Omaha Eight: Wake Forest is on the upswing with a chance to make the College World Series

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Wake Forest (38-6, 16-4) has finally arrived among the best in college baseball in Tom Walter’s 14th season in Winston-Salem. It enters May five conference losses clear of the field in the ACC — a league in which all 14 teams have top-90 RPIs. Tap below to read the article by Evan Bland for the Omaha World-Herald.

Omaha Eight: Wake Forest is on the upswing with a chance to make the College World Series
The rebuild took longer than Tom Walter would have guessed. When Wake Forest hired him as coach in the summer of 2009, Walter had a reputation for guiding quick turnarounds. He had George Washington rolling by year two in 1998. He led New Orleans to the NCAA tournament in year three in 2006.