1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record28-7 (10-3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJack Stallings (1st season)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 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.

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.

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.