1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team represented Wake Forest University in the 1955 NCAA baseball season. The team was coached by Taylor Sanford in his 5th season at Wake Forest.

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
National champions ACC champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	28-7 (10-3 ACC)
Head coach	Taylor Sanford (5th season)
Assistant coach	Jack Stallings (1st season)
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍y	11	–	3		.786			29	–	7		.806
NC State  ‍‍‍	10	–	4		.714			14	–	5		.737
North Carolina  ‍‍‍	8	–	5		.615			12	–	12		.500
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	7	–	7		.500			10	–	10		.500
Duke  ‍‍‍	6	–	6		.500			10	–	11		.476
Maryland  ‍‍‍	6	–	7		.462			9	–	11		.450
Clemson  ‍‍‍	5	–	9		.357			7	–	11		.389
Virginia  ‍‍‍	0	–	12		.000			6	–	16		.273
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 1955 NCAA baseball tournament As of June 30, 1955[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Demon Deacons won the College World Series, defeating the Western Michigan Broncos in the championship game. Wake Forest would not return to the college world series until 2023.

Roster

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons roster
	Pitchers 1 John Stokoe 8 Ralph Adams 11 Bill Walsh 13 Lowell "Lefty" Davis 16 Jack McGinley 23 Buck Fichter		Infielders 3 Art Bonzagni 4 Lee Abbott 6 Harold Moore 10 Jack Bryant 12 Bill Barnes 15 Bob Waggoner		Outfielders 5 Tommy Cole 7 Luther McKeel 9 George Miller 17 Frank McRae Catchers 19 Jim Horn 20 Bob Koontz 24 Linwood Holt

Schedule

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball game log
Regular season
Regular season Opponent Score Overall record ACC record NC State 19-6 1-0 1-0 East Carolina 14-5 2-0 – Michigan State 5-4 3-0 – Maryland 6-2 4-0 2-0 Yale 5-4 4-1 – Yale 4-2 5-1 – Rollins 9-2 6-1 – NC State 8-2 7-1 – North Carolina 2-0 8-1 3-0 South Carolina 2-7 8-2 3-1 North Carolina 9-5 9-2 – Duke 2-7 10-2 4-1 Lynchburg 10-9 11-2 – NC State 4-7 11-3 – Clemson 11-4 12-3 5-1 North Carolina 2-3 12-4 5-2 Duke 12-8 13-4 6-2 Maryland 4-2 14-4 7-2 Virginia 9-5 15-4 8-2 Clemson 15-11 16-4 9-2 NC State 8-9 16-5 9-3 East Carolina 11-10 17-5 – Duke 12-5 18-5 – Virginia 4-2 19-5 10-3
Post-season
District 3 tournament Opponent Score Overall record vs. West Virginia 5-1 20-5 vs. West Virginia 7-9 20-6 vs. West Virginia 6-5 21-6 vs. Rollins 4-0 22-6 vs. Rollins 6-2 23-6
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 10 vs. Colgate Rosenblatt Stadium 1-0 24-6 June 12 vs. Northern Colorado Rosenblatt Stadium 10-0 25-6 June 13 vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 0-9 25-7 June 14 vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 10-7 26-7 June 15 vs. Oklahoma A&M Rosenblatt Stadium 2-0 27-7 June 16 vs. Western Michigan Rosenblatt Stadium 7-6 28-7

Awards and honors

Bill Barnes

• All-ACC Second Team^[2]

Tommy Cole

• All-ACC First Team^[2]

Lefty Davis

• All-ACC First Team^[2]

Linwood Holt

• All-America First Team^[3]
• All-ACC First Team^[2]

Luther McKeel

• All-ACC First Team^[2]

Harold Moore

• All-ACC Second Team^[2]