesen |
Ac4 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park |
Bowl: | NCAA tournament, Gainesville Super Regional |
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]