Wake Forest hit a combined 10 home runs in the pair of Sunday afternoon games while giving up just two runs.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest baseball dominated Belmont on Sunday, giving up just two runs while scoring 21 of their own in a doubleheader sweep at David F. Couch Ballpark.
The Deacs (17-23) smacked 10 home runs across the two games, with Bobby Seymour leading the way with three big flies. Cole McNamee hit two homers, while Shane Muntz, Michael Turconi, Brock Wilken,
Adam Cecere and Brendan Tinsman each added one home run to the Deacs' efforts. The 10 home runs plated 14 of Wake Forest's 21 runs on Sunday.
Overall, Tinsman went 5-for-8 on Sunday, driving four runs. Bobby Seymour went 3-for-6 with five RBIs at the dish.
Belmont (20-24) managed just 10 hits across the two contests compared to Wake Forest's 26 hits. The Deacs struck out 23 Bruins on Sunday to hold Belmont to merely two solo home runs as their only offense. Rhett Lowder and William Fleming each picked up wins in their starts.
Teddy McGraw set a career high in strikeouts in Game 1, fanning five Bruins. The freshman pitched two innings in relief of classmate Rhett Lowder, who picked up his third win of the season after six innings of work, giving up only one earned run and striking out seven Belmont batters.
Eric Adler struck out five batters to close out Game 2 for a new career high in strikeouts in a game. Camden Minacci also struck out two Bruins to close out Game 1.
How It Happened (Game 1)
"Obviously good to get two wins. Rhett Lowder didn't have his best stuff today, but he battled and he made pitches. He located his fastball well. Then (William) Fleming in the second game, he was a little shaky in the first inning, but after that he settled down and threw the ball well. Really pleased with our performance offensively. We did enough. Obviously with the wind blowing out we hit some home runs. It was just good to get two victories after a tough loss late last night."
On Deck
The Deacs head back on the road for their final four away games of the 2021 campaign, beginning with an ACC series against Virginia on May 14-16. The team will then play at Coastal Carolina on May 18th before finishing the regular season on May 20-22 against Pitt at David F. Couch Ballpark.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest baseball dominated Belmont on Sunday, giving up just two runs while scoring 21 of their own in a doubleheader sweep at David F. Couch Ballpark.
The Deacs (17-23) smacked 10 home runs across the two games, with Bobby Seymour leading the way with three big flies. Cole McNamee hit two homers, while Shane Muntz, Michael Turconi, Brock Wilken,
Adam Cecere and Brendan Tinsman each added one home run to the Deacs' efforts. The 10 home runs plated 14 of Wake Forest's 21 runs on Sunday.
Overall, Tinsman went 5-for-8 on Sunday, driving four runs. Bobby Seymour went 3-for-6 with five RBIs at the dish.
Belmont (20-24) managed just 10 hits across the two contests compared to Wake Forest's 26 hits. The Deacs struck out 23 Bruins on Sunday to hold Belmont to merely two solo home runs as their only offense. Rhett Lowder and William Fleming each picked up wins in their starts.
Teddy McGraw set a career high in strikeouts in Game 1, fanning five Bruins. The freshman pitched two innings in relief of classmate Rhett Lowder, who picked up his third win of the season after six innings of work, giving up only one earned run and striking out seven Belmont batters.
Eric Adler struck out five batters to close out Game 2 for a new career high in strikeouts in a game. Camden Minacci also struck out two Bruins to close out Game 1.
How It Happened (Game 1)
- Rhett Lowder began his outing with a scoreless frame, including two K's.
- A pair of singles and a hit by pitch loaded the bases with one out for Belmont, but Lowder was able to work his way out of the jamewith a pop up and an inning-ending strikeout.
- Michael Turconi hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first to give Wake Forest an early 1-0 lead.
- After inducing a leadoff pop up, the Deacs turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the top of the second.
- The Deacs were retired in order in the bottom of the frame as they held onto their 1-0 advantage.
- After allowing a leadoff single, Lowder struck out three consecutive batters to keep Belmont off the scoreboard in the top of the third.
- Brendan Tinsman added to Wake Forest's lead with a leadoff home run to left field, putting the Deacs up 2-0.
- Belmont got on the scoreboard with a solo home run of their own, making it a 2-1 game after the top half of the third.
- Lowder retired three-straight batters to end the inning.
- Brock Wilken and Bobby Seymour opened up the bottom half of the fourth of back-to-back solo home runs, increasing Wake Forest's advantage to 4-1.
- Shane Muntz singled to left field with one out, but a double play concluded the fourth.
- Wake Forest's second double play of the game and Lowder's sixth strikeout of his start kept the Bruins scoreless in the top of the fifth.
- The Deacs increased their lead to 5-1 in the bottom half of the inning following a RBI-single from Turconi.
- Tinsman came around to score on the play after a leadoff single. The catcher moved to second following a walk from Pierce Bennett.
- Lowder fanned his seventh batter of the game in a scoreless top half of the sixth. The Deacs turned their third double play of the game to end the inning.
- Wake Forest increased their lead to 9-1 after a two-RBI double from Brendan Tinsman plated Chris Lanzilli and Michael Ludowig, who all singled.
- Teddy McGraw took over the pitching duties in the seventh and struck out a pair of batters to preserve Wake Forest's 7-1 lead.
- Seymour launched a two-run home run in the home half of the inning, increasing the Deacs' advantage to 9-1.
- After Teddy McGraw struck out the side in the top of the eighth, Adam Cecere struck with a pinch-hit solo home run to increase the Deacs' lead to 10-1.
- Cam Minacci pitched a perfect top of the ninth, striking out two Bruins to end the game and secured the 10-1 victory.
- William Fleming got the start on the hill in game two and recorded a scoreless opening frame by forcing a pair of ground outs and a fly out after walking the leadoff batter.
- Wake Forest jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first thanks to a two-out, two-run home run from Bobby Seymour.
- Brock Wilken scored on the homer as the freshman singled.
- Chris Lanzilli followed up the HR with a single to right field, but was stranded after a fly out.
- Fleming struck out the first two batters in the top of the second. Shane Muntz threw out a Belmont base runner to end the inning after the Bruins' first hit of the game.
- The Deacs were retired in order in the home half of the inning.
- Fleming tossed a perfect three up, three down frame to open the third, highlighted by a strikeout to the leadoff batter.
- Wake Forest took their 2-0 lead into the fourth after a pair of fielder's choices and a ground out.
- Pierce Bennett tallied a leadoff walk. After Michael Turconi advanced to second base following a fielder's choice, the Bruins opted to intentionally walk Seymour and induced the second fielder's choice to conclude the inning.
- Fleming registered another scoreless inning in the top half of the fourth, forcing a ground out, fly out and pop up.
- The Bruins tallied a one-out walk.
- Cole McNamee blasted a two-run home run of his own to double Wake Forest's lead (4-0) after four innings of action.
- Adam Cecere rocketed a double to left center field and scored on the McNamee home run.
- Behind diving catches by Michael Turconi and Wiken, Fleming notched a three up, three down frame to open the fifth.
- The Deacs held onto their 4-0 lead as they were set down in order to end the fifth.
- Fleming ended his start with a three up, three down sixth, highlighted by the right-hander's sixth strikeout.
- Wake Forest increased their lead to 7-0 with three runs in the bottom of the sixth off of home runs from Shane Muntz and McNamee
- McNamee's second HR of the day traveled 451 feet.
- The Bruins hit a solo home run to make it a 7-1 ballgame in the top of the seventh.
- Hunter Furtado replaced Fleming on the mound. The lefty induced a double play to end the inning.
- A two-RBI single from Lanzilli and a RBI-single from Tinsman added three runs to the Wake Forest lead (10-1) after the bottom of the seventh.
- The Deacs loaded the bases after a pair of hits from James Broderick and James Reinisch and a walk to Bobby Seymour.
- Eric Adler took the mound and threw a perfect top of the eighth featuring two strikeouts.
- Wake Forest scratched across another run in the bottom of the eighth after Cole McNamee walked, advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on a James Broderick sacrifice fly to make the score 11-1.
- Adler struck out the side in the top of the ninth to end the game and secure the Deacs' second win of the day by a final score of 11-1.
"Obviously good to get two wins. Rhett Lowder didn't have his best stuff today, but he battled and he made pitches. He located his fastball well. Then (William) Fleming in the second game, he was a little shaky in the first inning, but after that he settled down and threw the ball well. Really pleased with our performance offensively. We did enough. Obviously with the wind blowing out we hit some home runs. It was just good to get two victories after a tough loss late last night."
On Deck
The Deacs head back on the road for their final four away games of the 2021 campaign, beginning with an ACC series against Virginia on May 14-16. The team will then play at Coastal Carolina on May 18th before finishing the regular season on May 20-22 against Pitt at David F. Couch Ballpark.
