1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 28-7 10-3 Taylor Sanford 5th Jack Stallings 1st National championsACC champions The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Taylor Sanford in his 5th season at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won the College World Series, defeating the Western Michigan Broncos in the championship game. Wake Forest would not return to the college world series until 2023. Roster 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster Pitchers 1 John Stokoe 8 Ralph Adams 11 Bill Walsh 13 Lowell "Lefty" Davis 16 Jack McGinley 23 Buck Fichter Infielders 3 Art Bonzagni 4 Lee Abbott 6 Harold Moore 10 Jack Bryant 12 Billy Ray Barnes 15 Bob Waggoner Outfielders 5 Tommy Cole 7 Luther McKeel 9 George Miller 17 Frank McRae Catchers 19 Jim Horn 20 Bob Koontz 24 Linwood Holt  Schedule background:black;color:#AB9F6D; 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game log ! style="background:black;color:#AB9F6D;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:black; Regular season Opponent Score Overall record ACC record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State || 19-6 || 1-0 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University East Carolina || 14-5 || 2-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University Michigan State || 5-4 || 3-0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland Maryland || 6-2 || 4-0 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 1955 Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale || 5-4 || 4-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Yale || 4-2 || 5-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Rollins Tars Rollins College Rollins || 9-2 || 6-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | NC State || 8-2 || 7-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 North Carolina Tar Heels University of North Carolina North Carolina || 2-0 || 8-1 || 3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 1955 South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina || 2-7 || 8-2 || 3-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | North Carolina || 9-5 || 9-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Duke Blue Devils Duke University Duke || 2-7 || 10-2 || 4-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Lynchburg Fighting Hornets Lynchburg College Lynchburg || 10-9 || 11-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | NC State || 4-7 || 11-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Clemson Tigers Clemson University Clemson || 11-4 || 12-3 || 5-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | North Carolina || 2-3 || 12-4 || 5-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Duke || 12-8 || 13-4 || 6-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Maryland || 4-2 || 14-4 || 7-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1955 Virginia Cavaliers University of Virginia Virginia || 9-5 || 15-4 || 8-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Clemson || 15-11 || 16-4 || 9-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | NC State || 8-9 || 16-5 || 9-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | East Carolina || 11-10 || 17-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Duke || 12-5 || 18-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | Virginia || 4-2 || 19-5 || 10-3 |- |- ! style="background:black;color:#AB9F6D;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF;color:black; District 3 tournament Opponent Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | vs. 1955 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University West Virginia || 5-1 || 20-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | vs. West Virginia || 7-9 || 20-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | vs. West Virginia || 6-5 || 21-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | vs. Rollins || 4-0 || 22-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | vs. Rollins || 6-2 || 23-6 |- y background:#FFF;color:black; NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 10 || vs. 1955 Colgate Raiders Colgate University Colgate || Rosenblatt Stadium || 1-0 || 24-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 12 || vs. 1955 Northern Colorado Bears University of Northern Colorado Northern Colorado || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10-0 || 25-6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 13 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 0-9 || 25-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 14 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 10-7 || 26-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 15 || vs. 1955 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University Oklahoma A&M || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2-0 || 27-7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 16 || vs. Western Michigan || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7-6 || 28-7 |- Awards and honors Bill Barnes All-ACC Second Team Tommy Cole All-ACC First Team Lefty Davis All-ACC First Team Linwood Holt All-America First TeamAll-Americans http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/LetterwinnersAllAmericans12.pdf WakeForestSports.com 25 January 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110001/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/LetterwinnersAllAmericans12.pdf dead All-ACC First TeamACC Honors http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/ACCHonorsHistory12.pdf WakeForestSports.com 26 January 2013 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083804/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/ACCHonorsHistory12.pdf dead Luther McKeel All-ACC First Team Harold Moore All-ACC Second Team References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball seasons Category:College World Series seasons Category:NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons Category:Atlantic Coast Conference baseball champion seasons Wake For