Feb. 20, 2001
Box Score
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Wake Forest baseball team snapped a two-game
skid on Tuesday afternoon at Hooks Stadium with an 17-8 victory over
Charlotte. Senior Carlos Brackley led the Deacons going three-of-four
with a home run, two doubles and a career-high six runs batted in.
The Demon Deacons scored in each of the game's first six innings
highlighted by a seven-run fourth. Wake Forest sent 11 batters to the
plate in the inning, collected five hits and was aided by three Charlotte
errors. It was the team's highest single-inning run total of the
season. Wake Forest's 18 runs in the game was the highest offensive
output since hanging 18 runs against Pace on March 13, 2000.
Nine Deacon batters had base hits including sophomore catcher Stephen
Ghutzman who went three-for-four and drove in two runs. Senior Corey Slavik
capped the Wake Forest scoring with a three-run homer in the bottom of
the sixth inning, his second home run of the year.
Junior left-hander Ryan Lewis improved to 2-0 on the season with the
win in relief of starter Brad Comer. Lewis allowed one run in two
innings. Lewis entered the game with a 4-2 lead and when he was
replaced by sophomore Eric Maycroft, the Deacons owned a 14-3.
"Cory Sullivan jump started the offense in the first inning with a
leadoff double. Ryan Lewis came in an did a great job when the game was
close. Carlos Brackley had the big double that cleared the bases and
Corey Slavik just topped it off for us," head coach George Greer said.
Several players saw their first action of the season including senior
infielder Todd Achilles and three Wake Forest pitchers -- Maycroft,
senior Adam Heaps and freshman Gregory Russell.
Wake Forest improves to 5-2 on the season while Charlotte slides to
2-6. The Demon Deacons are scheduled to play Liberty on Thursday in
Lynchburg, Va. First pitch against the Flames is slated for 2:30 p.m.
Score By Innings:
| Charlotte | 110 | 010 | 320 | -- | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Wake Forest | 211 | 733 | 00X | -- | 17 | 16 | 3 |
