Miami baseball begins ACC play at first place Wake Forest this weekend

Miami will begin its ACC schedule this weekend with a three-game series at Wake Forest.
May 23, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Miami (Fl) Hurricanes pitcher Nick Robert (36) comes in as relief in the seventh inning against the Clemson Tigers during the ACC Baseball Tournament at Truist Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images
May 23, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA; Miami (Fl) Hurricanes pitcher Nick Robert (36) comes in as relief in the seventh inning against the Clemson Tigers during the ACC Baseball Tournament at Truist Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Kinser-Imagn Images | Scott Kinser-Imagn Images

Miami begins ACC play at No. 14 Wake Forest this weekend after a 14-4 loss on Tuesday at UCF. The Hurricanes are 12-6 and are 3-5 in their last eight games. Wake Forest has won five straight games including a sweep over Notre Dame to begin ACC play and a win at number 24 Coastal Carolina

Miami is expected to start Nick Robert, Griffin Hugus and Brian Walters in the three-game series at Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons will start Logan Lunceford, Matthew Dallas and Blake Morningstar are the projected starting pitchers for Wake Forest. Lunceford leads the ACC and is third nationally with 42 strikeouts.

Wake Forest leads the ACC with 191 runs scored and is second with a 3.36 earned run average. Miami is fifth offensively in the ACC with 148 runs scored but 13th with a 4.76 earned run average. Kade Lewis is second in the ACC for Wake Forest with a .476 batting average and Marek Houston is ninth hitting .406.

Jake Ogden leads the Miami offense hitting .406. Daniel Cuvet is starting to heat up by leading Miami with four home runs and Bobby Marsh has been consistent for Miami through most of the season with a team-high 24 runs batted in. Hugus has been Miami's best starter with a 2-2 record, 3.74 ERA and 0.99 WHIP.

Miami versus Wake Forest series history

Miami has dominated Wake Forest with a 39-16 series lead. Miami won the last meeting 7-2 in the 2023 ACC Tournament semifinals. Wake Forest swept Miami in a three-game series in Winston-Salem in 2023 outscoring the Hurricanes 19-2.

Miami at Wake Forest television information

Friday night the first pitch will be at 8 PM Eastern time on the ACC Network. Saturday's first pitch is at 4 PM ET and the final game of the series on Sunday is at 1 PM ET with both games on ACC Network Extra.

Who is next on the Miami schedule?

Miami is at Florida Atlantic for the second time this season after losing 2-1 in Boca Raton last month. The brutal early season ACC schedule for Miami continues next weekend when they host Florida State who has started the season 15-1.

Schedule

Schedule