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Kansas is 2-0 in this baseball tournament. After beating Arkansas last night, Kansas will need to secure another victory in Lawrence to advance.
Arkansas is coming off of three games in 24-hours. The Razorbacks are expected to start Ethan McElvain played vs Missouri State on Friday as a reliever. However, he has won ALL SEC honors and has a 6-0 record with a remarkably low 1.03 ERA.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas (44-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Arkansas (41-21) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
Kansas vs Arkansas baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Championship
Kansas
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tyson LeBlanc | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .428 |
| 5 | Tyson Owens | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 | .407 |
| 21 | Augusto Mungarrieta | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .390 |
| 16 | Josh Dykhoff | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .375 |
| 23 | Dariel Osoria | 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .374 |
| 31 | Jordan Bach | RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 | .420 |
| 7 | Dylan Schlotterback | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .386 |
| 26 | Brady Ballinger | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .403 |
| 4 | Max Soliz Jr | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .319 |
| Total | 2116 | 346 | 528 | 445 | 237 | 7 | ||||
2B:
- LeBlanc 1 (12)
- Osoria 2 (12)
- Ballinger 1 (14)
H:
- LeBlanc 1 (24)
- Dykhoff 1 (16)
- Osoria 1 (9)
RBI:
- LeBlanc 3 (68)
- Dykhoff 3 (56)
- Osoria 1 (42)
- Ballinger 2 (45)
- Soliz Jr 1 (20)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Mathis Nayral | P | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.9 |
| 25 | Riane Ritter | P | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 45 | Manning West | P | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3.9 |
| 15 | Toby Scheidt | P | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5.3 |
| Total | 6.1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | |||
- Ritter 19 (14 strikes)
- West 42 (25 strikes)
- Nayral 34 (19 strikes)
- Scheidt 26 (13 strikes)
Arkansas
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Damian Ruiz | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .306 | .440 |
| 8 | Camden Kozeal | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .320 | .411 |
| 27 | Ryder Helfrick | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .418 |
| 17 | Zack Stewart | DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .396 |
| 3 | Nolan Souza | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .362 |
| 18 | Reese Robinett | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .374 |
| 4 | Maika Niu | CF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .344 |
| 16 | Christian Turner | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .344 |
| 5 | TJ Pompey | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .351 |
| Total | 2098 | 323 | 530 | 416 | 210 | 4 | ||||
2B:
- Niu 1 (14)
H:
- Helfrick 2 (18)
RBI:
- Ruiz 2 (30)
- Kozeal 1 (71)
- Helfrick 3 (53)
- Niu 1 (50)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ethan McElvain | P | 3.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1.9 |
| 22 | Peyton Lee | P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9.2 |
| 29 | Cole Gibler | P | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 38 | Colin Fisher | P | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Total | 7.0 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 38 | |||
- Lee 20 (10 strikes)
- Gibler 26 (20 strikes)
- Fisher 48 (27 strikes)
- McElvain 65 (34 strikes)
How to watch: Kansas vs Arkansas 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game
Date: Sunday, May 31
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+
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