Western Carolina 1, at Wake Forest 6

WINSTON-SALEM (Interstat) — Wake Forest defeated Western Carolina 6-1 on Friday night at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park, earning its second consecutive win behind a dominant pitching performance by reliever Zach Johnston and a pair of early home runs. The Demon Deacons improved to 33-17, while the Catamounts fell to 32-18. Wake Forest struck first and decisively in the bottom of the first inning. Kade Lewis launched a three-run homer to right center, his 13th of the season, scoring Nick Williams and Andrew Costello after Williams had singled and Costello walked. The blast gave Wake Forest a… Read more...