The High Point University baseball team travels to Winston-Salem tomorrow, Wednesday, May 11th, as they meet Wake Forest for the second time in two weeks. The Panthers won the April 26th matchup in High Point on a walk-off grand slam from Adam Stuart.

Game Information -- Wednesday, May 11th | 6:00 PM
High Point at Wake Forest | David F. Couch Ballpark | Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Panthers vs. Demon Deacons

• High Point is 14-32 all-time against Wake Forest.
• The Panthers won an 11-9 thriller two weeks ago over the Demon Deacons on Adam Stuart's walk-off grand slam.
• HPU has four wins over ranked opponents, one against the No. 13 Demon Deacons on May 9, 2017 in a 5-3 ballgame.

Across the Diamond

• The Demon Deacons are 33-14-1 overall and 11-12-1 in the ACC this season.
• Head coach Tom Walter is in his 13th season as skipper of the Demon Deacons.
• With 325 wins at Wake Forest, he enters 2022 as the second-winningest coach in program history

HPU Earns Second Sweep of 2022
With Monday afternoon's win over A&T, the Panthers recorded their second series sweep of the season after blitzing College of Charleston (March 4-6).

Panther Pitchers Sweep Big South Weekly Awards
The HPU pitching staff was honored with the Big South starting pitcher and reliever of the week awards on Monday afternoon. Sam Garcia earned starter of the week after his 13 strikeout, 1 hit, 0 run outing on Sunday while Sean Duffy threw two perfect innings to take home reliever of the week.

Garcia's Record-Tying Day Propels Panthers
Sam Garcia threw a program record-tying 13 strikeouts at North Carolina A&T on Sunday while giving up just one hit and one walk in the shutout win.

Home Run Derby in Greensboro
Sam Zayicek and Blake Sutton hit two homers apiece in HPU's series at North Carolina A&T. On Sunday, Sutton hit a solo shot in the second inning of game one before he added a two-run bomb in the 8th. Zayicek followed up with another long ball in the next at bat for another insurance run.

In Monday afternoon's contest, Zayicek homered again after Sutton got on base with a triple for two RBI.

HPU Pitching Staff Makes Jump
High Point pitchers have seen major improvement in team ERA from just a season ago. In 2021, the Panthers finished 6th in the Big South as a team in ERA (5.95). This season, HPU's hurlers are leading the league in conference game ERA (4.55) while Campbell registers the next lowest (5.00).

ACC Wins Highlight Big Week
High Point picked up two wins over ACC opponents in the last week, walking-off an 11-9 win over Wake Forest in Williard Stadium before shutting out Duke 11-0 in Durham. Sunday's shutout was the first time in program history that the Panthers shutout a Power 5 opponent.

Panther Pitchers Put in Work at Duke
Four HPU Pitchers were called to the mound in Sunday's night cap at Duke. Sean Duffy got the start and threw 3.0 innings until a weather delay paused the game for nearly two hours. Duffy gave up just one hit and one walk while striking out one batter.

Sam Garcia picked up the win as he struck out five batters in 3.0 innings while scattering three hits. Connor Smith pitched 1.0 inning but retired the Blue Devils in order with a pop up and two ground outs.

Everett Vaughan closed out the night with 2.0 innings of work while striking out the side in the 9th inning to give HPU the shutout victory.

Speed Kills
Javon Fields hit HPU's first inside-the-park home run of the season at Duke on Sunday. Fields' shot to center field bounced off the wall and rolled back into the playing field, allowing him to complete the trek around the basepaths.

Double x2
Jackson Melton knocked two doubles against Duke on May 1st, becoming the second Panther to record two doubles in the same game this season. Adam Stuart hit two doubles against Winthrop on March 26th.

Walk-Off Over Wake
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Adam Stuart smacked a grand slam to pick up the 11-9 walk-off win over Wake Forest. This is HPU's fourth walk-off win this season and the first grand slam by a Panther since 2021 when Stuart hit a grand slam in the first inning against Campbell (4/20/21).

HPU Picked Eighth in Preseason Poll
High Point was tabbed eighth in the Big South preseason coaches' poll on January 27th. Campbell was the league favorite with eight first-place votes and 116 total points in the poll.

Trio of Panthers Highlight D1 Baseball Big South Prospects
D1 Baseball released their Big South preview including top 2022 and 2023 draft prospects. Carter Sheppard was listed as the third-highest prospect in 2022 to come out of the conference. Sheppard finished 2021 with 45 strikeouts in 48.0 innings pitched.

Blake Sutton also cracked the top-20, slotted 16th. Sutton started 36 games behind the plate for the Panthers last season, hitting .282/.363/.366 and recording 237 putouts.

Javon Fields rounded out High Point's top prospects at No. 30. Fields transferred to HPU from Towson, where he was the starting center fielder. He finished 2021 with a .257/.363/.384 line and had a .984 fielding percentage.

Carr Top-3 Big South Prospect in 2023
In the list of 2023 draft prospects, sophomore Peyton Carr was tabbed the third-best pick from the conference. Carr finished 2021 with the second-best team batting average, hitting .304/.494/.376 for the season.

Big South Tournament at Truist Point
The Big South conference announced in December that the 2022 conference tournament would be held at Truist Point in High Point.

HPU has not played in the conference tournament since the 2019 season, when the Panthers fell to No. 3 Winthrop in a 6-2 ballgame.