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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Scoring the final eight runs of the game, the Wake Forest baseball team (35-17) completed the sweep of Western Carolina (32-20) with a 9-5 win on Sunday afternoon at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Did it for our mommas 💛 pic.twitter.com/LenWLPr4R2
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
The 15-0 non-conference home record marks the fourth time in the last five seasons that Wake Forest has completed non-conference action at The Couch undefeated.
90-2 in non-cons over the last five years at The Couch 🛋️ pic.twitter.com/yCoO1gcgbe
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
Junior Boston Torres led the charge for the Demon Deacons, coming off the bench to go 2-for-2 with three RBIs, including drawing a bases-loaded walk to spark a six-run fourth inning. Torres also added a pair of two-out RBIs as he poked a single up the middle in the fifth, as well as lacing a double to left-center in the seventh.
Have a day, Boston 🫡
E7 | WF 9, WCU 5 pic.twitter.com/eJx1kIPVRc
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
Freshman JD Stein notched his 12th multi-hit game of the season, including a clutch two-run single that tied the game at 5-5 in the fourth inning. Junior Javar Williams gave the Deacs the lead for good moments later as he lasered a two-RBI double to cap off a 2-for-4 performance at the plate.
Up by three with three to play 👌 pic.twitter.com/5nTqp8Kf9y
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
Earlier in the game, sophomore Luke Costello extended the Deacs’ streak of scoring in the first inning to six consecutive games with his team-leading 16th home run of the season.
Back-to-back shutdown frames ✖️ pic.twitter.com/BjGzGTkcQw
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
After giving up five runs in the first three innings, the Wake Forest bullpen kept the Catamounts off the board for the final six frames, with Marcelo Harsch, Rhys Bowie and Will Ray combining for 12 of the Deacs’ 17 strikeouts.
Torres with two 💥 pic.twitter.com/9AmjW4nhNr
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
Bowie led the way as he matched his career-high with six strikeouts over the course of 2.2 no-hit frames. With his performance, the Haworth, N.J., native has now tallied 14 strikeouts while not allowing an earned run in his last 7.1
innings pitched.
Marcelo strikes out the side in the fifth 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1ISAosaqfk
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
Harsch continued his strong rookie season as he fanned four batters in 2.1 scoreless innings to pick up his third win of the season. Meanwhile, Ray added a pair of punchouts in the ninth to preserve the win for the Demon Deacons.
BACK IN FRONT 😤 pic.twitter.com/LDqonifOtz
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The trio of Marcelo Harsch, Rhys Bowie and Will Ray tossed a combined 14 strikeouts while keeping the Catamounts off the board over the final seven innings.
Bowie matched his career-high with six strikeouts in 2.2 no-hit innings.
The Haworth, N.J., native has now struck out 14 batters while allowing just one unearned run in his last 7.1 innings on the mound.
Harsch was credited for his third win of the season as he fanned four Western Carolina batters in 2.1 scoreless frames.
Ray added a pair of punchouts in the ninth.
Boston cuts the deficit to three pic.twitter.com/jl7MFB3S0D
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
FROM COACH WALTER
“We knew today would be a tough day. Obviously, [Mason] Snyder has a good arm and was 7-0 coming into today, so we knew we would have our hands full. They had some good bullpen pieces rested and ready. We got what we needed out of [Cameron] Bagwell for one or two innings. He made two pitches on the changeups that got hit for home runs, but it was good to see him out there. He felt good and the fastball velocity was about what we expected. I’m glad to see him get a touch and he should be good to go next Saturday against Duke. Marcelo [Harsch] didn’t throw as many strikes today. It felt like our pitchers were a little off all weekend and just weren’t throwing the ball as well. Obviously, Rhys Bowie was the exception. He was phenomenal today. Either way, Marcelo got us seven big outs, Rhys was huge and Will Ray was fantastic. Good to see those guys at the end. I was hoping that we didn’t need to have used Marcelo and Rhys as much as we did with the Liberty game on Tuesday, but both of their pitch counts were low. Marcelo only threw 40 and Rhys only threw 31, so I do think we have them for at least an inning on Tuesday if we needed it. Not a great day offensively. Boston Torres came off the bench and had three RBIs, which was good for us. Other than that, we did enough. We had that one inning where we stacked at-bats and found a way. Overall, it was a good weekend and a good team win. We’ve got a good Liberty team that we have to get ready for and hopefully we can get a good start out of Duncan Marsten.” – Head Coach Tom Walter
16th of the year for Stello 🚀 https://t.co/NUNBsEYX5p pic.twitter.com/9gb13hm8sH
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 10, 2026
UP NEXT
Wake Forest is on the road for the final four games of the season, starting with a Quad 1 opportunity against Liberty on Tuesday, May 12. First pitch against the Flames is set for 6 p.m. ET.
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