Arkansas vs South Carolina (Mar 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#4 Arkansas at South Carolina
Mar 20, 2026 at Columbia, S.C. (Founders Park)

Arkansas 22 (17-6,3-1 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Damian Ruiz lf  4  3  3  3  2  1  0  0  0 
Camden Kozeal ss  4  3  3  3  1  0  0  0  0 
   Carson Brumbaugh ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Ryder Helfrick c  3  2  0  1  2  1  7  0  3 
   Carter Rutenbar c  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Zack Stewart rf  3  1  0  1  2  2  3  0  2 
   Landon Schaefer rf  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Maika Niu cf  5  4  3  6  1  0  3  0  3 
Reese Robinett 1b  4  1  1  2  1  3  2  0  0 
   Alexander Peck pr/1b  0  1  0  0  1  0  1  0  0 
Kuhio Aloy dh  5  3  1  2  0  1  0  0  1 
TJ Pompey 3b  4  2  2  2  1  2  0  2  0 
Nolan Souza 2b  3  2  1  1  1  0  1  2  0 
Gabe Gaeckle p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Jordan Martin p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Luke Cornelison p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  36  22  14  21  12  10  21  4  9 
  

South Carolina 6 (12-11,0-4 SEC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Patrick Evans 3b  3  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
   Jack Reynolds 3b  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Tyler Bak cf  3  0  2  0  0  1  1  0  0 
   Aaron Jamison pr/cf  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
Will Craddock 2b  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Erik Parker ph  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Talmadge LeCroy c  0  0  0  0  2  0  7  0  0 
   Jake Randolph pr/c  2  2  1  2  0  1  3  0  0 
KJ Scobey ss  4  1  2  2  0  1  1  3  4 
Logan Sutter dh  3  1  0  0  1  1  0  0  1 
Ethan Lizama lf  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  0 
   Caleb Hoover ph/lf  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Luke Yuhasz rf  3  1  2  2  0  1  0  0  0 
Beau Hollins 1b  3  0  0  0  0  0  4  2  1 
Josh Gunther p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Bradley Hodges p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Parker Marlatt p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Bryce Navarre p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Elijah Foster p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Hudson Lee p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  6  9  6  3  9  21  6  6  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Arkansas............ 432 832 0 - 22 14  1
South Carolina...... 000 400 2 -  6  9  2
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E - Ruiz(2); Evans(4); Craddock(3). DP - Arkansas 1. LOB - Arkansas 9; S. Carolina 6. 2B - Niu(5); Robinett(6). HR - Ruiz(2); Kozeal(7); Niu 2(5); Aloy(4); Pompey(4); Randolph(1); Scobey(4); Yuhasz(2). HBP - Kozeal; Aloy; Souza. SF - Helfrick(2). SB - Niu(7); Pompey(4).

Arkansas   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Gabe Gaeckle W,3-1  5.0  5  4  2  2  7  0  0  0  0  21  23  6  2  89 
Jordan Martin   1.0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  3  4  1  1  14 
Luke Cornelison   1.0  3  2  2  0  2  0  0  0  0  6  6  1  0  24 
  
South Carolina   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Josh Gunther L,2-1  2.1  6  9  9  3  5  2  0  0  0  13  16  2  0  73 
Bradley Hodges   0.2  0  4  4  3  1  0  0  1  0  2  6  0  1  28 
Parker Marlatt   0.1  4  4  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  6  6  0  0  20 
Bryce Navarre   1.2  4  5  5  3  1  1  0  1  0  9  14  2  2  49 
Elijah Foster   0.2  0  0  0  2  2  0  0  1  0  2  5  0  0  25 
Hudson Lee   1.1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  4  5  0  4  21 

Win - Gaeckle (3-1). Loss - Gunther (2-1). Save - None. WP - Gunther 2(3); Navarre. HBP - by Hodges (Kozeal); by Navarre (Aloy); by Foster (Souza). Inherited runners/scored: Marlatt 3/3; Navarre 2/1; Foster 1/1; Lee 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Gaeckle 89/62; Martin 14/5; Cornelison 24/17; Gunther 73/39; Hodges 28/8; Marlatt 20/15; Navarre 49/25; Foster 25/11; Lee 21/12.

Umpires - HP: John Brammer 1B: Jeff Head 2B: Jason Bradley 3B: Alfredo
Start: 7:03 p.m Time: 3:04 Attendance: 6737
Weather: Fair, 72 degrees
Hodges faced 4 batters in the 4th.
Navarre faced 2 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Arkansas Baseball
#4 Arkansas at South Carolina
Mar 20, 2026 at Columbia, S.C. (Founders Park)

Arkansas starters: 42/lf Ruiz; 8/ss Kozeal; 27/c Helfrick; 17/rf Stewart; 4/cf Niu; 18/1b Robinett; 25/dh Aloy; 5/3b Pompey; 3/2b Souza; 20/p Gaeckle;

South Carolina starters: 3/3b Evans; 17/cf Bak; 9/2b Craddock; 5/c LeCroy; 19/ss Scobey; 0/dh Sutter; 12/lf Lizama; 34/rf Yuhasz; 15/1b Hollins; 24/p Gunther;

Arkansas 1st - Ruiz walked (3-1 BBKBB). Ruiz advanced to second on a wild pitch. Kozeal singled through the right side, RBI (3-2 KBBBSF); Ruiz scored. Helfrick walked (3-2 BBBKFB); Kozeal advanced to second. Stewart struck out looking (3-2 BSBKBK). Niu homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-1 K); Helfrick scored; Kozeal scored. Robinett struck out swinging (1-2 KFBFS). Aloy flied out to lf (3-1 BBBK). 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 1st - Evans fouled out to rf (0-0). Bak singled to shortstop (0-1 K). Craddock struck out swinging (2-2 BKSFBS). LeCroy walked (3-1 BFBBB); Bak advanced to second. Scobey struck out swinging (1-2 BSKS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 2nd - Pompey singled to left field (2-1 SBB). Pompey stole second. Pompey advanced to third on a wild pitch. Souza flied out to lf (2-1 BKB). Ruiz homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-1 BKB); Pompey scored. Kozeal homered to right field, RBI (2-1 BBF). Helfrick struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Stewart struck out swinging (2-2 BBKFS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 2nd - Sutter flied out to cf to right center (0-1 K). Lizama flied out to cf to left center (0-1 K). Yuhasz struck out swinging (0-2 FSS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 3rd - Niu walked (3-2 SBFBBB). Niu stole second. Robinett struck out swinging (1-2 BFSS). Aloy homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Niu scored. Hodges to p for Gunther. Pompey struck out swinging (3-2 BSBBSS). Souza out at first 1b to p (1-2 BKF). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

South Carolina 3rd - Hollins flied out to rf (0-1 S). Evans struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). Bak struck out swinging (2-2 KFFBFBS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 4th - Ruiz walked (3-1 BSBBB). Kozeal hit by pitch (3-1 BBSB); Ruiz advanced to second. Helfrick walked (3-0 BBBB); Kozeal advanced to second; Ruiz advanced to third. Stewart walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Helfrick advanced to second; Kozeal advanced to third; Ruiz scored. Marlatt to p for Hodges. Niu doubled to center field, 2 RBI (2-2 SBSBF); Stewart advanced to third; Helfrick scored; Kozeal scored. Robinett doubled through the left side, 2 RBI (0-0); Niu scored; Stewart scored. Aloy reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second on the error (1-2 BKF); Robinett advanced to third. Pompey struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). Souza singled through the right side, RBI (1-1 BK); Aloy advanced to third; Robinett scored. Ruiz singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Souza advanced to second; Aloy scored, unearned. Navarre to p for Marlatt. Kozeal reached on a fielder's choice (1-2 FBK); Ruiz out at second 1b to ss; Souza advanced to third. Helfrick reached on a dropped fly by 2b (0-0); Kozeal advanced to third on the error; Souza scored on the error, unearned. Stewart walked (3-2 SBFBBB); Helfrick advanced to second. Niu reached on a fielder's choice (2-0 BB); Stewart advanced to second; Helfrick out at third 3b unassisted. 8 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.

South Carolina 4th - Craddock flied out to cf to left center (1-1 BF). LeCroy walked (3-2 BFBSBFFFB). Randolph pinch ran for LeCroy. Scobey homered to right field, 2 RBI (1-2 FFB); Randolph scored. Sutter reached on a dropped fly by lf, advanced to second on the error (1-2 KFB). Lizama struck out swinging (2-2 FBBFS). Yuhasz homered to right field, 2 RBI, unearned (0-2 FKF); Sutter scored, unearned. Hollins grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKFBF). 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Arkansas 5th - Randolph to c. Robinett struck out looking (2-2 FFBFBK). Aloy hit by pitch (3-0 BBB). Aloy advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pompey homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-1 BK); Aloy scored. Souza walked (3-2 BBKKBB). Ruiz singled through the left side (1-0 B); Souza advanced to second. Kozeal singled to right field (0-1 F); Ruiz advanced to second; Souza advanced to third. Helfrick flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); Ruiz advanced to third; Souza scored. Stewart lined out to lf (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

South Carolina 5th - Evans singled through the left side (1-0 B). Bak singled to right center (2-2 BKKB); Evans advanced to second. Jamison pinch ran for Bak. Craddock grounded out to 3b (2-1 KBB); Jamison advanced to second; Evans advanced to third. Randolph struck out swinging (1-2 BFFS). Scobey flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Arkansas 6th - Jamison to cf. Niu homered to left field, RBI (1-1 BK). Robinett walked (3-2 KFBBFBB). Foster to p for Navarre. Peck pinch ran for Robinett. Aloy struck out swinging (0-2 SSS). Pompey walked (3-0 BBBB); Peck advanced to second. Souza hit by pitch (2-1 BFB); Pompey advanced to second; Peck advanced to third. Ruiz struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBSFFS). Kozeal walked, RBI (3-2 BBKSBB); Souza advanced to second; Pompey advanced to third; Peck scored. Lee to p for Foster. Helfrick grounded out to ss (0-0). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

South Carolina 6th - Brumbaugh to ss for Kozeal. Schaefer to rf for Stewart. Peck to 1b. Martin to p for Gaeckle. Sutter walked (3-0 BBBB). Hoover pinch hit for Lizama. Hoover grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1 BF); Sutter out on the play. Yuhasz singled to right field (1-0 B). Hollins popped up to ss (3-1 BKBB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Arkansas 7th - Reynolds to 3b for Evans. Hoover to lf. Schaefer grounded out to ss (1-1 BS). Niu grounded out to ss (3-2 BFBFFB). Peck walked (3-2 BBFSBB). Aloy grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

South Carolina 7th - Cornelison to p for Martin. Rutenbar to c for Helfrick. Reynolds lined out to rf (1-1 FB). Jamison struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). Parker pinch hit for Craddock. Parker singled to right field (2-2 BKFB). Randolph homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-2 FK); Parker scored. Scobey singled up the middle (2-2 FKBB). Sutter struck out looking (2-2 FKBBK). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.