ELON – After a weekend series at Northeastern, Elon baseball (10–13, 3–6 CAA) returns to North Carolina to face ACC rival No. 24 Wake Forest (17–7, 4–5 ACC). First pitch is set for 6 p.m. ET at David F. Couch Ballpark in Winston-Salem.
The Phoenix will wrap up its nine-game road trip against Wake Forest, marking its second matchup with an ACC opponent during the stretch. Elon and the Demon Deacons will meet just once this season after facing each other twice annually over the past eight years.
Tuesday's game will be streamed on ACCNX.
HOW TO FOLLOW
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
- LHP Cole Miller (0-1, 2.35 ERA) vs. Duncan Marsten (0-1, 6.27 ERA)
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Wake Forest leads the all-time series, 68–41.
- The first meeting between the Phoenix and Demon Deacons dates back to 1909.
- Wake Forest swept the 2025 season series after the teams split matchups in each of the previous two years.
- Elon has dropped four straight games in Winston-Salem, with its last road win in the series coming in 2021 (5–2).
- The Phoenix earned signature wins in both 2023 and 2024 against top-10 ranked Wake Forest teams. In 2023, Elon knocked off the eventual College World Series-bound No. 2 Demon Deacons, 5–3.
- Elon followed that with a 3–0 victory in 2024 over No. 8 Wake Forest. Current relievers Carson Wehner and Sam Nomura were credited with the win and save, respectively.
QUICK HITS
- Elon enters midweek play following a series loss at Northeastern. After suffering a run-rule defeat on Friday, the Phoenix bounced back with a Saturday win—their first in Boston since 2022.
- RJ Latkowski has emerged as one of the top closers in college baseball this season. He leads the team and ranks fourth nationally with six saves, while posting a 0.73 ERA across 11 appearances.
- Sophomore left-hander Owen Winebarger earned CAA Co-Pitcher of the Week honors last Monday and nearly repeated the feat this week. He allowed just five hits over a career-high eight innings in Saturday's win against Northeastern.
- Cole Miller is slated to start for the Phoenix against Wake Forest. A former member of the Demon Deacons, Miller redshirted his freshman season at Wake before transferring to Elon. He will be making his third start of the season.
- Senior Jackson Alford has continued his All-CAA form from 2025, leading the Phoenix in multiple offensive categories through 23 games. He recorded his eighth multi-hit game of the season against Northeastern and is tied for second in the CAA—and ranks eighth nationally—with 19 stolen bases.
- Outfielder Brian DuRoff helped power the offense last week, driving in both runs in Elon's win over No. 10 NC State with an RBI single and a sacrifice fly. The former Saint Mary's transfer leads the team with 18 RBIs and has reached base in 21 of 23 games.
- Following a 25-32 (13-14 CAA) season in 2025, Elon was picked in a tie for fourth in the 2026 CAA preseason poll.
- Head coach Mike Kennedy is in his 30th season at the helm of Elon Baseball. After earning 25 wins last season, Kennedy has led the Phoenix to 24 seasons of 25 wins or more. Kennedy is a 2025-26 Elon Sports Hall of Fame inductee.
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