Elon, N.C.- The Elon Phoenix (16-23) looks to pick-up a key non-conference, midweek game this Tuesday against the #8 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (26-13). First pitch between the Phoenix and the Demon Deacons will be at 6 pm.
 
Elon faced off with the Demon Deacons earlier this season at David F. Couch ballpark in Winston-Salem to finish off the Wake Forest Tournament. Wake got the better of Elon by a 9-0 final score. Elon looks to capitalize on back-to-back weekend series victories over CAA opponents Hofstra and Monmouth and close out their eight-game homestand.

HOW TO FOLLOW

• This weekend's games will be streamed on FloBaseball behind a paid subscription.
• The link to all live stats for Elon Baseball can be reached by CLICKING HERE.
• You can find every Elon home game on the Varsity Network App or by following this link. The dugout show with the Voice of the Phoenix, Taylor Durham, will begin 15 minutes prior to first pitch.
• Follow live updates on the Elon Baseball X account @ElonBaseball.

 
WAKE FOREST SERIES HISTORY

• The Phoenix and the Demon Deacons will meet for the 107^th time on Sunday, making Wake Forest Elon's most played Power Five opponent. Wake leads the all-time series, 66-40.
• Dating back to 1909, the Demon Deacons have been a common midweek opponent throughout Mike Kennedy's tenure as head coach.
• Elon and Wake Forest met twice last in a home-and-home series with the home team taking each matchup.
• The Deacs took down Elon in Winston-Salem earlier this season in a 9-0 victory.
• Wake Forest got the best of Elon in Winston-Salem, but then Elon claimed their first win over a #2 ranked team ever with a 5-3 win at Latham Park last season. The Phoenix used four fifth inning runs to take down the Demon Deacons for their highest ranked win since 2002.

SCOUTING WAKE FOREST

• The Demon Deacons enter the midweek with a 26-13 record. Wake Forest enters the matchup after a weekend series victory over top-10 Florida State in Winston-Salem.  
• Wake Forest's calling card has been their pitching with their rotation of Josh Hartle, Chase Burns and Michael Massey all earning Preseason All-America Honors by D1 Baseball. The Demon Deacon pitching staff is third in the nation in hits-per-nine innings and third in WHIP as a pitching staff.
• Wake Forest entered the season as the consensus #1 team in the country in every poll. Of the five major college baseball polls, the Deacs were #1 in all of them despite losing two first round picks in Rhett Lowder and Brock Wilken.
• A season ago, the Demon Deacons had their most successful baseball season since 1955 when the won the College World Series. Wake finished with a third-place finish in Omaha coming one game short of the three-game series final.
• Starter Chase Burns leads the nation in strikeouts with 113 on the season.
• First baseman Nick Kurtz has been on a tear over the last three weeks. He picked up two ACC Player of the Week awards and has clubbed 14 home runs in his last 13 games.
• Wake Forest entered the season as the consensus #1 team in the country in every poll. Of the five major college baseball polls, the Deacs were #1 in all of them despite losing two first round picks in Rhett Lowder and Brock Wilken.
• A season ago, the Demon Deacons had their most successful baseball season since 1955 when the won the College World Series. Wake finished with a third-place finish in Omaha coming one game short of the three-game series final.
• Both Nick Kurtz and Seaver King were selected to multiple preseason All-American lists with Nick Kurtz being selected as the preseason Player of the Year in the ACC.
• The Deacs were selected as the preseason favorite in the ACC Atlantic Division over both Clemson and NC State.
• Tom Walter is in his 15^th season as the head of the Wake Forest baseball program with the 2023 College World Series appearance being his first with the Deacs.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon will hit the road to take on CAA foe Northeastern this weekend. First pitch from Brookline, Mass. on Friday will be at 2 pm.