Hello, Caniacs...
I wrote this Thursday night and just remembered to post it at the start of today's game because I knew I'd be at work and could not cover the game for U. I hope someone can pinch-hit for me. If I get home in time I will jump in late.
I usually do a pre-game stats comparison post but opted to include that info here. Take a look at the WF stats below and then say a prayer. Check out out the Deacs batting stats, not to mention, the guy who will start on the mound for them today. That would be one Rhett Lowder, the ACC Pitcher of the Year, and he's only a sophomore. Plus they have 4 batters in the ACC's Top 25 batting average list.
Don’t kid yourself, the Deacs will be a tough out.
The Deacons certainly have motivation to win, probably one reason why they held their ace pitcher until today. They are fighting to stayin the field of 64. D1Baseball.con has them projected to be the No. 2 seed in Knoxville hosted by No. 1 Tennessee and a W today vs. a Top 10
team would enhance their position.
We're fighting for something too, a Top 8 seed to host a regional and super regional. As U will see below, D1Baseball.com has us at No. 5 in their latest projections. I find that very surprising considering we are 3-5 since the FSU series and I fear a loss to Wake could severely jeopardize that Top 8 rating come Monday when the Field of 64 is announced.
We can't limp round 3rd and stumble for home with a 3-6 record and expect to be rewarded.
RECORDS (not updated in post-season)
Wake Forest 39-17-1, 15-14-1/ACC 3rd place Atlantic, .517 winning %/ACC and .693 overall
Miami: 39-17, 20-10/ACC 2nd place Coastal, .667 winning %, .696% overall
ACC STATS (Courtesy: the acc.com)
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
WAKE FOREST BATTING
Against NCST, it was Tommy White. For Wake, it's another Tommy, Tommy Hawke. He's batting .376, 5th best in the ACC. They also have Pierce Bennet hitting .370, 7th best in the league. In 16th place is Nick Kurtz batting .358 and Brendan Tinsman with a .348 avg. good for No. 22. That's 4 batters in the ACC's top 25. I don't think any other school has more than 3.
UM BATTING
CJ Kayfus leads the team in batting at .362, No. 12 in the ACC (down 20 points and a half-dozen spots since before the FSU series.
ACC PITCHING
*Regular Season
**Strikeouts to innings ratio?
UM PITCHING
Karson Ligon is scheduled to start for the U Friday. He is listed 18th in the ACC with a 4.13 ERA and a 6-5 record. Teams are batting .253 against him.
WAKE FOREST PITCHING
On the mound for the Deacs will be 6-2, 200 lb SO RHP Rhett Lowder, the ACC's Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-ACC. He's 10-3 overall with a 2.45 ERA, 2nd best in the conference. Opposing teams are batting only .230 against him.
Current RPI
ncaa.com (update weekly)
Miami: No. 9 (same as last week)
Wake Forest: No. 14 (same as last week)
warrennolan.com (Live: they update game by game, hence "Live")
Miami: No. 10 (-2 after losing to NCST)
Wake Forest: No. 14 (-3 after losing to NCST)
Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Miami: No. 23 (same as last week)
NCST: No. 26
2022 Field of 64 Projections - Top 8 Seeds (D1Baseball.com)
1. Tennessee
2. Virginia Tech
3. Stanford
4. Oregon State
5. Miami (I'm not sure why, but I hope they're right) - They still show 1. Miami, 2. UF, 3. UConn and 4. FAMU in our regional
6. Maryland
7. Texas A&M (Surging Aggies embarrassed the Gators 10-0 Thurs. in the SEC tourney in Hoover, AL. The Gates face an elimination game vs Arkansas on Friday)
8. Louisville (How do the Cards stay in after going 0-2 in Charlotte?)
FOLLOW THE GAME
Watch on TV: WF vs UM (Courtesy: Watch ESPN/WatchACNX) Bally's Sports Florida has this game on cable/satellite so go to this theacc.com link and click on the "Affiliates" link
Listen: WVUM 90.5 (Courtesy: WVUM)
Live Game Stats: WF vs UM (Courtesy: UM/statbroadcast) This is the ACC Stats page. Scroll down to Wake Forest vs Miami game to access live game stats
Have a great game, Caniacs. I hope to be back before the final out.
We need this W!
Go Canes!
I wrote this Thursday night and just remembered to post it at the start of today's game because I knew I'd be at work and could not cover the game for U. I hope someone can pinch-hit for me. If I get home in time I will jump in late.
I usually do a pre-game stats comparison post but opted to include that info here. Take a look at the WF stats below and then say a prayer. Check out out the Deacs batting stats, not to mention, the guy who will start on the mound for them today. That would be one Rhett Lowder, the ACC Pitcher of the Year, and he's only a sophomore. Plus they have 4 batters in the ACC's Top 25 batting average list.
Don’t kid yourself, the Deacs will be a tough out.
The Deacons certainly have motivation to win, probably one reason why they held their ace pitcher until today. They are fighting to stayin the field of 64. D1Baseball.con has them projected to be the No. 2 seed in Knoxville hosted by No. 1 Tennessee and a W today vs. a Top 10
team would enhance their position.
We're fighting for something too, a Top 8 seed to host a regional and super regional. As U will see below, D1Baseball.com has us at No. 5 in their latest projections. I find that very surprising considering we are 3-5 since the FSU series and I fear a loss to Wake could severely jeopardize that Top 8 rating come Monday when the Field of 64 is announced.
We can't limp round 3rd and stumble for home with a 3-6 record and expect to be rewarded.
RECORDS (not updated in post-season)
Wake Forest 39-17-1, 15-14-1/ACC 3rd place Atlantic, .517 winning %/ACC and .693 overall
Miami: 39-17, 20-10/ACC 2nd place Coastal, .667 winning %, .696% overall
ACC STATS (Courtesy: the acc.com)
ACC BATTING/FIELDING
| Teams | Team Batting Avg. | Home Runs | RBIs | Slugging % | On-Base % | Fielding % | Errors | Stolen Base ATT | |
| Wake Forest | .318 (2nd) | 108 (2nd) | 497 (1st) | .539 (3rd) | 0.426 (1st) | 0.972 (7th) | 59 (7th) | 28-39 (13th) | |
| Miami | .292 (8th) | 83 (8th) | 396 (7th) | .483 (7th) | 0.394 (6th) | 0.970 (9th) | 62 (5th) | 52-66 (7th) |
WAKE FOREST BATTING
Against NCST, it was Tommy White. For Wake, it's another Tommy, Tommy Hawke. He's batting .376, 5th best in the ACC. They also have Pierce Bennet hitting .370, 7th best in the league. In 16th place is Nick Kurtz batting .358 and Brendan Tinsman with a .348 avg. good for No. 22. That's 4 batters in the ACC's top 25. I don't think any other school has more than 3.
UM BATTING
CJ Kayfus leads the team in batting at .362, No. 12 in the ACC (down 20 points and a half-dozen spots since before the FSU series.
ACC PITCHING
| Teams | ERA | W-L* | Saves | Hits | Runs | ER | Walks | Strikeouts** | Bat. Avg. |
| Wake Forest | 4.39 (7th) | 39-17-1 | 11 (T-4th) | 456 (5th) | 323 (9th) | 245 (7th) | 240 (10th) | 522-140 (7th) | .239 (4th) |
| Miami | 4.33 (6TH) | 39-17 | 15 (T-No. 1/NCST) | 469 (6th) | 276 (6th) | 241 (6th) | 209 (5th) | 595-157 (2nd) | .245 (5th) |
**Strikeouts to innings ratio?
UM PITCHING
Karson Ligon is scheduled to start for the U Friday. He is listed 18th in the ACC with a 4.13 ERA and a 6-5 record. Teams are batting .253 against him.
WAKE FOREST PITCHING
On the mound for the Deacs will be 6-2, 200 lb SO RHP Rhett Lowder, the ACC's Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-ACC. He's 10-3 overall with a 2.45 ERA, 2nd best in the conference. Opposing teams are batting only .230 against him.
Current RPI
ncaa.com (update weekly)
Miami: No. 9 (same as last week)
Wake Forest: No. 14 (same as last week)
warrennolan.com (Live: they update game by game, hence "Live")
Miami: No. 10 (-2 after losing to NCST)
Wake Forest: No. 14 (-3 after losing to NCST)
Strength of Schedule (SOS)
Miami: No. 23 (same as last week)
NCST: No. 26
2022 Field of 64 Projections - Top 8 Seeds (D1Baseball.com)
1. Tennessee
2. Virginia Tech
3. Stanford
4. Oregon State
5. Miami (I'm not sure why, but I hope they're right) - They still show 1. Miami, 2. UF, 3. UConn and 4. FAMU in our regional
6. Maryland
7. Texas A&M (Surging Aggies embarrassed the Gators 10-0 Thurs. in the SEC tourney in Hoover, AL. The Gates face an elimination game vs Arkansas on Friday)
8. Louisville (How do the Cards stay in after going 0-2 in Charlotte?)
FOLLOW THE GAME
Watch on TV: WF vs UM (Courtesy: Watch ESPN/WatchACNX) Bally's Sports Florida has this game on cable/satellite so go to this theacc.com link and click on the "Affiliates" link
Listen: WVUM 90.5 (Courtesy: WVUM)
Live Game Stats: WF vs UM (Courtesy: UM/statbroadcast) This is the ACC Stats page. Scroll down to Wake Forest vs Miami game to access live game stats
Have a great game, Caniacs. I hope to be back before the final out.
We need this W!
Go Canes!
