Diamond Deacs Preparing for the Season

I think it's safe to say that the majority of Wake Forest fans are jealous of the baseball team right now. While most of us are dealing with cold and wet weather conditions the team is in Malibu, California getting ready for a four game series with Pepperdine. The weather there isn't quite as nice as I expected, but it's still in the upper 50's with minimal precipitation. I definitely wouldn't mind trading places.

All signs point to the Deacs having a great 2008 campaign. All nine starting position players return from last year's squad as well as the top six starting pitchers. With that kind of experience it's hard to imagine they won't build on last year's success, however Wake does need to fill a void in the closer role.

I could take this opportunity to go through and discuss the players individually, but Wake already did that quite effectively on their website and I don't have a whole lot to add to what they've said. That rundown (and in fact that entire season preview) is available here.

Perhaps the best remaining news is that all four of this weekend's games can be seen live on Pepperdine's website. It does require you to create a login, but it's completely free and if you want to see the action this weekend it's a great option.