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Tennessee baseball is going for a sixth straight NCAA Tournament regionals berth. They’ll have to get through East Carolina to make it happen.
ECU won the American Conference and are making their eighth straight appearance and still searching for their first College World Series appearance.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina (36-21-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Tennessee (38-20) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Carolina vs. Tennessee baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship
East Carolina
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Grady Lenahan | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .402 |
| 51 | Jack Herring | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .358 | .498 |
| 26 | Braden Burress | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .448 |
| 3 | Davin Whitaker | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .433 |
| 10 | Colby Wallace | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .365 |
| 13 | Michael Kalinich | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .396 |
| 21 | Austin Irby | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .350 |
| 24 | Walker Barron | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .371 |
| 4 | Nick Parham | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .279 |
| 7 | Ryan Towers | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.0% |
| Total | 1940 | 278 | 448 | 387 | 221 | 0 | ||||
Tennessee
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garrett Wright | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .346 | .387 |
| 14 | Blake Grimmer | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .382 |
| 9 | Henry Ford | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 |
| 30 | Trent Grindlinger | DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 | .399 |
| 16 | Levi Clark | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .332 |
| 13 | Reese Chapman | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .410 |
| 4 | Manny Marin | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .330 |
| 1 | Blaine Brown | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .303 |
| 8 | Jay Abernathy | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .351 |
| Total | 1966 | 290 | 472 | 399 | 178 | 0 | ||||
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Evan Blanco | P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Total | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
- Blanco 2 (2 strikes)
How to watch: East Carolina vs. Tennessee 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 1
Date: Friday, May 29
Time: Noon ET
TV: ESPNU
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