Wake Forest righty Will Fleming (Aaron Fitt)

Wake Forest Starts To Harness Its Big Potential

DURHAM, N.C. — We had high hopes for Wake Forest heading into 2019, ranking the Demon Deacons No. 20 in our preseason Top 25 rankings, even though they were coming off a losing 2018 campaign. We believed in Wake’s emerging talent, depth and leadership, so Wake’s uneven first month was a disappointment. After four weeks of play, Wake was just 9-8 overall, having opened ACC play with a surprising home series loss to Notre Dame.

Since then, the Deacs have started to right the ship. Two weeks in a row, Wake Forest has lost its series opener but bounced back[…]