1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 150 Southern Conference SoCon 31–4 13–1 Lee Gooch (2nd season) SoCon championDistrict III championRegion B champion College World Series 2nd The 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest College in the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Lee Gooch in his second season as head coach at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Texas.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191647/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949 dead December 26, 2011 1949 College World Series August 31, 2019 Omaha.com Roster 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons rosterhttps://lib.digitalnc.org/record/28667?ln=en&p=691%3A%22Wake+Forest+University%22+AND+collectioninformation%3A%22North+Carolina+College+and+University+Yearbooks%22#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=221&r=0&xywh=1439%2C1760%2C1216%2C739 Wake Forest College The Howler 221 Pitchers - Moe Bauer - Max Eller - Lloyd Griffin - Charlie Kinlaw - Dick McCleney - Vernon Mustian - Harry Nicholas - Frank Thorne - Richard Vander Clute Infielders - Art Hoch - Gene Hooks - E. K. Rogers - Charlie Teague - Wiley Warren Catchers - Russ Batchelor - Alton Brooks - Woodrow Wren Outfielders - Charlie Darden - Joe Fulgham - Paul Harris - Charlie Kersh - Paul Livick - Victor Matney Schedule Legend Wake Forest win Wake Forest loss 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game loghttps://lib.digitalnc.org/record/28667?ln=en&p=691%3A%22Wake+Forest+University%22+AND+collectioninformation%3A%22North+Carolina+College+and+University+Yearbooks%22#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=221&r=0&xywh=1439%2C1760%2C1216%2C739 Wake Forest College The Howler 221–223 Regular season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record SoCon Record 1949 Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Randolph–Macon* W 14–1 1–0 1949 Washington and Lee Generals Washington and Lee W 6–4 2–0 1–0 1949 Cornell Big Red Cornell* W 11–5 3–0 Cornell* W 7–3 4–0 Lumberton* W 3–0 5–0 Lumberton* W 13–3 6–0 Burlington* W 13–10 7–0 1949 Duke Blue Devils Duke W 6–3 8–0 2–0 Fayetteville* W 2–0 9–0 Lumberton* W 17–0 10–0 Greenville* W 12–3 11–0 1949 NC State Wolfpack NC State W 3–1 12–0 3–0 Greensboro* W 4–2 13–0 1949 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina W 6–5 14–0 4–0 Duke W 6–5 15–0 5–0 NC State W 1–0 16–0 6–0 Duke W 3–1 17–0 7–0 NC State W 9–2 18–0 8–0 McCrary Eagles* W 8–1 19–0 North Carolina W 4–2 20–0 9–0 Whiteville* L 0–1 20–1 Duke W 13–1 21–1 10–0 NC State L 5–7 21–2 10–1 North Carolina W 3–2 22–2 11–1 North Carolina W 2–0 23–2 12–1 NC State W 6–4 24–2 13–1 Post-season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Belmont's Combers W 14–6 Henderson Independents W 11–4 McCrary Eagles W 7–2 Rocky Mount W 12–1 Plymouth W 3–0 Edenton W 3–2 Henderson Independents W 13–2 Superior Mills L 2–3 Highland Park L 2–3 District III playoffs Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Playoff record 1949 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Charlotte, NC W 5–3 25–2 1–0 1949 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Charlotte, NC W 4–3 26–2 2–0 Kentucky Charlotte, NC W 8–0 27–2 3–0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament#Region B NCAA Region B Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record June 17 at 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame South Bend, IN W 4–1 28–2 1–0 June 18 at Notre Dame South Bend, IN W 10–7 29–2 2–0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament#College World Series College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 22 Southern California Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS W 2–1 30–2 1–0 June 23 Texas Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1–8 30–3 1–1 June 24 Southern California Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS W 2–1 31–3 2–1 June 25 Texas Lawrence–Dumont Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3–10 31–4 2–2 References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Wake Forest Baseball Category:Southern Conference baseball champion seasons