West Virginia vs Kentucky baseball live box score: Stats from NCAA Baseball Championship Game

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Kentucky moved into the winner bracket with a win over Wake Forest. Today’s matchup included familiar foes. West Virginia and Kentucky have faced each other three times in the NCAA Regionals over last four years. Splitting that series 2-2. 

Kentucky manager Nick Mingione is not overlooking the Mountaineers. “You don’t get to host a regional without being a balanced, well-coached team”, Mingione said. “And that’s what West Virginia is.” 

The balance of pressure is on West Virginia. This will be only the 3rd time the Mountaineers have hosted a regional. West Virginia is also chasing its elusive first ever College Baseball World Series berth in program history. 

The balance of expectation is in Kentucky’s favor. The Wildcats are playing with house money. One of the last teams to make the field, expectations are low and they can play loose. 

2026 NCAA Baseball Championship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Virginia (40-14) 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 8 8 2
Kentucky (32-21) 4 2 0 0 2 0 8 9 1

West Virgina vs Kentucky baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship

West Virginia

Batter POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG OBP
17 Matt Ineich SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .299 .433
2 Gavin Kelly C 3 2 2 3 1 0 .381 .482
6 Paul Schoenfeld CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .346 .443
11 Sean Smith DH 2 0 0 1 0 1 .316 .408
Matthew Graveline LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .283 .366
5 Armani Guzman 1B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .301 .400
12 Brodie Kresser 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .397
24 Ben Lumsden RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .246 .362
8 Tyrus Hall 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 .275 .405
Total 1873 243 405 346 213 6

2B: 

  • Guzman 1 (18)
  • Hall 2 (7)

H: 

  • Kelly 2 (15)

RBI: 

  • Kelly 3 (53)
  • Smith 1 (46)
  • Hall 2 (26)
Pitcher POS IP H R ER BB SO BF ERA
15 Maxx Yehl P 0.2 2 4 0 1 0 7 2.1
29 Reese Bassinger P 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 5 3.0
18 Ian Korn P 3.2 6 4 2 0 2 18 2.7
Total 6.0 9 8 2 1 4 30
  • Bassinger 15 (12 strikes)
  • Korn 70 (51 strikes)
  • Yehl 36 (15 strikes)

Kentucky

Batter POS AB R H RBI BB SO AVG OBP
37 Jayce Tharnish CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .346 .408
6 Tyler Bell SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 .341 .508
10 Luke Lawrence DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .338 .448
23 Hudson Brown 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 .331 .468
9 Ethan Hindle 2B 3 2 2 3 0 0 .310 .433
24 Braxton Van Cleave RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .262 .326
34 Carson Hansen LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .237 .350
1 Caeden Cloud 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .210 .333
29 Owen Jenkins C 3 0 1 2 0 0 .246 .301
Total 1781 315 457 351 236 4

2B: 

  • Lawrence 1 (13)

H: 

  • Van Cleave 1 (6)

RBI: 

  • Lawrence 1 (42)
  • Hindle 3 (50)
  • Van Cleave 2 (25)
  • Jenkins 2 (17)
Pitcher POS IP H R ER BB SO BF ERA
36 Nate Harris P 3.2 5 5 5 2 4 19 6.1
5 Jack Bennett P 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 9 6.3
16 Ira Austin P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 8.8
38 Ryan Mullan P 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
19 Jack Sams P 0.2 0 1 0 2 0 5 2.2
Total 7.0 8 8 7 5 6 37
  • Bennett 26 (19 strikes)
  • Austin 9 (5 strikes)
  • Harris 68 (37 strikes)
  • Sams 20 (7 strikes)

How to watch: West Virginia vs Kentukcy 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 

Date: Saturday, May 30

Time: 5 p.m. ET

TV: SEC Network

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