Feb. 27, 2001

Box Score

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest baseball team notched its fourth straight victory with an 11-3 decision against High Point on Tuesday afternoon at Hooks Stadium. Freshman designated hitter Josh Hansen led the Deacons offensively going 2-of-4 with a home run and three RBI to help Wake Forest improve its record to 8-2 overall.

Sophomore Ryan Braun earned his first victory of the year by pitching five innings, allowing just one earned run on four hits and striking out five.

"It was a good team effort today. I thought Ryan Braun threw well. He started throwing well once he got settled in and got a feel for the mound. We've been cautious with him and he hasn't thrown as much as some of the other guys. He's still on a pitch count," head coach George Greer said.

The Deacons got on the scoreboard early against High Point starter Kevin Burch, who suffered the loss. Wake Forest posted three runs in the first inning, beginning with a two-run blast off the bat of Hansen. He took the first pitch he saw from Burch and socked it over the left field wall to give the Deacs a 2-0 lead. Later in the inning, freshman Jamie D'Antona scored on wild pitch.

Wake Forest added runs in the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings. In the fifth inning, a High Point error and a balk combined with two hits gave the Deacons three run to hold a commanding 7-2 lead. At that point, Braun gave way to three Deacon relievers who limited the Panthers to just one run over the final four innings.

"Adam Hanson gave up a couple hits but he was throwing for the first time since Houston and he threw well," Greer said. "Josh Hansen hit the ball hard today as did Jamie D'Antona. Stephen Ghutzman had a couple of big hits for us."

The Demon Deacons will be idle until Friday when they host the University of New Orleans for a weekend series. Game time for Friday's game is 2:30 p.m.