Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Cincinnati Bearcats
NCAA Baseball Championship - Knoxville Regional - Elimination Game

Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake ForestWAKE
38-21
10
38-21
Final

Cincinnati BearcatsCincinnatiCIN
33-26
3
33-26
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Wake Forest Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Scannell RF-CF |
M. Houston SS |
K. Lewis 3B |
J. Winnay 1B |
D. Wentz DH |
a J. Burley PH-DH |
L. Costello LF |
b C. Nelson PH |
M. Salvino PR-RF |
A. Hawke 2B |
M. Conte C |
J. Williams CF-LF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .302 | .439 | .540 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .462 | .596 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .381 | .487 | .610 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .417 | .573 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .319 | .398 | .569 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .231 | .091 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 | .401 | .597 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 | .489 | .485 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .533 | .000 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 | .460 | .621 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .430 | .514 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .401 | .352 |
| 35 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
a-struck out swinging for D. Wentz in the 8th
b-walked for L. Costello in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ. Winnay (12, C. Marsh); M. Houston (14, C. Marsh)
- HRM. Houston (14, 8th inning off A. Mrakitsch 1 on, 2 Out); A. Hawke (10, 5th inning off J. Pineiro 0 on, 2 Out); M. Scannell (11, 6th inning off J. Pineiro 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ. Winnay 2 (63), M. Houston 4 (65), A. Hawke (35), M. Scannell 2 (47), D. Wentz (49)
- 2Out RBIA. Hawke
- SFD. Wentz
- SHJ. Williams
- GIDPM. Conte
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-10 (J. Winnay 1-3, M. Houston 1-2, A. Hawke 0-1, J. Burley 0-1, K. Lewis 0-2, M. Scannell 0-1)
Cincinnati Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
K. Cross 3B |
J. Natili C |
Q. Coats 1B |
C. Sefcik DH |
C. Mitchelle LF |
D. Pitts CF |
L. Brooks 2B |
C. Niehaus SS |
a K. Klingenbeck PH |
D. Ford RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .396 | .526 | .647 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .338 | .451 | .556 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .400 | .541 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .370 | .450 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .317 | .359 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .280 | .424 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .322 | .300 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 | .376 | .390 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .349 | .479 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .374 | .352 |
| 34 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
a-struck out swinging for C. Niehaus in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BC. Mitchelle (10, M. Dallas); D. Ford (4, M. Dallas)
- RBIC. Mitchelle 2 (25), J. Natili (53)
- 2Out RBIC. Mitchelle 2
- GIDPQ. Coats
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-10 (K. Cross 0-1, L. Brooks 0-1, C. Mitchelle 1-2, C. Niehaus 0-1, Q. Coats 0-1, J. Natili 0-2, D. Pitts 0-1, C. Sefcik 0-1)
- Fielding
- EC. Niehaus (8, fielding); Q. Coats (3, throw)
Wake Forest Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Dallas (W, 5-1) |
L. Schmolke |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 115-74 | 4.90 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 4.15 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPD. Ford (by L. Schmolke); J. Natili (by M. Dallas)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL. Schmolke 4/6; M. Dallas 19/32
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL. Schmolke-3-5-5-3; M. Dallas-25-7-16-26
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL. Schmolke 1-2; M. Dallas 8-11
Cincinnati Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Marsh (L, 3-6) |
J. Pineiro |
A. Mrakitsch |
R. Shultz |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 59-35 | 7.50 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60-38 | 6.75 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25-14 | 6.15 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 6.69 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 160-96 |
- Pitching
- HBPM. Conte (by C. Marsh)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA. Mrakitsch 6/10; R. Shultz 2/3; C. Marsh 8/13; J. Pineiro 13/18
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA. Mrakitsch-2-4-2-6; R. Shultz-4-3-1-1; C. Marsh-16-7-7-5; J. Pineiro-9-2-11-16
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA. Mrakitsch 3-1; R. Shultz 2-0; C. Marsh 1-1; J. Pineiro 7-4
Scoring Summary
Inning | WAKE | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | M. Houston singled to right center, M. Conte scored, M. Scannell to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | J. Winnay doubled to deep left, M. Scannell, M. Houston scored and K. Lewis to third. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | D. Wentz hit sacrifice fly to center, K. Lewis scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4th | M. Houston safe at first on error by shortstop C. Niehaus, M. Conte scored, M. Scannell to second. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 5th | A. Hawke homered to left. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 6th | M. Scannell homered to right, J. Williams scored. | 8 | 0 | ||
| 8th | M. Houston homered to left, M. Scannell scored. | 10 | 0 | ||
| 8th | J. Natili grounded out to third, D. Ford scored. | 10 | 1 | ||
| 8th | C. Mitchelle doubled to left, Q. Coats and C. Sefcik scored. | 10 | 3 | ||
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Game Information
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
5:00 PM, 1 June 2025
Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 5,395