Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons
baseball team is the intercollegiate baseball
team of Wake Forest University
. The program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC). They won the 1955 College World Series
.They are coached by Tom Walter.
bought Ernie Shore Field
for $5.5 million, paying that money upfront, and the Millennium Fund chipped in $1.3 million in cash. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2007/10/29/daily21.html
Starting in 2009, home games have been played at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The Demon Deacons' former home, Gene Hooks Stadium
, was demolished following the university's purchase of Ernie Shore Field, which has since been renamed Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/trads/wake-hooksstadm.html
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention...
baseball team is the intercollegiate baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
team of Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
. The program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(ACC). They won the 1955 College World Series
1955 College World Series
The NCAA Men's Division I College World Series involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college baseball. It began on June 10, and ended with the championship game on June 16...
.They are coached by Tom Walter.
Stadium
On October 31, 2007, Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
bought Ernie Shore Field
Ernie Shore Field
Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park is a collegiate and former minor-league baseball park in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. The full-time home of the Wake Forest University baseball team, starting in 2009, it was also previously home of the Winston-Salem entry in the Carolina League...
for $5.5 million, paying that money upfront, and the Millennium Fund chipped in $1.3 million in cash. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2007/10/29/daily21.html
Starting in 2009, home games have been played at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. The Demon Deacons' former home, Gene Hooks Stadium
Gene Hooks Stadium
Gene Hooks Stadium was a baseball stadium in Winston-Salem, NC. It was the primary home field of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons college baseball teams from 1981 through 2008....
, was demolished following the university's purchase of Ernie Shore Field, which has since been renamed Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/trads/wake-hooksstadm.html