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1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

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.

1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
SoCon champion
District III champion
Region B champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record31–4 (13–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 1   .929 31 – 4   .886
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 15 – 6   .714
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 12 – 9   .571
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 11 – 12   .478
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 20 – 9   .690
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 10 – 8   .556
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 –   –
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 –   –
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 –   –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 10 – 11   .476
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 –   –
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 –   –
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5   .286 –   –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8   .273 –   –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 –   –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10   .091 –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1949[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Demon Deacons reached the College World Series, finishing as the runner up to Texas.[2]

Roster

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1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster[3]
 

Pitchers

  • - Moe Bauer
  • - Max Eller
  • - Lloyd Griffin
  • - Charlie Kinlaw
  • - Dick McCleney
  • - Vernon Mustian
  • - Harry Nicholas
  • - Frank Thorne
  • - Richard Vander Clute
  

Infielders

Catchers

  • - Russ Batchelor
  • - Alton Brooks
  • - Woodrow Wren
  

Outfielders

  • - Charlie Darden
  • - Joe Fulgham
  • - Paul Harris
  • - Charlie Kersh
  • - Paul Livick
  • - Victor Matney

Schedule

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Legend
  Wake Forest win
  Wake Forest loss
1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game log[4]
Regular season
Post-season

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "1949 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ The Howler. Wake Forest College. p. 221.
  4. ^ The Howler. Wake Forest College. pp. 221–223.
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