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DURHAM, N.C. – The Wake Forest baseball team (38-17, 16-13 ACC) extended its win streak to double digits with a 7-2 victory over Duke (24-30, 9-20 ACC) on Friday evening at Jack Coombs Field.
Another series secured 👊 pic.twitter.com/Lod8neNMSL
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
The bottom of the order for the Demon Deacons made the difference as Wake’s six through nine hitters combined to go 5-for-13 with four doubles and four of six RBIs for the squad.
Never a doubt 💪 pic.twitter.com/rqQ8x7MGXF
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Junior Boston Torres extended his hit streak to 12 games with a second inning double, marking the longest streak for a Demon Deacon this season. The junior added another double later in the game and now has five doubles in the last four games for Wake Forest.
Squad's on 🔟 pic.twitter.com/WxgHtl44jQ
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Freshman Andrew Costello had an RBI single out of the seven spot in the lineup, while the middle infield duo of JD Stein and Blake Schaaf each added an RBI double.
ONE PITCH pic.twitter.com/FMBMwHHrfa
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Additionally, in the cleanup spot, sophomore Dalton Wentz recorded his 17th multi-hit game with a pair of singles, while pinch hitter Jimmy Keenan launched the first pitch he saw in the ninth inning over the wall in left field for his fifth home run of the year.
Bowie on the bump 🎩 pic.twitter.com/pnYOwUaSG7
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Starting pitcher Troy Dressler was effective over 4.0 innings, allowing just one earned run on two hits with four strikeouts.
⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/AKQMTXZBTU
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Freshman Marcelo Harsch continued a dominant run for the Wake Forest bullpen, tossing 3.1 no-hit innings, including a strikeout and a pair of double plays.
Still in front 👍 pic.twitter.com/tkcCXmSgKV
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Sophomore Rhys Bowie tossed the final 1.2 innings with four strikeouts. During the 10-game win streak, Bowie has yet to allow a run in 10.0 innings with 19 strikeouts across five appearances.
https://t.co/mJV92jFcZw pic.twitter.com/V3di5iXhRi
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
Wake Forest turned a season-high four double plays in the contest, aided by three different batter interference calls on Duke hitters, while allowing four hits or fewer as a pitching staff for the 13th time this season.
2nd hit for 1⃣ pic.twitter.com/otBrtUGebs
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 16, 2026
FROM COACH WALTER
“That’s a good win. Anytime, your top three hitters go 0-fer and you can find a way to win, it’s a good day. It just speaks to the balance in our lineup that we’ve had recently. Our bullpen has been fantastic here lately and guys are starting to figure out who they are and what their roles are. They’re thriving in these roles, being mature and getting older. I’m really happy with our bullpen, the balance, and how our lineup is finding ways to score. Sometimes, you have to win ugly, and, you know, we’ve won these two first games ugly. It was good to see us hit our first homer this series. It’s good to score runs – you can’t be dependent on the home run in the postseason. So, it’s good to score and be able to hit the ball.” – Head Coach Tom Walter
Wait for the dance 🕺 pic.twitter.com/ObQnxGZLaX
— Wake Forest Baseball (@WakeBaseball) May 15, 2026
UP NEXT
Wake Forest goes for its second straight ACC sweep, with the first pitch against the Blue Devils set for 3 p.m. ET on ACC Network with Mike Ferrin and Devon Travis on the call.
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