{"id":228318,"date":"2026-04-12T06:33:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228318\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T06:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:33:18","slug":"two-out-rbis-help-wake-forest-even-series-at-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228318\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Out RBIs Help Wake Forest Even Series at Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI \u2013 Timely hitting paved the way for the Wake Forest baseball team (24-12, 9-8 ACC) to even the series against Miami (26-9, 7-7 ACC) as the Demon Deacons used a trio of two-out RBIs and a dominant performance from Troy Dressler<\/a> to grab a 3-1 victory on Saturday evening at Mark Light Field.\u00a0
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\nJunior first baseman Kade Lewis<\/a> recorded his 15th multi-hit game of the season, collecting a pair of two-out RBI singles in the fourth and sixth innings. The Sartell, Minn., native now has 28 RBIs on the season, with seven of them coming with two outs.
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\nSophomore catcher Matt Conte<\/a> added the third two-out RBI single in the eighth inning, marking his ninth two-out RBI of the season.
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\nSophomore right fielder Luke Costello<\/a> logged his sixth multi-hit performance of the season, finishing the game with two doubles. Costello has now recorded an extra-base hit in five of the last six games, having totaled five doubles and two home runs in that span.
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\nSophomore starting pitcher Troy Dressler<\/a> was sensational on the mound for the Demon Deacons, recording four strikeouts while allowing just two hits in 6.0 scoreless innings, marking the longest outing of his career. The Mifflinburg, Pa., native has now totaled 53 strikeouts this season, with 32 of them coming in his last five appearances.<\/p>\n

Freshman Evan Jones<\/a> fanned four Hurricane batters while allowing just one run in 2.2 innings of work, while senior Will Ray<\/a> recorded the final out of the game to earn his second save of the season.

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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tSophomore starting pitcher Troy Dressler<\/a> stranded a pair of Miami base runners to end the first inning unscathed.
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\n\t\tThe Mifflinburg, Pa., native forced a pair of flyouts and a groundout during a scoreless bottom of the second.
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\n\tDressler picked up two strikeouts to keep the game scoreless through three.
\n\tThe Demon Deacons grabbed the first run of the game in the top of the fourth, as junior center fielder Javar Williams<\/a> avoided the tag at home plate following a two-out RBI single by junior first baseman Kade Lewis<\/a>.
\n\tThe Wake Forest defense kept the Hurricanes off the scoreboard once again with a clean bottom of the fourth.
\n\tDressler notched his fourth strikeout of the game en route to another scoreless frame in the fifth.
\n\tWake Forest padded its lead with another two-out RBI in the top of the sixth.
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\n\t\tFollowing a two-out double by sophomore Luke Costello<\/a> and a walk by sophomore Dalton Wentz<\/a>, Lewis delivered his second RBI of the game as he poked a single over the shortstop’s head into left field to double the Wake advantage with another base knock with two away in the inning.\u00a0
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\n\tThe Demon Deacons shut down the Hurricanes in the bottom of the sixth to maintain its two-run lead, as Dressler retired his ninth straight.\u00a0
\n\tFreshman reliever Evan Jones<\/a> recorded a punchout in a three-up, three-down seventh inning.
\n\tWake Forest pushed its lead to 3-0 with another two-out single in the top of the eighth.
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\n\t\tCostello tallied his second double of the afternoon before scoring on a single by sophomore Matt Conte<\/a> with two outs.
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\n\tThe Hurricanes got on the board with a run in the bottom of the eighth.
\n\tJones and senior Will Ray<\/a> shut the door in the ninth as the Demon Deacons secured the 3-1 win over the Hurricanes. <\/p>\n

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\nIN THE SPOTLIGHT<\/p>\n


\n\tSophomore Troy Dressler<\/a> recorded the longest outing of his career on Saturday afternoon, tossing four strikeouts over the course of 6.0 scoreless innings.
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\n\t\tDressler has logged 32 of his 53 strikeouts over the course of his last five appearances.
\n\t\tThe Mifflinburg, Pa., native got stronger as his outing went, retiring the last 11 batters he faced over the course of the third through sixth innings.\u00a0
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\nSTAGGERING STATISTICS<\/p>\n


\n\tWake Forest recorded five of its eight hits in the contest with two outs in the inning, driving in all three runs with two outs.\u00a0
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\n\t\tJunior first baseman Kade Lewis<\/a> collected both of his hits and RBIs with two outs, tying him with Javar Williams<\/a> for the team lead with 15 multi-hit games. Additionally, it marked his ninth multi-RBI contest of the season.\u00a0
\n\t\tLewis has driven in seven of his 28 RBIs with two outs this season.\u00a0
\n\t\tCatcher Matt Conte’s<\/a> single in the eighth inning marked his ninth two-out RBI of the season.

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FROM COACH WALTER
\n“Today was kind of a carbon copy of yesterday’s game, but we got the timely hits. Yesterday, they got the timely hits. Both teams pitched the ball really well today, and with the wind blowing in like this, runs are tough to come by. I’m really proud of our guys. [Troy] Dressler was phenomenal. Evan Jones<\/a> was really good. [I’d] like to see him eliminate a couple of those walks. I’m really proud of Will Ray<\/a> coming in there and getting that last big out. That’s as good as I’ve ever seen Will Ray<\/a>. I wanted to have Ray again for tomorrow, so I didn’t want to extend him too much. Jones is such a great matchup for right-handed hitters, so it was an easy decision to leave him in there. When those lefties came back around, I thought about Rhys Bowie<\/a> in that situation, but again, Rhys is going to give us some long innings tomorrow if we need it. We’ve got [Blake] Morningstar for length tomorrow, so we’ve got a locked and loaded bullpen ready to go tomorrow. We’ve just got to get in their bullpen a little sooner.” – Head Coach Tom Walter<\/a>\u00a0
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\nUP NEXT
\nWake Forest looks for just their second road series win over the Hurricanes in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.<\/p>\n

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