2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 13
Record42–18 (19–11 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Cilento (8th season)
  • Matt Hobbs (3rd season)
  • Joey Hammond (3rd season)
  • Eric Niesen (1st season)
Home stadiumGene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Atlantic
No. 5 Louisville  xy 236 .7935312 .815
No. 12 Wake Forest  y 1911 .6334320 .683
No. 25 Clemson  y 1713 .5674221 .667
No. 30 NC State  y 1614 .5333625 .590
No. 6 Florida State  y 1414 .5004623 .667
Boston College   1119 .3672528 .472
Notre Dame   1020 .3332632 .448
Coastal
No. 17 North Carolina  xy 237 .7674914 .778
No. 21 Virginia  y 1812 .6004316 .729
Miami (FL)   1613 .5523127 .534
Duke   1218 .4003028 .517
Georgia Tech   1119 .3672728 .491
Pittsburgh   921 .3002330 .434
Virginia Tech   921 .3002332 .418
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Demon Deacons play their home games at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Tom Walter in his 8th season at Wake Forest.

After a successful regular season record and conference record in ACC play the Demon Deacons secured a spot in the NCAA tournament as the eighth overall seed. Wake Forest advanced to the Super Regionals, unfortunately the Deacs would lose to the Florida Gators in Game 2 of the Gainesville Super Regional. Eight players from the team were selected in the 2017 MLB Draft, setting a school record.