Wake Forest baseball team, led by pitcher Chase Burns and hitter Nick Kurtz, won a thrilling 12-inning game against UNC 9-5. Kurtz's clutch hits, including a go-ahead 2-run homer in the 12th, were crucial. The team will face FSU next. Burns pitched brilliantly but was let down by the bullpen.
Duke put up seven runs over the final two innings to run away with a 8-2 win over Miami in the ACC nightcap. It'll be FSU-Duke tomorrow at noon (ESPN2) for the ACC Championship. Not sure much is on the line for either team stakes-wise, but it should be a good matchup.
Duke beats Miami 8-2. Misleading score, with the Blue Devils scoring six in the 8th to win and reached the ACCT championship tomorrow. Duke has won 7 straight in this ballpark, having won the 2021 ACCT here. Duke-FSU slated for a noon o'clock tomorrow.
Give Miami credit. The Canes came within 2 innings of pulling off a miracle run to the final. But Duke has finally blown this thing open, setting up a much more meaningful championship game tomorrow.
Wake Forest falls to Florida State 9-6 in the ACC Championship semifinals. The Deacs will now await their NCAA Tournament fate, probably right on the cut line between hosting and going on the road for an NCAA Regional next weekend. Selection show at noon Monday.
Seaver King walks, Adam Tellier drops a perfect bunt down the third base line and WF has 1st/2nd, 0 outs for the second time in as many innings. Bill Cilento with an early visit from his third base coach's box.
Wake Forest beats UNC 9-5 in 12 innings. Chase Burns pitched brilliant and it was yesterday. Wake's bullpen let him down. Nick Kurtz doubled in the tying run with WF down to its last strike, and hit the game-winning HR in his next at-bat. WF plays FSU tomorrow at 1 p.m.
Wake Forest Baseball wins an absurd 12-inning game over UNC 9-5 and will advance to the ACC Championship semifinals against FSU right back here at Truist Field in. . .a little more than 12 hours.
Epic Chase Burns game. Epic Nick Kurtz game. Deacs send evil home in 12 innings with a 9-5 win in an absolute classic. LFG π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©
Wake Forest takes a 7-5 lead in the top of the 12th on a Nick Kurtz homer.
Nick Kurtz go-ahead 2-run HR in the 12th inning is the 54th of the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship, tying the most in event history.
NICK KURTZ, ladies and gentlemen!!! Two run BOMB to left-center and the Deacs grab a 7-5 lead.
Nick Kurtz launches an opposite field HR on the first pitch. Wake Forest leads 6-4 (Marek Houston had led off with a single).
Haiden Leffew in to pitch the bottom of the 11th for the Demon Deacons.
Wake Forest goes to Haiden Leffew for the bottom of the 11th.
NICK. KURTZ. CLUTCHHHHHHHHH. WE GOT A 5-5 BALLGAME HERE IN THE 9TH @WakeBaseball | ACCN | π https://t.co/s6B7f3pyKY
Nick Kurtz. Clutch.
Full count, 2 outs, Nick Kurtz doubles into the right-center gap to score Cameron Nelson from 1st base. We're tied at 5-5.
Cam Gill obliterates one. A two-run shot to left that gives Wake Forest a 4-0 lead.
9 hitter Gill goes yard and makes it 4-0 Wake. Those 2 insurance runs are huge with Burns coming out of the game.
Two men left on for UNC ... Burns 13 K ... 2-0 Wake through 5
Chase is a fβin machine. Through 4 on 65ish. Striking out everyone.
Adam Tellier lines one over the left field wall and the Deacs now lead 2-0. Big chest bump with Seaver King after he crosses the plate.
Through 2, we're scoreless. Chase Burns just got a backward-K of Colby Wilkerson to strand the bases loaded. Needs to be an adjustment by Burns/Deacons on pitching farther down in the zone; high strikes haven't been called by Adam Dowdy tonight.
3 up, 3 down for Chase. 2 Ks. Scoreless after 1.