Arkansas Razorbacks vs Kansas Jayhawks
NCAA Baseball Championship - Lawrence Regional - Kansas advances to Super Regional
15
Kansas JayhawksKansasKU
45-16
13
45-16
Final
Arkansas RazorbacksArkansasARK
41-22
10
41-22
 KU |
| ARK |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
Kansas Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. LeBlanc SS |
T. Owens CF |
A. Mungarrieta C |
J. Dykhoff 1B |
D. Osoria 2B |
J. Bach RF |
D. Schlotterback 3B |
B. Ballinger LF |
M. Soliz Jr. DH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .344 | .430 | .709 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .275 | .406 | .550 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 | .390 | .597 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .377 | .594 |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .377 | .454 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .287 | .422 | .451 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .384 | .402 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .401 | .477 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .317 | .392 |
| 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BB. Ballinger (14, P. Lee); D. Osoria 2 (12, E. McElvain, C. Fisher); T. LeBlanc (12, C. Fisher)
- HRD. Osoria (9, 4th inning off E. McElvain 0 on, 1 Out); T. LeBlanc (24, 4th inning off C. Gibler 2 on, 1 Out); J. Dykhoff (16, 6th inning off C. Fisher 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM. Soliz Jr. (20), B. Ballinger 2 (45), D. Osoria (42), T. LeBlanc 3 (68), D. Schlotterback (31), J. Dykhoff 3 (56), J. Bach (44)
- SFD. Schlotterback
- GIDPD. Schlotterback
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-20 (M. Soliz Jr. 1-4, B. Ballinger 1-4, D. Osoria 1-1, T. LeBlanc 1-2, T. Owens 0-3, D. Schlotterback 0-3, J. Dykhoff 1-2, J. Bach 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBT. LeBlanc (11, 2nd base off M. Brissey/R. Helfrick)
- Picked OffT. LeBlanc (3rd base, R. Helfrick)
Arkansas Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. Ruiz LF |
C. Kozeal SS |
R. Helfrick C |
Z. Stewart DH |
N. Souza 2B |
R. Robinett 1B |
M. Niu CF |
C. Turner RF |
T. Pompey 3B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .442 | .454 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 | .410 | .653 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .417 | .562 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .265 | .399 | .571 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .360 | .402 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .373 | .401 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 | .347 | .479 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .333 | .400 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .348 | .520 |
| 39 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
- Batting
- 2BM. Niu (14, R. Ritter); D. Ruiz (13, B. Rahe)
- HRM. Niu (10, 9th inning off B. Rahe 0 on, 1 Out); Z. Stewart (15, 8th inning off B. Rahe 1 on, 2 Out); R. Helfrick 2 (18, 1st inning off M. Nayral 0 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off R. Ritter 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM. Niu 2 (51), Z. Stewart 2 (39), C. Kozeal (71), R. Helfrick 3 (53), D. Ruiz 2 (30)
- 2Out RBID. Ruiz 2
- SHC. Turner
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-14 (M. Niu 1-1, Z. Stewart 1-1, C. Kozeal 0-2, R. Helfrick 1-2, TJ Pompey 0-3, D. Ruiz 1-2, C. Turner 0-3)
- Baserunning
- SBC. Turner (1, 2nd base off M. West/A. Mungarrieta)
- Fielding
- EC. Kozeal (7, throw); TJ Pompey (11, throw)
Kansas Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Nayral |
T. Scheidt |
M. West (W, 4-0) |
R. Ritter |
B. Rahe |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34-19 | 4.92 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26-13 | 5.30 |
| 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42-25 | 3.86 |
| 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27-20 | 5.49 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 38-26 | 4.02 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 167-103 |
- Pitching
- WPM. West; B. Rahe
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedM. West 7/13; T. Scheidt 4/8; R. Ritter 6/8; B. Rahe 7/9; M. Nayral 3/7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesM. West-7-4-3-11; T. Scheidt-3-1-3-6; R. Ritter-4-8-4-4; B. Rahe-9-6-6-5; M. Nayral-3-3-9-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM. West 3-5; T. Scheidt 3-1; R. Ritter 1-0; B. Rahe 0-2; M. Nayral 1-1
Arkansas Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
E. McElvain |
C. Gibler (L, 5-3) |
C. Fisher |
P. Lee |
J. DeCremer |
C. Dossett |
M. Brissey |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 65-34 | 1.88 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26-20 | 5.46 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48-28 | 5.59 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 9.19 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-5 | 4.19 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 7.41 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 8.27 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 199-111 |
- Pitching
- WPC. Fisher
- HBPA. Mungarrieta (by C. Fisher)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedC. Dossett 3/4; C. Fisher 4/10; E. McElvain 8/17; C. Gibler 4/6; J. DeCremer 1/4; M. Brissey 0/2; P. Lee 1/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesC. Dossett-1-1-2-2; C. Fisher-6-4-11-7; E. McElvain-10-6-7-11; C. Gibler-3-5-8-4; J. DeCremer-2-1-0-2; M. Brissey-4-1-3-0; P. Lee-2-2-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC. Dossett 0-2; C. Fisher 1-2; E. McElvain 4-3; C. Gibler 0-1; P. Lee 3-0
Scoring Summary
Inning | KU | ARK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R. Helfrick homered to left center. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | D. Ruiz singled to left, R. Robinett scored, M. Niu scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | C. Kozeal singled to deep right, D. Ruiz scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | M. Niu singled to center, N. Souza scored, R. Robinett to second. | 0 | 5 | |
| 4th | D. Osoria homered to left center. | 1 | 5 | |
| 4th | B. Ballinger singled to left center, J. Bach scored, D. Schlotterback to third. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | M. Soliz Jr. singled to left, D. Schlotterback scored, B. Ballinger to second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 4th | T. LeBlanc homered to center, B. Ballinger and M. Soliz Jr. scored. | 6 | 5 | |
| 5th | D. Schlotterback grounded into fielder's choice to third, J. Dykhoff scored, J. Bach safe at third on error by third baseman TJ Pompey. | 7 | 5 | |
| 5th | B. Ballinger grounded out to second, J. Bach scored, D. Schlotterback to second. | 8 | 5 | |
| 6th | J. Dykhoff homered to right, T. LeBlanc and A. Mungarrieta scored. | 11 | 5 | |
| 6th | R. Helfrick homered to left, TJ Pompey scored. | 11 | 7 | |
| 8th | J. Bach walked, A. Mungarrieta scored, J. Dykhoff to third, D. Osoria to second. | 12 | 7 | |
| 8th | D. Schlotterback hit sacrifice fly to right, J. Dykhoff scored, D. Osoria to third, J. Bach to second. | 13 | 7 | |
| 8th | Z. Stewart homered to right center, D. Ruiz scored. | 13 | 9 | |
| 9th | M. Niu homered to left. | 13 | 10 | |
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Game Information
Hoglund Ballpark
3:30 AM, 1 June 2026
Lawrence, Kansas
Attendance: 4,007
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