Wake Forest University

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College World Series Appearances: 3 1949, 1955, 2023

Statistics of MLB players who are school alumni

College World Series title in 1955

College World Series runner-up in 1949


Many major league players have come from Wake Forest University. The alumnus with the most major league at-bats through 2023 is Buddy Lewis; Willard Marshall has the most home runs. The alumnus with the most major league victories is Vic Sorrell. The campus was originally located in Wake Forest, NC, but moved to Winston-Salem between 1946 and 1956.

Notable Alumni[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Assistant Coaches[edit]

Year-by-Year Record[edit]

Year Overall Record Conference Record Post Season
1950 SoCon
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957 13-7 9-5
1958 12-9 7-6
1959 13-8 9-6
1960 14-7 7-7
1961 23-7 9-5
1962 20-11 10-5 CWS District Tournaments
1963 28-11 11-3 CWS District Tournaments
1964 23-7 9-4
1965 14-15 7-7
1966 12-12 7-7
1967 8-15-1 4-8-1
1968 10-24-1 5-15-1
1969 13-20 9-11
1970 11-21 6-15
1971 7-19 2-12
1972 8-18 3-11
1973 6-16 5-7 ACC
1974 8-20 0-12 ACC
1975 9-20 3-9 ACC
1976 22-11 5-7 ACC
1977 31-13 7-5 ACC / CWS Regionals
1978 23-14 7-5 ACC
1979 28-9 9-3
1980 17-13 5-8 ACC
1981 20-19 3-9 ACC
1982 26-12-1 6-5 ACC
1983 17-18 5-6 ACC
1984 17-25 1-13 ACC
1985 23-32-2 1-12-1 ACC
1986 29-21 6-8 ACC
1987 19-31 4-13 ACC
1988 32-26 7-12 ACC
1989 35-23 9-10 ACC
1990 35-24-2 10-10 ACC
1991 37-22 10-10 ACC
1992 36-22 11-13 ACC
1993 31-22 9-13 ACC
1994 37-20 10-14 ACC
1995 34-24 13-11 ACC
1996 26-32 7-16 ACC
1997 37-20 10-13 ACC
1998 43-23 13-10 ACC / CWS Regionals
1999 47-16 16-7 ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2000 41-20-1 14-10 ACC / CWS Regionals
2001 44-18 16-8 ACC / CWS Regionals
2002 47-13-1 17-6 ACC / CWS Regionals
2003 29-24 8-15 ACC
2004 17-33 4-20 ACC
2005 28-30 12-18 ACC
2006 33-22 16-13 ACC
2007 34-29 14-16 ACC / CWS Regionals
2008 25-31 13-16 ACC
2009 22-30 6-24
2010 18-37 8-22
2011 25-31 15-15 ACC
2012 33-24 13-17 ACC
2013 28-27 9-20
2014 30-26 15-15 ACC
2015 27-26 12-18
2016 35-27 13-17 ACC / CWS Regionals
2017 43-20 19-11 ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2018 25-32 13-17 ACC
2019 31-26 14-16 ACC
2020 10-8 1-2
2021 20-27 10-22
2022 41-19-1 15-14-1 ACC / CWS Regionals
2023 54-12 22-7 ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS
2024 38-22 15-15 ACC / CWS Regionals

Further Reading[edit]

  • Mark Feinsand: "Burgeoning baseball factory Wake Forest has trio of Top 10 picks", mlb.com, July 14, 2024. [1]
  • Tim Peeler: The Easter Monday Baseball Game: North Carolina State and Wake Forest on the Diamond, 1899-1956, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-7452-3
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