Mississippi State vs Arkansas (Mar 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#3 Mississippi State at #5 Arkansas (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Mississippi State 7 (16-3,1-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Aidan Teel cf 
Ace Reese 3b 
Noah Sullivan dh 
Reed Stallman 1b  12 
Ryder Woodson ss 
Vytas Valincius rf 
   James Nunnallee rf 
Drew Wyers 2b 
Kevin Milewski c 
   Gehrig Frei ph 
   Andrew Raymond c 
Bryce Chance lf 
Tomas Valincius p 
   Ben Davis p 
Totals  32  11  27  12 
  

Arkansas 2 (13-6,1-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf 
Camden Kozeal ss 
Ryder Helfrick c  12 
Maika Niu cf 
Zack Stewart dh 
Kuhio Aloy rf 
Reese Robinett 1b 
TJ Pompey 3b 
Nolan Souza 2b 
Hunter Dietz p 
   Tate McGuire p 
   Cooper Dossett p 
Totals  33  11  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Mississippi State... 003 021 010 -  7  8  0
Arkansas............ 000 000 020 -  2  6  0
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DP - Arkansas 2. LOB - MSU 4; Arkansas 6. 2B - Reese(11); Helfrick 2(3). 3B - Pompey(1). HR - Reese(6). SB - Stallman(2); Aloy(2). CS - Chance(2).

Mississippi State   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Tomas Valincius W,4-0  7.0  23  25  10  105 
Ben Davis   2.0  10  10  48 
  
Arkansas   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Hunter Dietz L,2-2  4.2  18  21  95 
Tate McGuire   3.1  12  14  54 
Cooper Dossett   1.0  13 

Win - Valincius, T (4-0). Loss - Dietz (2-2). Save - None. WP - Valincius, T(1); Dietz(2). Inherited runners/scored: McGuire 2/0. Pitches/strikes: Valincius, T 105/66; Davis 48/32; Dietz 95/57; McGuire 54/35; Dossett 13/7.

Umpires - HP: Matthew Wilbanks 1B: Brian Hale 2B: Alex Ransom 3B: Eddie
Start: 1:02 pm Time: 2:38 Attendance: 10790
Weather: 72 & sunny, 11 mph N wind

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#3 Mississippi State at #5 Arkansas (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Fayetteville, Ark. (Baum-Walker Stadium)

Mississippi State starters: 5/cf Teel; 3/3b Reese; 18/dh Sullivan; 7/1b Stallman; 9/ss Woodson; 14/rf Valincius, V; 10/2b Wyers; 21/c Milewski; 38/lf Chance; 4/p Valincius, T;

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 4/cf Niu; 17/dh Stewart; 25/rf Aloy; 18/1b Robinett; 5/3b Pompey; 3/2b Souza; 32/p Dietz;

Mississippi State 1st - Teel struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). Reese flied out to cf (2-1 BKB). Sullivan struck out looking (3-2 BBBKKFK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz struck out looking (2-2 KBBKK). Kozeal flied out to cf (1-1 BK). Helfrick doubled to left center (1-2 FBF). Niu grounded out to p (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 2nd - Stallman struck out swinging (2-2 BKBKS). Woodson struck out looking (2-2 KBSBK). Valincius, V flied out to lf (3-0 BBB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Stewart struck out swinging (2-2 BSKBS). Aloy grounded out to 2b (0-0). Robinett grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 3rd - Wyers popped up to ss (2-1 BKB). Milewski struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Chance walked (3-1 BBBKB). Teel walked (3-2 BBKBSFFFFB); Chance advanced to second. Reese homered to left field, 3 RBI (3-2 BKFFBB); Teel scored; Chance scored. Sullivan struck out swinging (3-2 BKBKFBS). 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Pompey struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). Souza struck out swinging (0-2 SKS). Ruiz grounded out to p (2-1 BFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 4th - Stallman flied out to cf (1-1 BK). Woodson flied out to rf (0-1 K). Valincius, V struck out looking (1-2 BKKK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Kozeal walked (3-2 KBFFBBB). Helfrick lined out to cf (1-1 BK). Niu grounded out to 3b (0-2 FF); Kozeal advanced to second. Stewart grounded out to ss (0-1 S). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 5th - Wyers struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Milewski grounded out to 3b (2-2 BFSB). Chance singled to second base (0-2 FK). Teel singled to right field (1-1 BK); Chance advanced to second. Reese doubled to right center, 2 RBI (0-0); Teel scored; Chance scored. Reese advanced to third on a wild pitch. Sullivan walked (3-2 BSKBBB). McGuire to p for Dietz. Sullivan advanced to second. Stallman grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2 KKBBFF). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Aloy grounded out to ss (2-1 KBB). Robinett grounded out to 2b (3-2 KBKBB). Pompey singled to left center (3-2 BBKFFB). Souza struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 6th - Woodson singled through the right side (1-1 BS). Valincius, V struck out swinging (1-2 BKFFS). Wyers grounded out to 2b (0-1 F); Woodson advanced to second. Milewski singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Woodson scored. Chance grounded out to ss (0-1 K). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Ruiz walked (3-0 BBBB). Kozeal struck out swinging (1-2 KBSS). Ruiz advanced to second on a wild pitch. Helfrick flied out to rf (2-2 KBKBF). Niu out at first p to 2b to 1b (1-2 BFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 7th - Teel walked (3-2 BFBFBB). Reese grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-2 FBKFF); Teel out on the play. Sullivan fouled out to c (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Nunnallee to rf for Valincius, V. Stewart lined out to 1b (3-2 BBKKBF). Aloy grounded out to ss (3-2 BKBFFB). Robinett struck out swinging (2-2 BKFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Mississippi State 8th - Stallman singled to right field (0-1 F). Stallman stole second. Woodson walked (3-1 BKBBB). Nunnallee singled to third base, bunt (1-0 B); Woodson advanced to second; Stallman advanced to third. Wyers grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-0 B); Nunnallee out on the play; Woodson advanced to third; Stallman scored. Frei pinch hit for Milewski. Frei struck out swinging (2-2 BSBFS). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 8th - Raymond to c for Frei. Davis to p for Valincius, T. Pompey tripled to right center (3-2 KSBBBF). Souza singled to left field, RBI (3-1 BBKB); Pompey scored. Ruiz struck out looking (1-2 KFBK). Kozeal lined out to cf (0-1 S). Helfrick doubled to left center, RBI (1-2 BSF); Souza scored. Niu struck out swinging (1-2 BKSFFS). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Mississippi State 9th - Dossett to p for McGuire. Chance walked (3-1 KBBBB). Teel struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS); Chance out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Reese grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-2 FF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 9th - Stewart grounded out to ss (3-2 BBKBF). Aloy singled to right field (3-2 BBBKF). Aloy stole second. Robinett struck out swinging (1-2 KBFFS). Pompey struck out looking (0-2 KSK). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.