Wake baseball trainer apologizes for anti-gay slur

Wake Forest and baseball trainer Tom Walter apologized Tuesday for what seemed to be an anti-gay slur stuck by means of tv cameras all the way through an NCAA regional recreation in opposition to Tennessee.

“I am very sorry for my outburst in frustration last night and I recognize the hurt and disappointment it has caused,” Walter mentioned in a remark issued by means of the varsity. “I own the consequences and I apologize to the University of Tennessee, to Wake Forest University, and the SEC & ACC.”

Walter mentioned he has watched the video and does not keep in mind the particular second however mentioned, “That language doesn’t reflect my values or the standards of this program.”

Wake Forest athletic director John Currie mentioned that he was once “surprised and deeply disappointed” and that he spoke with Walter after the sport and once more Tuesday morning.

“I feel badly for those most hurt by such words,” Currie mentioned. “This incident … is completely out of character for him and does not meet the standards of Wake Forest Athletics, Wake Forest University or the Atlantic Coast Conference.”

Tennessee beat Wake Forest 11-5 on Monday evening to win the Knoxville Regional and earn a best-of-three tremendous regional matchup with Arkansas for a possibility to advance to the College World Series.

An ACC spokesperson didn’t in an instant reply to an e-mail in the hunt for remark.

The Associated Press contributed to this record.