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Wake Forest University
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Winston-Salem, NC
- Nickname: Demon Deacons
- Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 1954-present; Southern Conference 1937?-1953
- Ballpark: Wake Forest Baseball Park 2009-present; Gene Hooks Stadium 1981-2008; Ernie Shore Field ?-1980
College World Series Apperances: 2 1949, 1955
College World Series title in 1955
College World Series runner-up in 1949
Many major league players have come from Wake Forest University. The one with the most major league at-bats through 2006 is Willard Marshall; Tommy Byrne is among the best pitchers who are alumni. The campus was orginally located in Wake Forest, NC, but moved to Winston-Salem between 1946 and 1956.
[edit] Coaches
- Hank Garrity, 1924-1925
- John Caddell, 1926-1939
- Murray Greason, 1940-1942, 1946-1947
- Frank Novosel, 1948
- Lee Gooch, 1949-1950
- Taylor Sanford, 1951-1955
- Charles Teague, 1956
- Gene Hooks, 1957-1959
- Jack Stallings, 1960-1968
- Neil Johnston, 1969-1971
- Beattie Feathers, 1972-1975
- Marvin Crater, 1976-1987
- George Greer, 1988-2004
- Rick Rembielak, 2005-2009
- Tom Walter, 2010-present
[edit] Further Reading
- Tim Peeler: The Easter Monday Baseball Game: North Carolina State and Wake Forest on the Diamond, 1899-1956, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2013. ISBN 978-0-7864-7452-3
