1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

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1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
SoCon champion
District III champion
Region B champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record31–4 (13–1 SoCon)
Head coach
1949 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍y 13–1 .92931–4 .886
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72215–6 .714
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .70012–9 .571
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66711–12 .478
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60020–9 .690
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–4 .55610–8 .556
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545– –
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .500– –
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421– –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41710–11 .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 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.

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

Roster

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

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

References

  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.