Rayne Supple pitched 2.0 scoreless innings and Johnny Aiello, Bobby Seymour and DJ Poteet had two hits apiece to lead the Demon Deacons.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest fell to area rival Elon, 10-9, at David F. Couch Ballpark on Tuesday night.
Johnny Aiello, Bobby Seymour and DJ Poteet had two hits apiece to lead the Demon Deacons (11-14).
For the Phoenix (14-11), Ryne Ogren went 3-for-5 with a double, while Hayden Platt and Liam O'Regan each went 2-for-4 with a homer.
In a staff day on the mound, Wake Forest's first six pitchers surrendered at least a run apiece. Rayne Suppleclosed out the game for the Deacs with 2.0 scoreless frames, but not before Wake Forest was already trailing.
Elon broke a 7-7 tie in the seventh with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch and two-run single by Cam Devanney.
The Deacs scored twice in the eighth on a wild pitch and Jake Mueller RBI groundout. In the ninth, Michael Ludowig and Zach Seal drew walks to put the potential winning run aboard, but a strikeout and popout ended the game.
Wake Forest returns to ACC play this weekend with a three-game series at North Carolina from Friday-Sunday.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest fell to area rival Elon, 10-9, at David F. Couch Ballpark on Tuesday night.
Johnny Aiello, Bobby Seymour and DJ Poteet had two hits apiece to lead the Demon Deacons (11-14).
For the Phoenix (14-11), Ryne Ogren went 3-for-5 with a double, while Hayden Platt and Liam O'Regan each went 2-for-4 with a homer.
In a staff day on the mound, Wake Forest's first six pitchers surrendered at least a run apiece. Rayne Suppleclosed out the game for the Deacs with 2.0 scoreless frames, but not before Wake Forest was already trailing.
Elon broke a 7-7 tie in the seventh with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch and two-run single by Cam Devanney.
The Deacs scored twice in the eighth on a wild pitch and Jake Mueller RBI groundout. In the ninth, Michael Ludowig and Zach Seal drew walks to put the potential winning run aboard, but a strikeout and popout ended the game.
Wake Forest returns to ACC play this weekend with a three-game series at North Carolina from Friday-Sunday.
