Official account for @SBNation’s Wake Forest site, Blogger So Dear
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𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫: In the end, it’s hard to win a college basketball game in the ACC — or anywhere for that matter — with 20 turnovers.
"I don’t think they listened to us as far as putting the game plan into the game...we played right into their hands."
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Game Preview || It's Gameday
Florida State is the tallest team in the country. That is a positive bonus, but can also hurt the Seminoles elsewhere. In this game, more than ever, the Deacs are going to have to move. 1600 words on FSU at the link.
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Game Preview || Over 40% of Florida State's minutes come off the bench. They rotate the lineup consistently and are almost always fresh. With that, Wake Forest has to prepare for a litany of players and potential matchups. More to prepare for Tues below.
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Game Preview || It’s official. The hype around Wake Forest basketball is here. Now, it’s about making sure it stays. The Deacs haven't opened their ACC schedule 4-0 since the 2004-05 season. They can accomplish that with a win in Tallahassee Tues. night.
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Game Story || In the end, it came down to something Wake has struggled with for some time, off. rebounding. The Deacs clawed out of several deficits and found a way to win.
In doing so, Wake Forest proved something, and turned a new leaf on times past.
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It's Gameday || One final chance to get prepped for today's contest between Wake Forest and Miami with BSD's comprehensive preview.
History, roster analysis, the metrics, keys to the game, @essexthayer7's take and prediction & more.
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Game Preview: This feels like more than your ordinary January ACC game. Wake Forest hasn't defeated Miami since 2020-21, but now just may be the time.
With a win, the Deacs can further prove they're capable of contending in the ACC and for a NCAAT bid.
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Saturday's matchup between Wake Forest and Miami has the makings of a back-and-forth battle between high-octane offenses. Pack-Poplar-Omier vs Sallis-Miller-Reid & more. It'll likely be close.
The location of the game might just make all the difference.
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With 12 seconds remaining, Andrew Carr hadn't made a shot all night. In fact, he had consistently looked uncomfortable. But, that didn't matter when Boopie Miller passed him the ball. For one shot, Carr looked just fine.
Our gamer on a gritty win over BC: bloggersodear.com/2024/1/2/2…
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Game Preview || After handling a pair of impressive guards and a talented big -- along with completely stymieing VT -- the road ahead doesn't get any easier for Wake Forest. Quinten Post, Jayden Zackery and the Eagles await.
But, the Deacs have momentum
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Game Story | It started right from the jump, but also four days ago at the team's first practice back from the holiday.
From tip-off to buzzer, Wake Forest proved it was ready, sprinting past Virginia Tech for a statement-making 23-point win.
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With Wake Forest's first ACC game on the horizon, we're serving up an in-depth preview, including: history, the metrics, schedule assessment, lineup (starters and depth), keys to the game and @essexthayer7's take.
All you need to know for Saturday here:
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GAMER: For the third-straight game, a Quad 4 opponent hung close with Wake Forest in the first half. Again, the same couldn't be said for the second.
The Deacs went on a 34-8 run and coasted. Five players finished in double-figures for a "top" offense.
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NSD: In Hank Bachmeier, Wake found a one-year QB with game experience. In Jeremy Hecklinski, it got a big talent that "never wavered" in his commitment.
The Deacs hope they signed others that will turn the tide of a 4-8 2023. "Open competition" awaits.
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GAME STORY: At the second media timeout, Wake Forest trailed 21-16, and coach Steve Forbes was not pleased.
But WFU found its stride, retook the lead and never looked back. The defense improved and five Deacs scored in double digits for an easy win.
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Breaking news in story format. Wake Forest has found its transfer QB.
6th year Hank Bachmeier commits to the Demon Deacons after stops with Boise State and Louisiana Tech.
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GAME STORY: For every Wake Forest run, NJIT had an answer...until it didn't. The Demon Deacons closed the game out with a 14-2 stretch.
Often the linchpin to those runs was freshman Parker Friedrichsen, who's 19 points Wake couldn't live without.
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Blogger So Dear announces leadership transition
Read more here — bloggersodear.com/2023/7/14/…
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"Brockets" are coming to the Brew Crew.
Brock Wilken selected by Milwaukee Brewers with No. 18 overall pick in MLB Draft
Read more here — bloggersodear.com/2023/7/9/2…
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BREAKING: Rhett Lowder Day is going to Cincinnati, as the Reds select the Wake Forest star with No. 7 overall pick in MLB Draft
Read more here — bloggersodear.com/2023/7/9/2…
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From Essex: When Deacons Daily was cut in March, I was lost. During that personal journey, I found solace in Wake Forest baseball’s.
As both come to an end, here’s my final refrain on Team 109. A thanks to them, and all the people who defined this season— bloggersodear.com/2023/6/24/…
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The game was so good it couldn’t go nine innings. But in the 11th, one team’s season had to end, and it was Wake Forest’s.
On that field, there was sadness, but also pride and love. Team 109 has left a lasting legacy. The Deacs will be back.
Story here: bloggersodear.com/2023/6/23/…
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SIDEBAR: In baseball, so much of the game is calculable. But for Wake Forest, the intangibles just might mean more.
They believe in the team no matter what, have immense joy for the game and love each other.
And that’s taken them darn far.
Story here: bloggersodear.com/2023/6/20/…
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Just minutes after slapping a tag at home to keep the game tied at two, Bennett Lee wanted to talk to Bill Cilento. He needed a break
Then, he hit the game-winning single to take down LSU and send Wake Forest to the College World Series semifinals
Story: bloggersodear.com/2023/6/20/…
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Down in the 7th, with runners on second and third and one out, Danny Corona took a big cut at the first pitch he saw.
Then Bill Cilento called time and made a change. With one swing, so did the course of the game.
Story on the "Kings of the Delay" here: bloggersodear.com/2023/6/17/…
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Steve Forbes Doesn’t Hold Back While Discussing Bobi Klintman’s Agent bloggersodear.com/2023/6/16/…
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Despite being the No. 1 team in the country for quite some time, Wake Forest has flown under the radar.
That doesn’t matter anymore. Neither does the target on its back.
Per Rhett Lowder, "We only have one goal, and that’s to bring it home"
Read here: bloggersodear.com/2023/6/15/…
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It’s that time.
Wake Forest will toss its first pitch of the College World Series in four days.
With that, here’s a preview of the Deacs’ opponents in the bracket.
Read here for an in-depth 1900 words on LSU, Stanford and Tennessee — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/13/…
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When players like Nick Kurtz and Brock Wilken dogpiled the field, it was a realization of the dreams they had when coming to Wake Forest.
For Tom Walter, it was a beautiful moment in a tenured journey.
The Deacs, finally, are back in Omaha.
Read here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/11/…
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ONE AWAY: With big hits aided by wind and Rhett Lowder lacking his "best stuff," Tom Walter turned to Sean Sullivan out of the bullpen.
After a home run, Sullivan shut the game down. With that, Wake Forest is one win away from Omaha.
Game story here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/10/…
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The Crimson Tide respect Wake Forest and know its strengths, but Alabama is a team brimming with confidence.
And, in the NCAA Super Regional, it’s all or nothing. The Tide know they can "go toe-to-toe with anybody in the country"
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"If we’re willing to take our pride and our ego, put it aside, and stay on what’s best for the team, then we’re gonna have a really good chance."
Tom Walter and Co. have "been building" for now.
Read more from him, Brock Wilken and Rhett Lowder here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/9/2…
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BASKETBALL PRESSER: Breaking down Steve Forbes’ words on returners, transfers, injuries, waiver processes, fan support, NIL, the coaching staff and more
Plus, the story behind the viral baseball video.
Read all about his 45-minute presser here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/7/2…
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THE TALE OF THE TIDE: The Winston-Salem Super Regional is likely going to come down to pitching.
The Crimson Tide’s staff is strong. But for them, it’t not a matter of who’s pitching, it’s who isn’t.
Check out our in-depth preview and prediction here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/6/2…
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THE BUILD: When the Deacs rushed the mound to celebrate their first NCAA Super Regional since 2017, one couldn’t help but think of where it stood a year ago — grieving a loss to Maryland.
Elite culture, offense and pitching built to today.
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After a near-five hour rain delay, head coach Steve Forbes implored Deacon Nation via Twitter to return to The Couch for late-night baseball.
They did, and behind a raucous crowd, Wake Forest toppled Maryland 21-6.
LATE NIGHT (3:47 am) game story here — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/4/2…
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With two outs in the seventh inning, Tom Walter made a move to get Seth Keener, but Keener fought to stay in the game and got the final out.
That moment, and a career-high 13 strikeouts, were utter perfection in Wake Forest’s 12-0 NCAAT opening victory — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/2/2…
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Wake Forest’s pitching staff has quickly developed into one of the best in the country. A vital part of that is someone who doesn’t take the mound or stand in the dugout.
It’s Chris Lewis, the team’s Director of Analytics, and WFU baseball’s best secret — bloggersodear.com/2023/6/1/2…
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PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS: An in-depth preview of Wake Forest’s opponents, and game-by-game predictions for who will advance to the Super Regional
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"If this season ends in the regional, it’s going to be a disappointing season. For us to consider this season a success, the train only has one stop."
That stop: Omaha
More from Tom Walter, Brock Wilken, Nick Kurtz, Rhett Lowder and Josh Hartle here — bloggersodear.com/2023/5/29/…
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THE TIME HAS COME: Maryland, Northeastern and George Mason will join Wake Forest as the participants in Winston-Salem Regional
More here — bloggersodear.com/2023/5/29/…
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Wake Forest was named a regional host in the 2023 NCAA Baseball Tournament for the first time since 2017, as announced Sunday evening
Story here on the last time the Deacs hosted, along with their accomplishments leading into the tournament — bloggersodear.com/2023/5/28/…
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RAINY DAY: Wake Forest falls 7-2 to Miami; eliminated from ACC Championship contention
Game story from Boshamer Stadium at UNC — bloggersodear.com/2023/5/27/…
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In the highest-leverage situation of a game that COULD prove to secure Wake Forest an ACC Championship, Tom Walter turned to a pitcher with 13.1 IP this season.
And he delivered. The Deacs settled and pounced.
Game story from DBAP here — bloggersodear.com/2023/5/26/…
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MOVIN ON: Lowder, offense propel Wake Forest to 10-2 win over Pitt; Deacs advance to ACC semis
Game story from DBAP here - bloggersodear.com/2023/5/25/…
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THE ROAD AHEAD: Pitt beats Notre Dame 9-5, head coach Mike Bell breaks down "winner takes all" matchup with Wake Forest
Several quotes from Bell on the Deacs here - bloggersodear.com/2023/5/24/…
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FRESHMAN PHENOM: Marek Houston has been well-known for his defensive skills, but the bat is there too. His eighth-inning home run propelled Wake Forest to a 7-5 win over Virginia Tech
Full story here - bloggersodear.com/2023/5/19/…
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DON’T PANIC, TRY AGAIN: Wake Forest flips switch, battles for 6-3 win over Virginia Tech
Our game story here, including quotes from Tom Walter and "The Cowboy" himself - bloggersodear.com/2023/5/18/…
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ALL BUSINESS: Mascolo bounces back, bullpen dominates for 4-0 Wake Forest win
Our quick hitter here - bloggersodear.com/2023/5/16/…
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