Xavier vs Arkansas (Feb 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
Xavier at #8 Arkansas
Feb 20, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Xavier 2 (2-3)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Luke Hammond 3b  5  0  2  0  0  1  0  1  0 
Josh Stonehouse rf  5  1  2  1  0  2  2  0  0 
Landon Mensik lf  4  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  2 
Peter Johnson dh  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  4 
Jonathan Fitz c  3  1  1  1  1  1  12  1  0 
Eddie Peters ss  3  0  2  0  1  0  1  2  0 
Tommy Townsend 1b  4  0  0  0  0  1  4  0  1 
Donavan Canterberry 2b  4  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3 
JD Crisp cf  4  0  1  0  0  2  2  0  0 
Ryan Piech p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Michael Murphy p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ashton Chronister p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Totals  36  2  9  2  2  9  24  6  10 
  

Arkansas 5 (4-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  4  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Nolan Souza dh  4  1  2  2  0  0  0  0  0 
Ryder Helfrick c  3  1  0  0  1  1  10  1  0 
Camden Kozeal 2b  4  1  1  3  0  1  1  6  1 
Kuhio Aloy rf  2  0  1  0  1  1  2  0  0 
Reese Robinett 1b  3  0  0  0  0  2  10  1  0 
Maika Niu cf  3  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  1 
TJ Pompey 3b  2  1  0  0  0  2  2  0  0 
Carson Brumbaugh ss  3  1  1  0  0  2  0  4  0 
Gabe Gaeckle p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   Cole Gibler p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  28  5  5  5  2  12  27  13  2  

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Xavier.............. 000 010 010 -  2  9  1
Arkansas............ 300 020 00X -  5  5  1
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E - Peters(4); Kozeal(1). DP - Xavier 1; Arkansas 1. LOB - Xavier 10; Arkansas 2. 2B - Stonehouse(1); Johnson(2); Peters(3); Souza 2(3). HR - Stonehouse(3); Fitz(1); Kozeal(3). HBP - Mensik; Pompey. CS - Helfrick(1).

Xavier   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ryan Piech L,0-1  4.0  2  3  3  2  9  0  0  0  0  14  16  3  0  71 
Michael Murphy   1.0  3  2  2  0  0  0  0  1  0  6  7  2  1  18 
Ashton Chronister   3.0  0  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  8  8  1  3  31 
  
Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Gabe Gaeckle W,1-0  5.0  4  1  1  2  7  0  0  0  0  19  21  3  4  77 
Cole Gibler S,1  4.0  5  1  1  0  2  0  0  1  0  17  18  3  7  51 

Win - Gaeckle (1-0). Loss - Piech (0-1). Save - Gibler (1). HBP - by Murphy (Pompey); by Gibler (Mensik). Inherited runners/scored: Chronister 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Piech 71/41; Murphy 18/10; Chronister 31/21; Gaeckle 77/52; Gibler 51/37.

Umpires - HP: Morris Hodges 1B: James Ainsworth 2B: Ben Levin 3B: Michael
Start: 3:02 pm Time: 2:24 Attendance: 10388
Weather: 51 & sunny, 6 mph S wind
Murphy faced 1 batter in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
Xavier at #8 Arkansas
Feb 20, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Xavier starters: 3/3b Hammond; 36/rf Stonehouse; 6/lf Mensik; 4/dh Johnson; 18/c Fitz; 16/ss Peters; 10/1b Townsend; 9/2b Canterberry; 1/cf Crisp; 20/p Piech;

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 3/dh Souza; 27/c Helfrick; 8/2b Kozeal; 25/rf Aloy; 18/1b Robinett; 4/cf Niu; 5/3b Pompey; 1/ss Brumbaugh; 20/p Gaeckle;

Xavier 1st - Hammond struck out swinging (2-2 SKBBFS). Stonehouse struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Mensik reached on a fielding error by 2b (1-2 SBSF). Johnson struck out swinging (0-2 KSFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz lined out to lf (0-1 K). Souza doubled to right field (0-0). Helfrick walked (3-0 BBBB). Kozeal homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-1 BK); Helfrick scored; Souza scored. Aloy walked (3-1 BBFBB). Robinett struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBSS). Niu struck out swinging (2-2 KBBKS). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Xavier 2nd - Fitz walked (3-0 BBBB). Peters doubled to left field (1-1 KB); Fitz advanced to third. Townsend popped up to 3b (0-1 K). Canterberry grounded into double play p to 1b to ss to c to 3b (0-2 SF); Fitz out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Pompey struck out swinging (2-2 BSBFS). Brumbaugh struck out looking (3-2 BKBKBK). Ruiz struck out looking (3-2 KBSFBFBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Xavier 3rd - Crisp struck out swinging (3-2 BKBSBS). Hammond singled to left field (1-0 B). Stonehouse popped up to 2b (0-2 KFF). Mensik flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Souza flied out to rf (1-2 KFB). Helfrick struck out swinging (0-2 FFS). Kozeal flied out to cf (1-1 BK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Xavier 4th - Johnson doubled to right field (1-1 FB). Fitz grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 FBS); Johnson advanced to third. Peters walked (3-2 SBBSFBB). Townsend struck out swinging (3-2 BKBBFS). Canterberry grounded out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Aloy struck out swinging (3-2 BFSBBS). Robinett struck out looking (0-2 FSK). Niu struck out looking (3-2 BFKBBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Xavier 5th - Crisp struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). Hammond grounded out to 2b (0-0). Stonehouse homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Mensik struck out looking (3-2 BKFBBK). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Murphy to p for Piech. Pompey hit by pitch (3-2 BBSFB). Brumbaugh singled to shortstop (0-0); Pompey advanced to second. Ruiz flied out to rf (0-0); Brumbaugh advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third. Souza doubled to left center, 2 RBI (0-0); Brumbaugh scored; Pompey scored. Helfrick grounded out to 3b (3-1 BKBB). Kozeal lined out to cf (1-0 B). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Xavier 6th - Gibler to p for Gaeckle. Johnson grounded out to 2b (0-0). Fitz struck out swinging (1-2 FBKS). Peters singled through the right side (0-2 KF). Townsend flied out to cf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Aloy singled through the right side (0-1 F). Chronister to p for Murphy. Robinett flied out to lf (0-1 S). Niu grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 F); Aloy out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Xavier 7th - Canterberry grounded out to ss (2-1 FBB). Crisp grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). Hammond singled up the middle (0-0). Stonehouse doubled down the rf line (2-2 BSFB); Hammond advanced to third. Mensik hit by pitch (0-2 SK). Johnson flied out to rf (1-2 SBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Pompey struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). Brumbaugh struck out looking (2-2 KBBFK). Ruiz grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Xavier 8th - Fitz homered to right field, RBI (0-0). Peters grounded out to ss (1-2 BFF). Townsend grounded out to 2b (0-0). Canterberry lined out to rf (2-1 KBB). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Souza grounded out to p (2-2 KBKB). Helfrick reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2 FFBB). Helfrick out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Kozeal struck out looking (2-2 KFBBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Xavier 9th - Crisp singled to left field (0-0). Hammond grounded out to 2b (1-1 BF); Crisp advanced to second. Stonehouse struck out swinging (1-2 SSBS). Mensik grounded out to ss (0-2 SFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.