Wake Forest’s steady bullpen weapon with sneaky strikeout juice
In the 2024 season, Will Ray emerged as one of Wake Forest’s most dependable relief arms, logging 33 appearances, a 3.68 ERA, 44.0 innings, and 37 strikeouts; the upside is clear, but so is the command challenge, with 24 walks and a midseason injury that cut his 2025 campaign short after just seven outings[3][4][8]. What makes him interesting is the mix of experience, toughness, and late-inning trust—he’s a converted pitcher who has already handled high-leverage work and showed enough strikeout ability to matter when the Deacons need outs, not just innings[5][6].
