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The Texas State baseball team makes the second NCAA postseason appearance in a decade against the USC Trojans. This unlikely pairing of Sun Belt vs. Big Ten teams will be one of the better games for the first day.
USC has been one of the most consistent programs this season, but his regional will prove which program had the better lineup. Texas State’s record-setting offensive season puts them as a real sleeper in this tourney.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State (36-24) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| USC (45-15) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Texas State vs. USC baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship
Texas State Bobcats
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rashawn Galloway | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .375 |
| 33 | Manny Salas | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .414 |
| 32 | Clayton Namken | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | .404 |
| 24 | Jaquae Stewart | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 | .394 |
| 1 | Justin Vossos | 2B/SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .377 |
| 25 | Blake Beheler | PH/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .372 |
| 2 | Chase Mora | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .288 |
| 9 | Bennett Fryman | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .322 |
| 21 | Brady Boles | SS/2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .368 |
| 18 | Dylan Kerbow | P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.0% |
| 44 | Jackson Cotton | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 | .367 |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||
2B:
- Stewart 1 (6)
- Vossos 1 (4)
H:
- Boles 1 (2)
RBI:
- Mora 1 (32)
- Boles 2 (17)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Ryan Markwardt | P | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 3.3 |
| 4 | Alec Beversdorf | P | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.8 |
| 16 | Cade Smith | P | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.9 |
| Total | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 29 | |||
- Beversdorf 26 (18 strikes)
- Smith 24 (14 strikes)
- Markwardt 69 (42 strikes)
USC Trojans
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Abbrie Covarrubias | 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .378 |
| 5 | Adrian Lopez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .382 |
| 24 | Augie Lopez | DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .362 |
| 8 | Kevin Takeuchi | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .411 |
| 14 | Jack Basseer | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .358 | .449 |
| 20 | Isaac Cadena | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 | .417 |
| 10 | Maximo Martinez | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .364 |
| 6 | Dean Carpentier | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .239 | .375 |
| 16 | Walter Urbon | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .348 | .400 |
| Total | 22 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||
2B:
- Covarrubias 1 (9)
- Takeuchi 1 (16)
H:
- Covarrubias 1 (3)
RBI:
- Covarrubias 1 (28)
- Basseer 1 (37)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | Grant Govel | P | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 3.0 |
| 25 | Sax Matson | P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| Total | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 24 | |||
- Matson 4 (3 strikes)
- Govel 89 (59 strikes)
How to watch: Texas State vs. USC 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 1
Date: Friday, May 29
Time: 9 p.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
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